One Big tv or multi monitor

[fishingfanatic]

I'm pretty sure about the consensus, but thought I'd ask anyway. I use a 55" LED 120hz tv, using HDMI, as my monitor. Though I've never actually seen a setup in person, I'm wondering if the multi

monitor setup is really that much better, or is it for extremists and not really. I understand this is subjective as I like my current setup, but would like to hear from the experts on this site and learn the

pros and cons of either one.


Edit: I forgot to mention my gpus, a pair of 580s in sli.

[dandelioneater]

single screen: cheaper, run games with settings maxed out,

surround setup: 3x the resolution, more immersive gaming experience, more expensive, needs lots of gpu horsepower, screen bezels, driver issues?

[p86aaron]

tvs also have some input lag that is caused by the TV encoder thingy, but the amount depends on the TV model

[NI3]

It depends on the games you play.

I bought 3 screens for racing games, or flight sims, and I would have a hard time playing them with a single screen. I simply love it. On the other hand, for FPS, or action games, I usually find myself playing in 1 screen anyways, as a lot of games don't support it properly.
If you only play FPS/action/RTS, it isn't really worth the trouble, for racing/flight sims there isn't a doubt, it is absolutely great.

There is also the point about desktop real estate. When I am working on things, 1 screen has information, screen 2 has documents, and screen 3 varies. Images, video, ebooks, music player. 2 screens is the minimum for me when working I find now.

Edit: 580s will have the guts to run most things.

I would like to retract my statement about it not being worth it. When I know a game supports it, I love it. I would look at some specific games you want to play, and if they have major problems, then I would avoid 3 screens for now. BF3, Skyrim, MW3 do not support it properly,

[great_big_abyss]

I'm just wondering. Isn't SLI 580s a LOT of horsepower for 1080 resolution? You could easily get two more 55" TV's and run 3 of them at the same time. Wouldn't that be something?

[draemn]

Hahah, get a 30" at 2560x1600 and you'll be amazed at how nice it looks compared to a TV. Either way, the monitors will provide you with much better quality (and you can even get 120hz monitors and not use 3D vision).

Also, multi-monitor setups are amazing for the productivity (have a movie running in one, your web browser and chat in another, a game in the 3rd, or some other crap... etc).

My suggestion: use monitor(s) over a TV screen.