Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site omen.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!reed!omen!caf From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Re How to hook up multiple monitors to IBM-PC?? Message-ID: <216@omen.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 18:05:44 EDT Article-I.D.: omen.216 Posted: Mon Aug 12 18:05:44 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 13:43:08 EDT References: <115@ecsvax.UUCP> <176@ecsvax.UUCP> Reply-To: caf@.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) Organization: Omen Technology, Portland Lines: 23 Summary: In article <176@ecsvax.UUCP> uevans@ecsvax.UUCP (Elizabeth A. Evans) writes: >I have had fair success with hooking up 4 monitors to an IBM PC >color/graphics card using simple and inexpensive cabling from >out local Radio Shack store. I have 3 RCA Y-plugs. One plugs >into the RCA plug on the c/g card, and the other two plug into >the two plugs on that one. In addition, I have two extra-long >cables (also from Radio Shack) that allow two of the monitors >to be set up to 12 feet away from the PC. If all the monitors >needed to be that distance, more long cables could be used. > >How does this work? It's OK. I often have some distortion on >the displays, but it's livable. Total cost was about $25.00. > If the monitors have a loop thru video input, you can connect the monitors in "series", looping thru each, and terminating only at the end. This is a standard practice in the broadcast industry, and will give excellent results if the cable matches the impedance of the terminator (usually 75 ohms). -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf CIS:70715,131 Omen Technology Inc 17505-V NW Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 Voice: 503-621-3406 Modem: 503-621-3746 (Hit CR's for speed detect) Home of Professional-YAM, the most powerful COMM program for the IBM PC