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Hi guys this is my first post so bare with me :) I haven't heard this question before. I'm looking at 3 37" LCD TV's (1080P). Specifically the Westinghouse LVM-37w3se.

Would it be possible to run 3 of the Westinghouse's with their DVI ports through a TH2Go Digital on my PC? I wouldn't be running them at native resolution. I would set them all to (1280x1024).

What would be the positives/negatives? Is it even possible?!? Comments welcome!

I do believe there was another thread about 3 hdtvs.

Regardless the cons to what you intend to do are as follows:

- 16:9 1080p native res. set to 1280x1024 would be stretched.
- non-native res. would be scaled, no matter how good the scaler, it will be noticeable, how much it affects depends how much you like sharp images.
- make sure the specs show support for non-native res. of 1280x1024, some tvs have very limited pc resolution support.

conclusion is: possible yes, not a really good result though.

You could use one of the triple 16:9 resolutions for a scaled but not stretched result. The scaling will likely reduce the amount of vertical lines and thus a further blurry image however.

Yes, it is possible.

I have 3 x 46" HDTVs TH2Go setup and let me first comment on the negative image quality due to upscaling. I find that this impact is surprisingly not that bad at all. But rather, the fact that a less than 1920 x 1200/1080 image (eg 1360 x 768 is what I am using right now) is simply less 'detailed' as an 1920 x 1080/1200 image. That is, any blurriness or fuzziness or grainy-ness or whatever "less than optimal image quality" due to upscaling is not as noticeable as the fact that a lower resolution image simply carries less "refinement" than a higher resolution one. Anyway, let me move on to the positives.

Two words summarize the positives all--overwhelmingly immersive. If TH2Go is immersive, then using three 37" HDTVs just multiplies the immersion factor. Three 37" s means you have a display area of 18" x 96" in front of you. Shooting games, racing games..etc are so much more realistic, eg closer to real life size. This factor alone, IMHO, just more than compensates whatever the "less than optimal image quality" negative mentioned above.

But one word of warning. TH2Go is designed with pc monitors in mind and so may have compatiblity issues with HDTVs. It might not be able to detect the EDID of your HDTV correctly. Plan ahead and research well of the HDTV, especially the resolutions supported in its HDMI/DVI input and any D-sub input (for PC use).

Thanks for the input guys!