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matt73
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 15 Dec 2010, 00:35 
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ya this is where i seen it

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=74568
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Slinky
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 15 Dec 2010, 00:37 
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I recommend 3 1080p monitors but thats just my opinion.
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Dem Pyros
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 15 Dec 2010, 09:09 
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I recommend 3 1080p monitors but thats just my opinion.

I have three 19" Dell monitors, and I quite like them. Nothing bigger would fit on my desk, and it's nice to have a triplewide setup without feeling dominated by the monitor size.

I picked them up for less than $100 each at the time.
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discopooh
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 16 Dec 2010, 00:17 
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running 1 x22, 2 x19 at 1280x1024 and I'm never returning to single monitor gaming again. Very happy
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stolid
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 17 Dec 2010, 07:27 
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Thanks for your input, everyone. If anyone is curious, I ended up ordering 3 19" Acer monitors (each 1440x900). I'll make a post about my setup and performance with my lowly 5770 when I get them.

One final question - can I plug in an old PCI video card to drive a fourth display (obviously separate from the eyefinity config)? Or rather will eyefinity conflict with it in any way? What would happen if I moved a video between it and the other displays (assuming software rendering I guess)? The card is a super old ATI Rage card (haha).
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Dem Pyros
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 17 Dec 2010, 08:33 
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One final question - can I plug in an old PCI video card to drive a fourth display (obviously separate from the eyefinity config)? Or rather will eyefinity conflict with it in any way? What would happen if I moved a video between it and the other displays (assuming software rendering I guess)? The card is a super old ATI Rage card (haha).

Assuming that the drivers don't conflict I don't see why you would have a problem.

When I initially got my displays I ran an 8800GTS (320) with an ancient (well, more ancient) 5200 FX. Used the same drivers and worked like a charm.

Video should work seamlessly. Note however that if you choose to use something like SoftTH to render across all four monitors fullscreen you will run into bandwidth issues. For me the PCI bus was limited to ~20 fps, no matter what I was trying to do (be it Half Life 2, video, or Pong: 20 fps)
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duniek
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 18 Dec 2010, 18:28 
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I got 3x19" "old" widescreen LG monitors with analog VGA input only. All of them for only 150-180$, but important thing - these monitors have 11,5mm bezels :O


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suiken_2mieu
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 18 Dec 2010, 23:42 
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I got 3x19" "old" widescreen LG monitors with analog VGA input only. All of them for only 150-180$, but important thing - these monitors have 11,5mm bezels :O

That's beautiful. I wounder how much smaller you could go by debezeling them.

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duniek
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 19 Dec 2010, 00:22 
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[quote]I got 3x19" "old" widescreen LG monitors with analog VGA input only. All of them for only 150-180$, but important thing - these monitors have 11,5mm bezels :O
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duniek
 Post subject: Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
PostPosted: 19 Dec 2010, 15:53 
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boring afternoon and

LG 19" L192WS/L194WS (probably the same casefit)
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