What do you think of the gaps/bars between the screens

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 02 Jan 2007, 15:02

I put up this poll to get an idea of what the TH2G users and non users think of the gaps/bars between the screens ...
I know in an ideal world we would all like not to have them and would much prefer to have a seamless display for our TH2G's but most of us (for whatever reason) don't have them ...
So bearing this in mind ...

Please only vote in the correct section for you ... that way we will get a clearer picture of the experience users view and a clearer view of what people think they would think of the bars/gaps.
If you don't own a TH2G of have not tried it ... please only vote in the bottom section you won't be helping anybody if you mess up the Poll

Five options at the top for those that do own or have experienced of a TH2G ...

Five options at the bottom for those that do not own a TH2G or have not experienced it ...

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 02 Jan 2007, 15:09

I have no experience with TH2Go but I do have 3 screens attached to my Mac Pro.
I have never experienced the gaps and bars between them as an annoyance.

Post by **skipclarke** » 02 Jan 2007, 15:30

I don't have my TH2Go setup yet... :cry: :x But, I've used a multi-mon setup in Windows before, and never really found them very annoying. Got used to it pretty quickly.

Post by **g00seberry** » 02 Jan 2007, 15:33

I don't have experience of a TH2G but I think I would get used to them and they would not be a problem ...

If anyone thinks TH2G is a bad thing, they should just watch Paddy's vid of Rainbow Six Vegas and MatroxRulez's vid of Richard Burns' Rally

F*ckin sealed it for me! :lol:

MatroxRulez · Post by **MatroxRulez** » 02 Jan 2007, 17:22

Hello eZ`
I'm glad you liked the videos. :D

Vote:
I have experience of the TH2G and I never really though of the bars/gaps as a problem.

ruirod · Post by **ruirod** » 02 Jan 2007, 17:54

To reduce by half the gaps between each flat monitor place the left and right monitors behind the sides of the central monitor.

When you're in surround gaming mode you forget about everything... even the annoying gaps between monitors...

emanuel.en · Post by **emanuel.en** » 02 Jan 2007, 19:01

I don't have experience of a TH2G but I think I would get used to them and they would not be a problem ...

Not more or less. :)

brogs · Post by **brogs** » 03 Jan 2007, 01:19

i have it and its not a problem...i did make sure to get the thinnest bezels i could find to make it less obtrusive though

Post by **BHawthorne** » 03 Jan 2007, 22:48

Have TH2G. With 3 monitors it's no problem. 2 monitors in a game would be annoying though.

2 monitors = bad :?
3 monitors = surround gaming goodness 8)

p2987 · Post by **p2987** » 07 Jan 2007, 16:30

For those who have it, how about noting down the width of the bezel/edge and what brand/model you are using. And posting a pic or two would certainly be useful.

sizerkozak · Post by **sizerkozak** » 07 Jan 2007, 23:21

I can now add my 2 cents worth

I found it difficult to find a monitor that had a small bezel size.
Considering i had to buy three monitors price was an issue at this point in my build...maybe later i can get something with smaller bezels..all those these arent to bad i guess.

( man do i love game play now...hope it doesn't make me feel nausious )

LG L1919S 1400:1 8ms
3/4" bezel all four sides

Some day i will find a better solution...hmmm...now that i think about it maybe i could pull a spare 19" lcd apart and see if there is a way to work them without a case ??????

heres a pic

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 08 Jan 2007, 00:01

What/how did you vote ?

sizerkozak · Post by **sizerkozak** » 08 Jan 2007, 00:05

What/how did you vote ?

Woops...sorry missed that part

i voted

"I have experience of the TH2G and they are an annoyance in Windows but when engrosed in games they are not really noticable"

Im going to pull apart a spare lcd and see if there is away of getting these to fit tightly together with no bezel...wish me luck Paddy !

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 08 Jan 2007, 00:11

Im going to pull apart a spare lcd and see if there is away of getting these to fit tightly together with no bezel...wish me luck Paddy !

... Love to hear how that goes ... take a few pictures if you can.

Oh ... and .... Good Luck !!! ... :mrgreen:

DarKcyde · Post by **DarKcyde** » 10 Jan 2007, 22:21

I voted that I dont really notice it anymore. Its still there, but when gaming i concentrate on the center, and the surround is just immersion. Depends on the game, i guess.

I have CRTs so i get about 2 inch gap between screens. However, I have a solution to make it all go away... Fresnel Lenses. Once my gaming pit is done, i'll show you guys how it turned out.

http://www.rickleephoto.com/rlcoll.htm

For you guys with LCDs thinking about stripping the bezels, look around the DIY projector sites. I know I read about people doing it on some of the projector forums. Try http://www.lumenlab.com You should be able to dig up some instructions, examples, etc.

sizerkozak · Post by **sizerkozak** » 10 Jan 2007, 22:30

I started the montitor mod

Pics will be updated here

JKeefe · Post by **JKeefe** » 12 Jan 2007, 21:39

I voted "I have experience of the TH2G and they are an annoyance in Windows but when engrosed in games they are not really noticable ..."

Sometimes I'll do work on large graphics files or some other thing that suits itself to being spanned across more than one mointor, and those bezels can really be a pain on the desktop. A have 21" CRTs, so the bezel gap is quite large for me.

P-Storm · Post by **P-Storm** » 18 Jan 2007, 15:07

I voted:

I don't have experience of a TH2G but I think I would get used to them and they would not be a problem ...

Did some dualhead gaming with my tv, but it was anoying that they were not equaly in size, but for background work or windows it is great. The only option i did miss was if i get in a game with 1 monitor with a other resolution, that the other resolution did move to the other screen (a bit). And the not so good part when youre gaming to get to the other desktop.

DanielTC · Post by **DanielTC** » 24 Jan 2007, 08:06

I voted:

"I don't have experience of a TH2G but I never really thought of the bars/gaps as a problem ..."

JohnnyWakko · Post by **JohnnyWakko** » 24 Jan 2007, 08:39

I have multi's and got used to them in a jiffy.

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