3 monitors vs 1 big monitor

[Numfar]

How about three 40" LCD tvs...the best of both worlds? It could work in theory right but might be hard to find a slim enough bezel? Am I nuts;p Oh yes and it might take a bit of space:)

[cul8erppl]

Originally Posted by Numfar

How about three 40" LCD tvs...the best of both worlds? It could work in theory right but might be hard to find a slim enough bezel? Am I nuts;p Oh yes and it might take a bit of space:)

yes, and it might take a bit of $$$, LoL...

[cul8erppl]

i have yet another question...

i have 3 monitors setup on eyefinity...1 22" dvi-d that's connected to the mini-displayport adapter...1 19" dvi-d that's connected to the dvi port...1 19" d-sub that's connected to the dvi port thru a d-sub to dvi adapter...

if i want to add a 32" display thru hdmi, will my existing eyefinity setup not work anymore?...i don't think there'll be any impact...if anything, the additional 32" would be a "separate" screen, or could even be merged as a 4TH screen to the eyefinity (even tho that's not what i'll do), right?...

[grifter11]

Samsung has the 3 monitors in 1 covered with the MD230X3.

Available at NCIX for $1,899.99 plus tax's and applicable fees.

P.S. If you had $3,391.30 plus tax's and applicable fees burning a hole in your pocket you can get the

Samsung MD230X6 for yourself.

[Supergrover]

Myself I would go with a large main 30" monitor and keep the 22 as a "spare". IE I use my secondary as for temp monitoring, IM programs, irc and torrent client. Not to mention it is a godsend if I am gaming and am using a Guide or map. Just some food for thought.

[Luay79]

It's only worth it if you upgrade your resolution. No other reason.
30" 1600 is overpriced but that is changing.
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[cul8erppl]

hummm...so it turns-out i can't have 4 monitors on my eyefinity setup...i plugged-in my 32" via hdmi, tried to extend my desktop, and bam, it asks me to disable one of my other monitors...

[belgolas]

You can have 4 monitors IIRC

• A maximum of 2 legacy monitors (VGA, DVI or HDMI) can be enabled simultaneously, provided that each monitor is connected either directly or via a “passive” DisplayPort™ adapter/dongle. “Passive” adapters/dongles will NOT support more than 2 legacy monitors.
• To enable support for more than 2 monitors, “active” DisplayPort™ adapters/dongles are required (or monitors with direct DisplayPort™ connectivity must be used).

[RJMik]

Hey all! Since this is kind of related I will try asking here first.

I just built myself a triple screen racing rig. I have purchased an HD 6950 to run it but have not installed it yet, however I understand it will support 4 monitors. What I want to be able to do is either have the 3 screens running OR the single screeen on my desktop. I don't have any experience with eyefinity yet.

So, I guess I have a few questions. If the triple setup is running how will that affect the single screen on my desktop? Is there a way to set it up so that I can choose between the two (ie: setup a keystroke that will choose between the rig and the desktop?). Is that something that I can either do or choose between in the control center? Will the card know that it is running 1 setup in triple monitor and 1 single monitor?

As you can see, I am very very noob in the multi-screen world. Any help would be very much appreciated.

RJ

[cul8erppl]

From my understanding, all setup is thru the catalyst control center (CCC). Thru the software, your card will know what to do. You can set the 3 monitors to run in a group, and have the 4th monitor as an extended desktop thru CCC.

However, hardware-wise, i'm not sure how to do the 4 monitor setup. I've been researching and asking around, but no bites. I may try the following and see if it works.

1 dvi monitor to the mini-display port, using an active "mini-display port to dvi" adapter
1 d-sub monitor to the mini-display port, using a "mini-display port to vga" adapter (from my understanding, these are all "active")
1 hdmi monitor thru hdmi port
1 dvi monitor to the dvi port

This is gonna be trial-and-error. If the "mini-display port to vga" adapter doesn't work, i'm screwed, as i won't be able to return the opened item. Sigh...