What vid cards will support 3 monitors?

[Skuzzy]

The only situation where Aces High II could be run on multiple monitors is via the Matrox TripleHead2Go device.

[Mustaine]

The only situation where Aces High II could be run on muliple monitors is via the Matrox TripleHead2Ho device.

LMAO


that a typo or you making a funny Skuzzy

[Skuzzy]

Too dang early.

[Mustaine]

5:45 AM yeah, I don't see how anyone can get up that early lol. I get mad when the neighbor tears out on his harley at 7 AM even

[kotrenin]

The only situation where Aces High II could be run on multiple monitors is via the Matrox TripleHead2Go device.

Thanks Skuzzy,  I'll be dusting off the old piggy-bank to stash my loose change,( I checked at the store, $300 for the "TripleHead2go" off the shelf.  plus I need a third monitor.)

Kotrenin


*edit*   Only because I've always wanted to buy this for flying AH2  http://www.seamlessdisplay.com/products_radius320.htm
            Here's a little video version  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWivZEtH6-c

[Twizzty]

Only because I've always wanted to buy this for flying AH2  http://www.seamlessdisplay.com/products_radius320.htm
Here's a little video version  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWivZEtH6-c

Seemless Display Radius 320 = NICE!
NICE! = $15,999.00 MSRP 

I think the $900 for 2 more 22" and Triplehead2go is quite a deal now! 

[indy007]

So... they write code to use an obscure product by a company that hasn't put out a viable gaming card since before Y2K... and don't even bother to work up support for dual SLI setups that are very common? That means the quad SLI board is totally out of the question also...

Seriously... what was the thought process behind this decision? It makes no sense from a business or gamers standpoint.

Why not code support a Nintendo Powerglove next?

[Skuzzy]

indy007, no company has control over support for SLI.  NVidia is the one who controls it and they have created an SLI profile for Aces High II.  They have had it for some time now.  If SLI does not work, it is not anything we can fix.  If it does not work for the TripleHead2Go, only NVidia can fix it.

There is absolutely nothing in the application/game that can do anything to support SLI configurations.  That is all in NVidia's lap.

[doleboy]

So... they write code to use an obscure product by a company that hasn't put out a viable gaming card since before Y2K...

I think money may have changed hands here....

[indy007]

Sorry Skuzzy, I used the wrong terms. What I'm referring to is simple PCIx slots. I've had multiple video card pc's for years and run multiple monitors a bunch of times. Done it with AGP+PCI cards, done it with dual PCIx, and played on a quad PCIx gigabyte mobo. Dual DVI ports are standard on pretty much every video card now, and dual PCIx is common too... so pretty much anybody with the extra hardware can run up to 4 monitors right now, with support built into windows.

Thanks to the latest updates from Lead Pursuit, I've even run Falcon 4: AF with the MFDs split out into extra monitors.

Now... granted, I only know of 3 games that actually support that setup correctly... but why go with a limited use Matrox component instead of the existing support? Is it that crappy? A lot more people would have the opportunity to go multi-monitor without the extra expense.

I'm happy for any kind of multi-monitor support... I'd just prefer the option that I can use right now without dumping another $300 for a toy I'll only use for AH2. It's not the first time, won't be the last... but man... is it really necessary when other flight sims don't need it?


edit: and any hope for an output file yet? I'll write an interpreter myself in C#. I've got Phidgetts laying around, and the blueprints for a motion cockpit. If so... I know what the next project to hide from my fiance is...

[Skuzzy]

The support for Matrox required absolutely no work for us.  It is a natural extension of the new widescreen support we added.

Supporting more than one monitor on a video card is not transparent at all.  I am not even sure it can be done in one DirectX window.  It would probably have to be done via multiple windows.  That could kill the game performance.  Not sure though.