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Is 3x19" worth it?
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Author:  stolid [ 12 Dec 2010, 21:17 ]
Post subject:  Is 3x19" worth it?
I currently have a 24" monitor. I'd like to get eyefinity, but getting 2 more 24" monitors is rather expensive. Would trading the 24" for a 3x19" setup (I'd only have to purchase 2 as a family member has one) be worth it in your opinion?

My 24" is an Acer 1920x1200. The 19" in question is 1280x1024 which I could get 2 more of for about $300 including an active displayport adaptor. So, what are your thoughts?
Author:  scavvenjahh [ 13 Dec 2010, 16:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
19" is not really the problem... 1280x1024 is. Giving up comfortable widescreen to game on 3x 5:4 monitors is not a good idea. What you would gain in overall picture width would be ruined by cramped bezel-to-bezel areas. If you can't go TripleWide, don't go Triple, you might regret it.
Author:  suiken_2mieu [ 13 Dec 2010, 17:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
19" is not really the problem... 1280x1024 is. Giving up comfortable widescreen to game on 3x 5:4 monitors is not a good idea. What you would gain in overall picture width would be ruined by cramped bezel-to-bezel areas. If you can't go TripleWide, don't go Triple, you might regret it.


This + 1
You can get rather cheap widescreen monitors. There are cheap 23" - 24" monitor available. Do some shopping.
Author:  Slinky [ 13 Dec 2010, 20:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
These are out of stock at the moment, but they are the monitors i use.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266
Author:  stolid [ 13 Dec 2010, 21:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
I prefer buying off newegg, but what about these (20" Acer G205HV)? They're scary cheap. Any big cons? I don't really have the budget (and perhaps the desk space) for 3 1080p displays.
Author:  scavvenjahh [ 14 Dec 2010, 15:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
Seems like a good bargain. 4800x900 sounds about right for a single 1GB GPU, too.
Author:  matt73 [ 14 Dec 2010, 21:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
maybe you could keep the 24" and flip 2 x 19" (16:9/16:10) wide srceen monitors 90 degrees so they are in portriat or maybe it would work better with 2 x 18" monitors or maybe even get 2 x 19" monitors at 4:3 (non wide screen) then you dont have to flip them then. Just a though :)
Author:  stolid [ 14 Dec 2010, 23:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
maybe you could keep the 24" and flip 2 x 19" (16:9/16:10) wide srceen monitors 90 degrees so they are in portriat or maybe it would work better with 2 x 18" monitors or maybe even get 2 x 19" monitors at 4:3 (non wide screen) then you dont have to flip them then. Just a though :)

You can't do portrait-landscape-portrait configurations, not to mention there'd be no bezel compensation for the mismatch of displays, but it is certainly an awesome idea. Maybe some day...
Author:  matt73 [ 15 Dec 2010, 00:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
hmm i could have sworn I seen it somewhere on the softTH web site before. maybe not
Author:  stolid [ 15 Dec 2010, 00:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is 3x19" worth it?
hmm i could have sworn I seen it somewhere on the softTH web site before. maybe not

I was talking about eyefinity. Anyway, I think it'd be tough to find 2 secondary monitors not only whose horizontal resolution matches the center monitor's vertical, but the pixel density (and thus physical width that becomes the height) does so too. It would be cool...
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