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I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about going the 3 monitors rute.... Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i need etc Any info on the net about it? Thanks -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- http://uk.geocities.com/[email hidden]/side.jpg http://uk.geocities.com/[email hidden]/siderear.jpg http://uk.geocities.com/[email hidden]/front.jpg http://uk.geocities.com/[email hidden]/tank.jpg

"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bqi9gc$fc0$[email hidden]... > I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about > going the 3 monitors rute.... > Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card.Yes >.. if so which one do i > need etc Matrox Parhalia. Doug

"Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bqidbs$21vjbo$[email hidden]... > > "Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bqi9gc$fc0$[email hidden]... > > I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinkingabout

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> > going the 3 monitors rute.... > > Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card. > Yes > > >.. if so which one do i > > need etc > > Matrox Parhalia. > > Doug > >

Thanks Doug !!! My project can begin !!

"Paulinho" wrote: > I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about > going the 3 monitors rute.... > Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i > need etc > > Any info on the net about it? Try here: http://www.matrox.com/mga/archive_review/aug2002/parhelia_firingsquad.cfm

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> I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about > going the 3 monitors rute.... > Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i > need etc > > Any info on the net about it? > > Thanks

I asked about this a while back and I think the consensus was that the Matrox was the only way to do it. If I am wrong in this impression, I'd love to hear about it.

"Gerald Moore" wrote: > I asked about this a while back and I think the consensus was that the > Matrox was the only way to do it. If I am wrong in this impression, > I'd love to hear about it. I believe it is with just one PC. However, it can be done with standard graphics cards in three PCs. The other two can be fairly low spec. See here: http://www.frontiernet.net/~sletten/ Hope this helps Cheers Tony

"Tony Rickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ffuzb.18958$[email hidden]...

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> "Gerald Moore" wrote: > > > I asked about this a while back and I think the consensus was that the > > Matrox was the only way to do it. If I am wrong in this impression, > > I'd love to hear about it. > > I believe it is with just one PC. > > However, it can be done with standard graphics cards in three PCs. The

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> two can be fairly low spec. > > See here: > > http://www.frontiernet.net/~sletten/ > > Hope this helps > Cheers > Tony > >

Tony... Nice website...love your camera collection! So, how do you run the same game across three monitors off three different computers? Triple headed video card I can kind of wrap my brain around, but the multiple computer setup loses me... TIA, Jay in AZ

"Jay Beckman" wrote: > Nice website...love your camera collection! Not mine - but where I was "inspired" :) > So, how do you run the same game across three monitors off three different > computers? > > Triple headed video card I can kind of wrap my brain around, but the > multiple computer setup loses me... The main computer hosts a multiplayer game and the other two join it. Then you just use the two you have joined to spectate the hosting computer with cameras downloaded (from the website I gave before) at the perfect left & right angles. Works great but obviously is a bit more hassle loading a game across three instances. Cheers Tony

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> "Jay Beckman" wrote: > > > Nice website...love your camera collection! > > Not mine - but where I was "inspired" :) > > > So, how do you run the same game across three monitors off three

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> > computers? > > > > Triple headed video card I can kind of wrap my brain around, but the > > multiple computer setup loses me... > > The main computer hosts a multiplayer game and the other two join it. Then > you just use the two you have joined to spectate the hosting computer with > cameras downloaded (from the website I gave before) at the perfect left & > right angles. > > Works great but obviously is a bit more hassle loading a game across three > instances. > > Cheers > Tony > >

Ah Soooooo.... Very clever. Thnx... Jay in AZ

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> "Jay Beckman" wrote: > >> Nice website...love your camera collection! > > Not mine - but where I was "inspired" :) > >> So, how do you run the same game across three monitors off three >> different computers? >> >> Triple headed video card I can kind of wrap my brain around, but the >> multiple computer setup loses me... > > The main computer hosts a multiplayer game and the other two join it. > Then you just use the two you have joined to spectate the hosting > computer with cameras downloaded (from the website I gave before) at > the perfect left & right angles. > > Works great but obviously is a bit more hassle loading a game across > three instances.

Check this thread http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=34427 & the video here http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~stant/gplsg01.htm It seems that by changing the FOV and resolution you may no longer need 3 PC's fpr GPL? -- Cheers, Robin http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk

On 3 Dec 2003 14:20:47 -0800, [email hidden] (Gerald Moore) wrote:

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>"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<bqi9gc$fc0$[email hidden]>... >> I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about >> going the 3 monitors rute.... >> Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i >> need etc >> >> Any info on the net about it? >> >> Thanks > >I asked about this a while back and I think the consensus was that the >Matrox was the only way to do it. If I am wrong in this impression, >I'd love to hear about it.

Not that I know of (single PC, 3 cards) and I'm quite on top of such a thing. Do note that the Parhelia is noticably slower than today's common gfx cards. I'm switching to 3 PC support soon for Racer, as the Parhelia solution is just too slow. Ruud van Gaal Free car sim: http://www.racer.nl/ Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/

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> On 3 Dec 2003 14:20:47 -0800, [email hidden] (Gerald Moore) wrote: > > >"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<bqi9gc$fc0$[email hidden]>... > >> I have a GeForce 4 GTS 128mb in my pc at the moment, but im thinking about > >> going the 3 monitors rute.... > >> Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i > >> need etc > >> > >> Any info on the net about it? > >> > >> Thanks > > > >I asked about this a while back and I think the consensus was that the > >Matrox was the only way to do it. If I am wrong in this impression, > >I'd love to hear about it. > > Not that I know of (single PC, 3 cards) and I'm quite on top of such a > thing.

Is this a limitation of the OS, D3D or what? Have you ever taken a look at the NADS site? I have no idea what OS or software or hardware they use, but they somehow send their virtual driving world to an array of video projectors to form a life-size 360-degree surround display. <http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-12/NADS/SubsystemDescription.htm>

Could someone do that with N2003 and actually race online with that setup? "Tony Rickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VJBzb.19121$[email hidden]...

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> "Jay Beckman" wrote: > > > Nice website...love your camera collection! > > Not mine - but where I was "inspired" :) > > > So, how do you run the same game across three monitors off three

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> > computers? > > > > Triple headed video card I can kind of wrap my brain around, but the > > multiple computer setup loses me... > > The main computer hosts a multiplayer game and the other two join it. Then > you just use the two you have joined to spectate the hosting computer with > cameras downloaded (from the website I gave before) at the perfect left & > right angles. > > Works great but obviously is a bit more hassle loading a game across three > instances. > > Cheers > Tony > >

"Bill Bollinger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Could someone do that with N2003 and actually race online with thatsetup? Yes, but that is three server connections gone. Which may prove unpopular... We just need someonne to write some clever code to relay the network transmission from the N2003 server to the main PC only and out to the other two PCs on the LAN for the side view cameras. Cheers Tony --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.528 / Virus Database: 324 - Release Date: 17/10/2003

On 4 Dec 2003 14:49:01 -0800, [email hidden] (Gerald Moore) wrote: >[email hidden] (Ruud van Gaal) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... >> On 3 Dec 2003 14:20:47 -0800, [email hidden] (Gerald Moore) wrote: >> >> >"Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<bqi9gc$fc0$[email hidden]>... >> >> going the 3 monitors rute.... >> >> Is the only way of doing this with a Matorx card... if so which one do i... >> Not that I know of (single PC, 3 cards) and I'm quite on top of such a >> thing. > >Is this a limitation of the OS, D3D or what? Seems a limitation of the games themselves. Also, the bus is shared among the PCI devices, so that doesn't make things any quicker (sending the same scene to 3 cards sequentially, effectively). I don't really think it'd be worth doing it like that either (because of the performance limitations). >Have you ever taken a look at the NADS site? Hadn't seen it yet; cool stuff. > I have no idea what OS >or software or hardware they use, but they somehow send their virtual >driving world to an array of video projectors to form a life-size >360-degree surround display. > ><http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-12/NADS/SubsystemDescription.htm> Not sure how they do it. I do know of at least one driving sim center which does things using 4 PC's; 1 doing the physics, and 3 driving the graphics (those are then projected neatly to make one big projection). Ruud van Gaal Free car sim: http://www.racer.nl/ Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/