Widescreen Gaming Forum

Guys, I've been searching everywhere to see if anyone has done this yet. It seems that 3x 1366x768 would be a very manageable resolution that you can run native on TVs. Plus, those are mostly the older TVs that are selling cheaply enough now to make this possible.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I don't know if it has been done, but the most likely reason why it hasn't is that the bezels are quite large.

There's no doubt in my mind that it would work, however.

Only way i'd be interested in 720p triple-head would be via projectors. 720p LCD tv bezels are too chunky.

Only way i'd be interested in 720p triple-head would be via projectors. 720p LCD tv bezels are too chunky.

Would be cool. Cookie to whoever can find a cost effective, small form factor, long bulb life and overall good image quality projector to suit the job!

Toshiba has some thin(ner) bezel HDTV's in the 37" and 40" sizes. I thought about this, but decided that it would be needlessly big. I went with 3 24" monitors, and those have (not counting bezels) more than 60" of horizontal screen space.

If I want 60" to fill my entire peripheral vision, then it can; it's just a matter of how far back I sit. So I guess the question would be: do you need more than 5 feet of horizontal screen space?

32" and 37" HDTV's have come down in price, but not like the 22-24" monitors. I got my 24" monitors for $140 each, and you'll routinely see prices in the $160-180 range.

I have a 24" right now, and was thinking of just getting 2 more to match, but I hate running non-native resolution.

It always seemed to make text far too fuzzy. Do you guys just live with it? Use something else for text? Or has something changed since I last tried?

[quote]Only way i'd be interested in 720p triple-head would be via projectors. 720p LCD tv bezels are too chunky.

Would be cool. Cookie to whoever can find a cost effective, small form factor, long bulb life and overall good image quality projector to suit the job!

I thought about that but 3x the bulbs burning out would just suck.

I have 3 InFocus SP-5000 :wink:

Projectors have a higher maintenance cost from the bulbs sure, but if you take the size vs price into account, they're less expensive then a similarly sized flat panel.

How expensive would it be to get say 3 plasma/lcd that are 100+in diag. in size each?

Projectors have a higher maintenance cost from the bulbs sure, but if you take the size vs price into account, they're less expensive then a similarly sized flat panel.

How expensive would it be to get say 3 plasma/lcd that are 100+in diag. in size each?

I don't disagree, but the obvious best part of projectors is the seamless bezel free image.

Sometime you have to get to the "How big do you really need it" point though. Sure its cheaper for 100" projector screens vs lcd/plasma, but what if 37" is big enough to self-proclaim the title of "King of Geeks"?

The projectors are totally awesome if you have the money to spend, no one can disagree with that.

I have a 1080p LCD projector for nearly 2 years. A long time in tech land. It cost me EUR2k imported from Japan. The same PJ was 2x more expensive in Europe and the US, for no reason in particular.

Projectors are extremely cost effective for what they do, they just dont excel in all environments and have maintenance costs.. though my bulbs are only at 60% life with lots of usage, must have like 4000hrs lifespan in Eco mode (which is bright enough).

You can get much cheaper PJs than that today, I really wouldnt agree with them being the rich mans option.

You can get much cheaper PJs than that today, I really wouldnt agree with them being the rich mans option.

Although compared with three ~$100-$150 monitors, they're quite a bit more.

Hi,

Doing it and its pretty effective.

In this case there are some pros and cons.

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*Using rFactor with three camera configuration (and rotational offsets matching the game config - 90 degrees). The images suggest the side views are wierd, they are not, they are correct for the driver.
*Scale of monitors offers effective human-object scale for open topped race rars. Larger or smaller by any significant amount would change the 1:1 human scale we are striving for.
*rFactor, is mostly level driving, horizon discrepancies due to offset cameras is negligible.
*TH2Go Bezel management takes care of gap between screen surfaces.
*Head tracking only needs translation updates for virtual camera, not orientation (orientation could be still mapped to virtual microphone for accurate headphone use).

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*Monitor trolley mounts prevent bezel abutment as well as large bezel size (actually quite appropriate in cars and trucks).
*TH2Go limits using native resolution of monitors.
*This implementation is correct only for this camera configuration AND the fact that our camera's pitch is fixed.
*Normal TH2Go gaming with single wide camera view is pretty strange.

My god dude. That setup looks crazy!

I am so jealous.

That is surround gaming taken to the extreme; especially for racing game enthusiasts!

A few questions : Do you get crazy headaches being so close to HDTV screens? Not to mention hot due to all that heat?

Hi,

Doing it and its pretty effective.

In this case there are some pros and cons.

Looks fantastic :shock: , 1:1 human scale is quite impressive :P