EYEFINITY 3600X1920 vs 1920x1200

imyourzero said:
My thoughts exactly. I think Eyefinity has the potential to create a huge immersion factor but I can't see investing in a triple monitor EF setup until it's possible to mix the screen sizes.

Now that I've owned a 30" monitor, I will not be going back to 1920x1200/1080. It's just too sweet for day to day use being able to squeeze so much onto your desktop. So that rules out the affordable option of going to three 24 or 27" monitors. And I can't see myself buying two more 30" displays at a minimum of $800-$1000 each just to be able to run EF when the reality of it is that I don't have as much time for gaming as I used to. So, by far the best option for me would be to purchase two 16x12 displays and run them in portrait on each side of the 30". I imagine this would be the best setup, as the monitor in the middle would be the widest and the bezels would be even further from the center, thus increasing immersion even more. The only downside is that the panel types wouldn't match, with the middle display being IPS and the peripheral monitors being PVA/MVA, but I don't think that would be a huge cause for concern once you've made some adjustments for uniformity and actually start playing.

I want to thank you guys for posting your setups and increasing my interest in this technology. Any idea when/if it will be possible to mix screen sizes? If that's not planned, looks like I'll either be sitting this one out or forking over another two grand for a couple more 30 inchers (not likely, especially when I can only use EF in certain games).
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Just get the 20's to flank it, thats what i did and you can run softTH for triple screens...then if you want eyefinity
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harmattan said:
This was very near to my experience. I was utterly happy with my HP 30" at 2560x1600 and decided to get two relatively cheap 28" monitors to try Eyefinity for shits and giggle. I'd never go back to a single monitor. Dragon Age is pretty much blowing my mind at 3600x1920 in portrait mode.

Other than a few niggling issues (my DVI/DP adapter resets from time to time), the only drawback is I have extreme withdrawl after playing for an extended period. It's hard to explain, but almost like coming down from an acid trip :confused: Anyone else experience this sort of withdrawl from Eyefinity?
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That's funny, and so true. I was never a [H]ardcore WoW player, but after playing WoW in EYEFINITY mode, I want to play way more often than ever before.

Now you MUST post pic's of DragonAge in that large Portrait mode.
 
now sit and think what it'll be like when a game comes out that actually takes eyefinity into consideration when it was developed...

so far we're using patches and tricks / but no dev has sat down and said, "hmmm, what if we had a player shoot from the far left screen clear over to the far right..."

take most games into consideration... your character is center stage and the world/camera moves around

imagine being able to walk your character from one screen to another... or multiple characters for that matter...

or to target and manipulate something several monitors up or over...

there is greatness to be had in the world of eyefinity :)
 
Please excuse the pictures, the iPhone camera is shit :mad:

I've been playing around with portrait mode and moved the outside monitors slightly behind the center monitor to help reduce the visible bezel space, I think it looks good.

It's was strange at first. With the center monitor being closer to you, you get a strange "3Dish" effect when looking at screens. But after some time, I was used to it and quite happy with the reduced bezel space.

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When OLED monitors become mainstream, we won't have big black borders around our screens! That means we can eyefinity to our hearts content!
 
Kayk said:
When OLED monitors become mainstream, we won't have big black borders around our screens! That means we can eyefinity to our hearts content!
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yeah and when we have Transporters on my Starship, I won't need a car to drive to work anymore either.

Wake me up when triple screen OLED monitors become mainstream with Eyefinity. At the rate monitor technology is going, let's just say it will be awhile, a long fucking while before that's affordable x 3
 
Heh yeah, he just got me looking online at 1080p projectors!
The Optoma ThemeScene HD20 looks to be fantastic value at £900 (sub $1000 in US) and the bulbs are relatively cheap too (£130 to £200 ish)
3,000hr normal mode, 4,000hr economy mode, 220W on full power.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2009/10/07/Optoma-ThemeScene-HD20-DLP-Projector/p1
I will actually save 1/2 the bulb cost in electricity per year compared to running my Plasma.
Shame I havent got space for 3 of them :D
 
Here is my revised with new center display EYEFINITY setup of 5760x1200res...24" Dell 2408WFP + 27" Dell 2709W + 24" Dell 2408WFP

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But I am surprised how the different size monitors actually work out pretty well for gaming. Well the 27" and 24" both have the same native res of 1920x1200, and I kind of like the main/center screen being larger than the two sides.

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Interesting... I've tried a 23"+21.5" with same resolution. Looks horrible with bezels in the middle. I need a 3rd screen. But lack the desktop real estate right now. I think I could fit 3x 23" in portrait mode but not in landscape mode.
 
How did you get LFD2 to play in portrait mode?! I try to switch to a portrait res in options in LFD1 and you cannot see the selections (they display off-screen). Has been annoying the heck out of me as LFD would be one of the nicest games to play in Eyefinity.
 
tested out EYEFINITy in the new FREE trial for WarHammer Online tonight. Playing at 5760x1200res looks pretty nice, and the game supports it very well, with no extra modding needed;

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