So, is there a way to use them both for racing games?
> So, is there a way to use them both for racing games?
Also you will need to run a a pretty high resolution say 2048x768 which
your card may struggle with.
The only decent 2 output view I have seen for racing sims is with
projectors as the join can be reasonably seamless.
Widescreen be it 20" or 24" work pretty well for racing sims IMO. Width
is more important than height - you don't need to see a lot of the sky.
Cheers
Tony
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> So, is there a way to use them both for racing games?
What is also nice about this monitor is all the inputs. DVI-D, VGA,
S-Video, composite, and 4 USB ports. This allows me to use the DVI-D
for the PC and plug my DirecTV receiver into the S-Video. All I have to
do is hit the input select button on the front of the monitor.
It also has scaling options so you don't have to use interpolation if
your PC can't handle the 1680X1050 resolution. IE, if you needed to
run 1024X768, on a 'normal' LCD, it would be distorted due to scaling.
On this monitor, you can use 1:1 mode where it will run in actual
1024X768 resolution in the center of the screen. You will have either
black horizontal or vertical bars like you do when you watch a
widescreen on a 4:3 TV, but at least you don't have scaling distortion.
I replaced a 19in Viewsonic P95f+ and my only regret is that I didn't do
it sooner.
Just my .02.
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Hi Scott,
I know you've already answered it in the quote above, but I'm in the market
for a monitor and was interested in the description you gave. I've looked
around at various review sites and all list this monitor as having as 16ms
response time. Now I know that some manufacturers and sites use different
benchmarks to shave this statistic, but everything I've read so far has said
don't look at anything above 8ms for racing. So, really no problems...really
ok for racing?
Regards
Rick.
This is the same monitor that Apple was selling, and one was listed at
12ms, and one was listed as 16ms.. so if you can figure that out for
me, let me know! ;)
Honestly, I've had absolutely no problem with ghosting or blurring.
GTL, rfactor, HL2, BF2, BF2:SF, Call of Duty 2, CivIV, CS:Source, etc.
They all look fantastic on it IMHO.
Now, there is some back light bleed through in the corners of the
screen, but you only notice that on a really dark screen. For instance,
the only time I notice it is when the all black WindowsXP screen saver
kicks on.
Honestly, I want another one for my other PC. I'm 100% satisfied with
the purchase so far. No dead pixels, and I did pay a little extra for
an extended warranty, but that was just something I felt comfortable
doing since I've never owned an LCD up to this point other than a
notebook.
This monitor also allows you to rotate into portrait mode if you so
desire by rotating the whole screen. I've used various devices on the
USB ports with no problems so far as well just as an FYI.
I'm not saying its the best LCD out there, I'm not saying that it's the
best color reproduction or the best brightness or anything as I believe
those are subjective. What I'm comfortable saying is that I've had no
problems with ghosting, blurring, or tearing in any way, shape, or form.
So yes, I can recommend it without any reservations. I did quite a bit
of research on this monitor prior to buying it over on RSC, Anandtech,
and a few other forums. Not many complaints to be found and only a
couple of people commented on the back light issue, which I was
expecting but is much less significant than I thought it might be.
So I'm now done sounding like a Dell commercial!
Scott
> Hi Scott,
> I know you've already answered it in the quote above, but I'm in the market
> for a monitor and was interested in the description you gave. I've looked
> around at various review sites and all list this monitor as having as 16ms
> response time. Now I know that some manufacturers and sites use different
> benchmarks to shave this statistic, but everything I've read so far has said
> don't look at anything above 8ms for racing. So, really no problems...really
> ok for racing?
> Regards
> Rick.
> Affordable19" widescreen monitors has just arrived in the market.
> You have to look at the resoulution not only the size. The 20" 4:3
> monitors are more expensive because they are 1600x1200 while a 19"
> (and 17") 4:3 is 1280x1024.
Scott
Very many thanks for such a detailed reply...I think I'm sold!
Best regards
Rick.
> I don't recomment two monitors at all for racing sims. You're view
> upfront is just messed up by the center monitor seperation, it doesn't
> feel right at all as your view is always off-center a little. Better to
> get a widescreen monitor instead. Or 3.
> I might have found the perfect solution:
> http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/04/12/matrox_triplehead_2_go/1....
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/support/th2go/compatibility.cfm
The concept though seems good to utilise standard video cards to achieve
3 monitor support.
Cheers
Tony
>>> I don't recomment two monitors at all for racing sims. You're view
>>> upfront is just messed up by the center monitor seperation, it
>>> doesn't feel right at all as your view is always off-center a
>>> little. Better to get a widescreen monitor instead. Or 3.
>> I might have found the perfect solution:
>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> Interesting, although the compatibility list looks more suited for
> nVidia cards as ATI cards seem limited to 2400x800 with this setup (3
> screens of 800x600) which may be a bit low, plus SLI is supported but
> not Crossfire.
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> The concept though seems good to utilise standard video cards to
> achieve 3 monitor support.
> Cheers
> Tony
Deon
Cheers
Tony
>> Has there been a change (driver/hardware) over the last year that now
>> allows for multimonitor *** on an *SLI* setup ? If not, then go
>> single widescreen monitor.
> No, but the add on device TripleHead2Go from Matrox does exactly that
> - takes a feed for a single monitor and splits it across 3 monitors
> *AND* works with SLI.
> Cheers
> Tony
Deon
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