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Hi - Two questions.

I have a Dell 24" 2405FPW. Keen to purchase two more 24" as the cost is similar to purchasing three 22" monitors for a TH2Go system.

1) In software, can you swap from single monitor gaming at 1920x1200 (center monitor) to three monitors gaming at 5040x1050 resolution? I realize you can swap from 1680x1050 to 5040x1050 but would prefer to use the full 24" 1920x1200 resolution when in single monitor mode.
Description of how to do the 1680x1050 to 5040x1050 swap is at:- http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9196

2) My Dell 24" 2405FPW has reasonable scaling from 1680x1050 to it's native 1920x1200. Do you know if the 24" Samsung 2443BW recommended in WSGF monitor list has good scaling from 1680x1050 to it's native 1920x1200?

3) OK three questions :). What 24" monitors have the best scaling from 1680x1050 up to native 1920x1200 that are on WSGF recommended monitor list at:- http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14461

Hi, nice to see you actively searched for answers before posting ;)

1) I don't think you can get 1920x1200 with TH2G; you prolly have to disconnect TH2G to use a single 1920x1200 monitor... Maybe Matrox fixed that ? Hopefully someone using such a setup will confirm (or not).

2) You don't really need "good scaling" to display a 16:10 resolution on a 16:10 panel. All 1920x1200 24-inchers must look pretty much the same at 1680x1050. A good scaler is important if you plan to use non-native aspect ratios AND your graphics card has no scaling options.

3) Same answer. What you call the "WSGF recommended monitor list" is only intended to let users know which models may or may not work at 1680x1050@57Hz, period. Look for user reviews (on the WSGF and all over the web) to decide which of our "known working" 24-incher you like the most.

Hope it helps... a little bit.

1) I don't think you can get 1920x1200 with TH2G; you prolly have to disconnect TH2G to use a single 1920x1200 monitor... Maybe Matrox fixed that ? Hopefully someone using such a setup will confirm (or not)

Not necessary, at least if your monitor has many inputs. I have 3x30" and can easily swap between 5040x1050@57 (th2go) / 7680x1600 (softth) / 4800x2560 (softth) and 2560x1600 without disconnect anything.

I have 1 output --> th2go --> 5040x1050
and three more outputs to the same three monitors, to be able to use native res in desktop and games (only one or all three monitors), switching between monitor inputs.

3x22" native vs 3x24" non native? my opinion is 3x24" wins by far, even if there´s a bit more complication. You even can play 3x24" native in some games (with softth), not even mencion desktop use.

2) My Dell 24" 2405FPW has reasonable scaling from 1680x1050 to it's native 1920x1200. Do you know if the 24" Samsung 2443BW recommended in WSGF monitor list has good scaling from 1680x1050 to it's native 1920x1200?

Dell 30" have very good scaling, so I suppose yours too. Image quality in my case when 1680x1050 non native is pretty good, even with fonts. Not perfect, but way more than aceptable.

3) OK three questions Smile. What 24" monitors have the best scaling from 1680x1050 up to native 1920x1200 that are on WSGF recommended monitor list at:

I have three dell 3008wfp, and as far as I know, I think (but better to be sure) you should not have any problems with your 2405wfp monitors (a good scaler helps).


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