looking to go triple or quad screen

fast94tracer · Post by **fast94tracer** » 15 Apr 2007, 09:09

ok i already have 2 samsung 225b 22" widescreens and i was thinking of getting a third but i am noticing nothing has the support for those kinds of resolutions

well to start off heres what i am running
cpu-amd athlon x2 4200+
video-dual evga 7950gt ko 512mb
mem- 2gb geil memory soon to be 4gb

i really want triple monitors and to be stretched
but as i have already found out you cant stretch when lcds are plugged into different cards

what are my options

thanks
doug drake

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 15 Apr 2007, 10:04

Hello .... welcome to the WSGF ... 8)

...i really want triple monitors and to be stretched
but as i have already found out you cant stretch when lcds are plugged into different cards ...

I am assuming that you mean the 3d view spanning all three/four monitors ...
The only real option is the TripleHead2Go ... spanning 3 monitors ... but ...

The current TH2G doesn't do any triple 16:10 widescreen resolutions so no matter what you do you will have a distorted image on each screen on the desktop and in games ... :(

The new DTH2G (link above) ... out soon (date not known) ... will do only one widescreen 16:10 solution ... 3 x 1280X800.

Vroshnak uses 3 widescreens and had some problems running 3x1280x1024 (not widescreen) ... but on the whole he seems happy with it ... you may want to read this ...
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9714

fast94tracer · Post by **fast94tracer** » 15 Apr 2007, 12:56

is it possible to buy a non widescreen to aleiviate this problemsay like a 19" in the middle of my 22s?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 15 Apr 2007, 13:03

Yeah you can put a 4:3 screen in the middle but the sidescreens would have a distorted/stretched image for both desktop and games as each screen will be running 1280x1024 ... :(

fast94tracer · Post by **fast94tracer** » 15 Apr 2007, 13:21

i mainly want to get rid of the centerline but i really cannot deal with any out of whack stretching i am really a stickler about that

so other than that my best bet would be to get rid of the wides and go with 4:3 monitors "the largest i can aford"

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 15 Apr 2007, 14:51

i mainly want to get rid of the centerline but i really cannot deal with any out of whack stretching i am really a stickler about that...

This will be worth a read ... http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/7185

so other than that my best bet would be to get rid of the wides and go with 4:3 monitors "the largest i can aford"

... yes ... at the moment ... who knows what the future will bring.
I have 3x20" 4:3's they are great.
I also have 3x24" widescreens but at the moment I don't use them in TH ... may be with the DTH2G ... at 3 x 1280X800 ... but that seems a little low too me but it is the best it will do for widescreens.

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