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580SLI surround with different size monitors

Posted: 17 Jul 2012, 01:17
by alancsalt
I have a Samsung BX2450 in between a pair of Samsung 2233SW. In desktop only, the middle monitor is not filled. Blackspace either side....about an inch... Not that big a deal, but is there a cure?

I bought a 120Hz Benq XL2420T but it wouldn't play ball with my two Samsungs - only worked at 60Hz, and in Battlefield3 sidescreens respawned about five seconds before the Benq. Found this a bit disconcerting, so I've got the Benq on my work PC, and leaving the three Samsungs on the Gamer PC.

What's the difference betweeen 3x1L and 3x1P? I didn't get that.

LA Noire 1.3 - can't get it to run widescreen at all. Activating the fixer with -windowed in the Steam launcher just puts it on the left monitor. I guess there is no cure. I had no luck with Google.

That's me and surround right now... :)

The 3 monitors must share

Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 00:37
by tepescovir
The 3 monitors must share common resolution, frequency and sync polarity to work with nvidia surround. so your benq has to run at 60hz to match the other 2 monitors.

3x1L is all 3 monitors side by side as you would normally use a monitor. 3x1p is all 3 side by side but each monitor turned 90 degrees.

this explains it better:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-ati-eyefinity,review-31822-4.html

ps, do we have a guide about portrait, landscape here?