Show Your LCD(s) setups!!!

Grrrr. I want to post my new PLP setup, but waiting to get one of the 20" monitor replaced :mad:
 
My bedroom cinema and ultimate desktop setup!
20" 30" 20" Dells

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Most stuff is widescreen anyways, and media classic player lets u move the image around the screen so I can get it flush with the cieling all the time.

Nice :D My projection goes to the other side of the room, problem solved! 106" of cinematic goodness :D
 
God dam i love that combo PLP.... i just cant justify the expense of the dell 30" and then the juice ie gpu(s) to run it as i like relatively high fps while gaming.

Here is my cheaper (hobo) setup, definitely not perfect but i have come to love it.

Just game on main, resource monitoring/steam etc on right and net surfing/sport scores etc on left plus tv on top lcd.

I think my next setup will, well love to be 6 x 27" array when i can sneak it in without the missus seeing.

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What 20in monitors are most of you guys using for PLP? Dell doesn't have an ultrasharp version of 20in monitors, so what are you guys using?
 
What 20in monitors are most of you guys using for PLP? Dell doesn't have an ultrasharp version of 20in monitors, so what are you guys using?

I use Dell 2001FP 20" 1600x1200 4:3 IPS in portrait mode - best for the job as they look great, the stand pivots, and the PPI is very close to a 30" 2560x1600. Unlike the newer 1600x900 widescreens, 1200 is wide enough for web surfing and it shows an 8.5"x11" page perfectly at 100% scaling. I tried 20" 1680x1050 widescreens for portrait mode, didn't look right so I switched to 1600x1200. I *DID* find a use for the extra widescreens:

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I still get a kick from the sheer awe this setup inspires in people who see it for the first time, especially those who already use multi-monitor rigs like video and music editors.
 
I use Dell 2001FP 20" 1600x1200 4:3 IPS in portrait mode - best for the job as they look great, the stand pivots, and the PPI is very close to a 30" 2560x1600. Unlike the newer 1600x900 widescreens, 1200 is wide enough for web surfing and it shows an 8.5"x11" page perfectly at 100% scaling. I tried 20" 1680x1050 widescreens for portrait mode, didn't look right so I switched to 1600x1200. I *DID* find a use for the extra widescreens:

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I still get a kick from the sheer awe this setup inspires in people who see it for the first time, especially those who already use multi-monitor rigs like video and music editors.

What stand are you using for your setup? Can you give the make/model, and any pics of the back side with the stand when you get a chance, that setup looks like something I'd be interested in doing for a future build.

Also, what graphics cards do you use to drive them all? I'm guessing you need 2-3 to drive them?
 
What stand are you using for your setup? Can you give the make/model, and any pics of the back side with the stand when you get a chance, that setup looks like something I'd be interested in doing for a future build.

Also, what graphics cards do you use to drive them all? I'm guessing you need 2-3 to drive them?

Getting back there to take a photo is a bitch due to the way my desk is laid out.

I use 3 dual vertical monitor stands to achieve this effect because I like to curve the wing monitors inwards and a single monitor stand never has enough flexibility for that. The left one is Ergotron, the middle is Atdec, and the right is a Moview quad stand that I mounted only 2 monitors on (the Moview cannot take a 30"). It is a heck of a lot cheaper than the standard sextuple stands and I have never seen any 6-monitor stands that could take a 30". The rig is so wide and heavy it is almost impossible to put it on a single pole unless the pole was solid metal and the base would have to be absolutely huge to counterbalance the sheer mass. If you go a similar route, definitely get the Ergotron stands as they are much more flexible in positioning - the Atdec is in the middle because it totally sucks at non-centered positioning of monitors.

This rig is in my signature - all the monitors are plugged into a single video card, an ASUS HD6950 DCII. I have a second HD6950 from XFX in the computer but it has no monitors plugged into it as it is there strictly for Crossfire.
 
I use Dell 2001FP 20" 1600x1200 4:3 IPS in portrait mode - best for the job as they look great, the stand pivots, and the PPI is very close to a 30" 2560x1600.

I second the 2001FP IPSs, they are what I use with my 30" for PLP as well.
 
Here's my setup:



I'm currently h4x0ring. :D

I'm hoping to go 3x at some point, but I need to build my new desk first.
 
My bedroom cinema and ultimate desktop setup!
20" 30" 20" Dells

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All these cool setups in this thread, and I still say the #1 is without a doubt the 20"P + 30"L + 20"P, AMD + nVidia need to get their driver team on getting that setup rolling for gaming. I know it is a very small crowd that even own this setup, but AMD has had Eyefinity going for over two years already, they couldn't figure that out yet after two years ? I know it's not a pressing concern for their driver development, but would think after all this time, they could at least get some basic drivers to make this work ?
 
Ok, time for the new setup pic!



But alas, the right side monitor is gone for RMA for the 2nd time right now :mad:

All these cool setups in this thread, and I still say the #1 is without a doubt the 20"P + 30"L + 20"P, AMD + nVidia need to get their driver team on getting that setup rolling for gaming. I know it is a very small crowd that even own this setup, but AMD has had Eyefinity going for over two years already, they couldn't figure that out yet after two years ? I know it's not a pressing concern for their driver development, but would think after all this time, they could at least get some basic drivers to make this work ?
I actually tracked down the EF development team lead and asked him about this. Basically, PLP EF is on the roadmap, but not for this year. There are a lot of HW and SW challenges to overcome.
 
Plus they don't make any monitors to suit it anymore?
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And... the best (LCD) gaming monitors for motion (incl. FoV movement) are 2ms 120hz TN's with aggressive (high/very high) response time compensation hardware. (An explanation of how 120hz 2m RTC works here). So PLP would have to be a mixed bag. 27" 1080p is 81.59 ppi.. 23" 1080p is 95.78ppi. I don't mind my side monitors being longer personally, but the game scene would have to apply properly (game scene the correct size puzzle pieces like looking through a tiled window of different cell sizes).
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I did set up a 27" 2560x1440 ips with a 19" 1440x900 on each side. The sidebar monitors were set back further on monitor arms to shrink them to my perspective, until the matched pretty solidly. I still have the ips -- but 10ms+ response time and no aggressive RTC, even on a panel with no scaler (no scaler added input lag), smears a lot. The 120hz 2ms + aggressive RTC TN I have reduces smear appreciably vs same at 60hz, let alone a 10ms+ no agg. RTC ips.
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So unless they came out with a 1400 or 1200 x 1080 or something at the right size and ppi I don't think PLP would be the best for gaming currently. Prob better off with landscape eyefinity even if the extreme sides seem wasted. They are helping trick your brain into feeling more immersed though imo, by painting more of your actual eyeball view as the game world rather than the physical room you are in (in your periphery). Eyefinty aspects visualized here.
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PLP or using "Sidebar" monitors in portrait mode of any size/ppi is great for desktop stuff though. I still have my two sidebar monitors in between my 27" 2560x1440 10ms+ ips and my 27" 120hz 2m high RTC TN.
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All I need for my display.

500 bucks on black friday got a 46 inch 120 hz 1080p tv.. Insignia.

Cheap on the wallet and friends love it.
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Nice display Eshelmen! What's the input lag like on that panel, or have you noticed any?
 
Getting back there to take a photo is a bitch due to the way my desk is laid out.

I use 3 dual vertical monitor stands to achieve this effect because I like to curve the wing monitors inwards and a single monitor stand never has enough flexibility for that. The left one is Ergotron, the middle is Atdec, and the right is a Moview quad stand that I mounted only 2 monitors on (the Moview cannot take a 30"). It is a heck of a lot cheaper than the standard sextuple stands and I have never seen any 6-monitor stands that could take a 30". The rig is so wide and heavy it is almost impossible to put it on a single pole unless the pole was solid metal and the base would have to be absolutely huge to counterbalance the sheer mass. If you go a similar route, definitely get the Ergotron stands as they are much more flexible in positioning - the Atdec is in the middle because it totally sucks at non-centered positioning of monitors.

This rig is in my signature - all the monitors are plugged into a single video card, an ASUS HD6950 DCII. I have a second HD6950 from XFX in the computer but it has no monitors plugged into it as it is there strictly for Crossfire.

Thank you , I enjoyed your setup. How do you game, do you switch to only using the 30' monitor for gaming purposes? Or do you eyefinity the bottom 3? Kinda confused how you do that, I'm guessing its something that you change in the eyefinity software though and activate the other card for crossfire?
 
Thank you , I enjoyed your setup. How do you game, do you switch to only using the 30' monitor for gaming purposes? Or do you eyefinity the bottom 3? Kinda confused how you do that, I'm guessing its something that you change in the eyefinity software though and activate the other card for crossfire?

Eyefinity currently doesn't support PLP. I could in theory set up Eyefinity on the upper three monitors but I'd get a pretty sore neck. I just game on the 30" as it is set up as the primary monitor. The reason I built this particular setup (I have had 6 monitor setups since 2006) is that in the regular balanced setup if I don't want or cannot use Eyefinity I am gaming on only 1/6th of the total screen space (17%), whereas with the asymetrical balance of my current layout I can game without Eyefinity on about 30% of my total screen space. I'd still kill for Eyefinity PLP support but it is a reasonable compromise right now and from experiments I have performed on the 7th monitor I am not sure I would *WANT* to Eyefinity everything as I wouldn't be able to see it all at once without backing up quite a few feet away. No doubt you are asking "what 7th monitor?":

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To put things in perspective, that TV is 46". I never play any games on it because I can't see the corners - if I back up too much it pretty much eliminates the need for such a large monitor in the first place.
 
The dual/triple monitor setups are OK but i dont understand how people enjoy those things because I can't really feel comfortable with the gaps inbetween the monitors...it's pretty obvious and doesn't blend the picture through the 3 monitors very well imo. Kind of like a blind spot in 3 different places. I'd rather do one large display.
 
The dual/triple monitor setups are OK but i dont understand how people enjoy those things because I can't really feel comfortable with the gaps inbetween the monitors...it's pretty obvious and doesn't blend the picture through the 3 monitors very well imo. Kind of like a blind spot in 3 different places. I'd rather do one large display.
One display for gaming is fine.. and in respect to pixel smearing on fast motion (especially moving your FoV ) - I use a 27" 120hz 2m response time TN with high/very-high overdrive (ResponseTimeCompensation) which appreciably reduces blur and size-wise fills most of my focal viewpoint at 2' - 2.5' away from me. I also sometimes use a FW900 (22.5" viewable) graphics professional CRT which though smaller, has no blur/smear like lcds have.
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However I do see the benefit of using landscape eyefinity, as it fills more of your room with the game world in a "VR-ish" fashion. The sides when at a proper distance for this type of thing, are mostly peripheral for immersion - game world filled "blinders" , tricking your brain into making you feel like you are more in the scene. The bezels can be overlapped to make them only 1 bezel thick, and on many led backlit monitors the bezels are fairly slim by comparison. The side monitors themselves in this scenario are in your periphery for the most part. Your central , focal gaze is mostly on the center, bar-free screen, and all game scene elements remain a more appropriate size. Also, when a game supports it properly, all HUDs, notifications, pointers, chat, etc remain on the central screen within your focal viewpoint.
.... This differs greatly from multi monitor gaming setups where the entire array essentially makes one giant (oversized-for-at-a-desk) monitor, with its extents (edges and most hud, nofications, pointers, maps, etc) pushed into your periphery and all objects becoming "jumbo" sized, with bezels central inside of you main/focal gaze.
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Outside of gaming, tiled monitor arrays of most sorts are great imo. Utilized fully, a background image is rarely seen anyway. In regard to "one large display" there are limits as well. Most single displays much over 27" - 30" are too large for at a desk imo... I find them literally eye bending into the periphery on full screen content. TV's size vs focal gaze limits at desk distances, extremely poor ppi at desk distances, as well as things like input lag, etc make them out of the question for me.
 
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