Eyefinity vs 30 inch??

[Bman123]

Why not just buy a 27 inch monitor at 1920x1080 and save yourself the headache

 

[Vega]

I've been so tempted to buy this http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/382087-382087-64283-72270-3884471-4194577.html

But, the benchmarks I've seen with 30 inch monitors on high settings with the current hardware isn't too impressive. Some benchmarks are around 70's FPS. The new 4GB 5970s benchmarks show good improvement with higher resolution. But I think the next gen video processors will be much better than what we have now. I assume 4GB of onboard memory and high memory bandwith will help in native 2560x1600. I'm just waiting for the time when 100 FPS and two video cards will be adequate.

Monitors is something I rarely upgrade myself. They last many computer upgrades. If you find a good price on a 30 inch monitor I would take it. But my phobia is once I get my 30 inch monitor, here comes 3D monitors!

Ya, that new HP ZR30W is sweet. I am about to pull the trigger on 3 of them for nVidia Surround. Monitors are more of a long term investment that you don't upgrade very often. "3d monitors" are garbage. Horrible TN panels with that god-awful 16:9 aspect ratio.

Why not just buy a 27 inch monitor at 1920x1080 and save yourself the headache

16:9 is the suck.

 

[Ultranifty]

question...

too all of you who say eyefinity sucks cause of bezels, haveyou guys every tried eyefinity?
i have no issue with the bezels. dont notice them when im gaming

think of it like this.
having one 30 is like only having a windshield in your car, no side windows. then someone comes around and invents side windows on a car and the majority of people out there think its awesome and a great improvment but there are still a few who refuse to buy a car with side windows because the car frame blocks the view between the windows and windshield. they say that they refuse to buy a car untill there is no frame between the windows and the windshield. in actuality though if those people tried driving in a car with side windows they would realize that the frame does not get in the way of your line of sight and is not an issue. the side windows are not your focus when you are driving but are there to check who is behind you, check for traffic when turning and merging and to be able to judge the speed of travel more accurately.

Great example, it's just that the argument (as I'm on a 30" and thinking of going to triple 24s) isn't whether the side windows are an improvement or not, it's other things like:

1) In your example, the windshield is 4-5ft wide, it doesn't have the car frame 24" apart right in the middle of your view like bezels are.

2) Your example doesn't take into affect that from switching from this windshield only, you're giving up on extreme clarity, eye candy, resolution etc. So it's like a very clear and detailed windshield, or a way less detailed view with side windows......

That's the question, do you like apples or oranges. Grass seems greener on the other side, etc. I've liked my 30" a lot, trying to decide if I want to give up on some resolution clarity and trade for side windows with less eye candy

 

[Dan_D]

Why not just buy a 27 inch monitor at 1920x1080 and save yourself the headache

My eyes would bleed.

 

[vengence]

Why did we feel the need to bump a 2 year old thread?

 

[Dan_D]

Why did we feel the need to bump a 2 year old thread?

No idea. I just responded then realized the date of the thread.

 

[BravO)))]

I pointed him here. He was asking about going from a 30 to eyefinity/surround.

 

[Zorachus]

I bought the 30" Apple Cinema Display, like 6 years ago, when it had it's first major price break down to $1999. LOVED that monitor, was insanely cool for the time. After a few years got spoiled, and bored with it, so I sold it, and went with 3 Dell 27" Monitors for Eyefinity. Man that was awesome at first, triple screen gaming across three 27" screens.

Now I have had that setup a couple of years, and comparing the two, I wish I had the single 30" Apple again. Eyefinity is much BS to deal with at times, games look stretched out and distorted on the side, and I mainly play MMO's or RPG's, and Eyefinity just makes everything looks extra wide, not good for RPG's, much better if your into Racing or Shooter games.

 

[suiken_2mieu]

Well, be careful. 1 30" turns into 3 and if you're retarded like me, turns into 5. Then you curse yourself for never being able to have enough GPU power. I'm going down to 3. If I had to choose between a single 30" and 3x24"s, I'd go with the eyefinity setup. 30" is nice, but I like all the benefits multiple monitors brings.

I bought the 30" Apple Cinema Display, like 6 years ago, when it had it's first major price break down to $1999. LOVED that monitor, was insanely cool for the time. After a few years got spoiled, and bored with it, so I sold it, and went with 3 Dell 27" Monitors for Eyefinity. Man that was awesome at first, triple screen gaming across three 27" screens.

Now I have had that setup a couple of years, and comparing the two, I wish I had the single 30" Apple again. Eyefinity is much BS to deal with at times, games look stretched out and distorted on the side, and I mainly play MMO's or RPG's, and Eyefinity just makes everything looks extra wide, not good for RPG's, much better if your into Racing or Shooter games.

I'll trade you my Dell 3008wfp for your 3 2709W's. I know you miss 2560x1600 goodness.

 

[XTF]

If I had to choose between a single 30" and 3x24"s, I'd go with the eyefinity setup. 30" is nice, but I like all the benefits multiple monitors brings.

Like what? Doesn't a second monitor provide the same benefits?

 

[suiken_2mieu]

Like what? Doesn't a second monitor provide the same benefits?

Expanding your FOV so the game is more immersive, while not having a bezel in the middle of a screen.

My work flow on 3 monitors is smoother than 2, but that could also be that I've used 3 monitors so long, that that's what I prefer.

But remember, t his is the difference between 1 large resolution monitor and 3 less, but still not that small of a resolution monitors... I cant believe I just typed that.

I can use a single 30", but If I'm trying to multi-task, it's easier to have all my windows up at once. Beyond 3 monitors is where you see diminishing returns. When I use 5 monitors, It's only really during gameplay or when I need to see GOBS and GOBS of stuff at once.

 

[Mr Mean]

Blast from the past. This is before I got my ZR30w. I can't even imagine going back to my LP2475w now.