Does screen resolution affect Sonar performance?

Hey all,

One for the techys.  I'm using an NVIDIA Geforce 7200 with 2 x 19" Monitors.  TrackView on left and Console on right.  I'm setup in such a way that I could do with a little more screen space in TV clips pain.  After many layouts I'm at the stage now where I simply need more space.  With Dual monitors I can't even see half on the control bar. ;<

So thinking of upgrading vid card to give me higher resolution.  I understand that Screen rez has no bearing on monitors themselves and would have negligible affect on CPU DAW performance (though I'm open to be correct on this)

Can anyone offer some advice on how much extra room I might be able to gain and if I would affect DAW performance?


Much thanks!

What resolution is everything running at now? Assuming everything is already running at max res it can support inc monitors, would a 2nd vid card plus extra monitor be an option? Or using screen sets according to what you are doing at the time. 
In any case, I'm thinking that the number of ppl that have read your post vs number of people commenting, the techies might want more info. I'm not a techie so can't help further, just think of this post as a gentle 'bump' ;-)

Bibs

If you can't even see the whole toolbar with your present settings/equipment my amateurish guess is that there's something odd in you settings. 

For starters, asking whether you should increase the resolution or not, the essential info would be: What resolution are you using now?

There are a couple of things you can do which should help.

First of all, decide exactly which modules you want to see in the Control Bar and hide the rest. I'm pretty sure nobody needs ALL of them.

Second, it appears that you're not using Track Folders. I personally would be totally lost without them (shame you can't have nested folders) but using them tidies up your workspace no end

Thanks Bristol.  Though its not about screen layouts.  I do config the control bar and do use folders.  This query is more about actual screen rez.

I need more screen real estate when it comes to tracks in view (verticle) and clips pane (horizontal).   

I acknowledge all the tricks of hiding the control bar and screensets etc.

@mike.  oh so maybe new monitors will enable the nvidia to give me more rez?

hmmm must look into this further.  Would love to know just how much screen rez i could gain in real terms.

thanks wiz.  yes that makes a bit more sense to me now.

Flatscreen displays have a native resolution that yields the best quality image, and that's what you'll want to use for the crispest picture, especially text. To get significantly more tracks onscreen, you'd probably have to replace the monitors with larger ones with a higher native resolution.

Another possibility is rotatable displays. Mine can be rotated 90 degrees, which reverses the width and height dimensions so that you can see more tracks in the track view (but fewer in the console view). It has an added advantage of not blocking your speakers as much. I've tried working that way, but found I preferred seeing more of the track over more tracks.

Track folders and screensets are probably your best (certainly the cheapest) strategy. 

check the specs of your graphics card and monitors. if 1280x1024 is the highest your monitors will go and your card supports more, you should get one 24 or 26" monitor set for 1920x1080.