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Title: Matrox Triplehead2Go specs, does anyone have this equipment?
Post by: smedddd on February 17, 2009, 06:45:11 PM
Anyone out there know if there are Min / Max specs on the monitors for this three screen rig? (refresh rate, contrast ratio, etc).
I understand the pixel count limits from the chart on the Matrox website.
Any success stories or advice in picking out monitors or set up would be appreciated.

V/R and <S>, LTARjink

Title: Re: Matrox Triplehead2Go specs, does anyone have this equipment?
Post by: WWhiskey on February 17, 2009, 06:55:03 PM
used to have it, pick three that are just alike, this helps alot
i played with it for about two weeks, in the planes it is really aw some,had three 19 inch widescreens
 for gv,s however i did not like it as much, and since i like to gv, probably more than fly,
 i decided to replace it with one really large monitor!
i do know that there are some older posts with the setup,   you might want to do a search.
Title: Re: Matrox Triplehead2Go specs, does anyone have this equipment?
Post by: 475FG Savlan on February 19, 2009, 09:24:18 PM
Just got the Matrox Triple head.  Also got 2 19" Samsungs to go along with my old 24" one.  Got a Ergotron stand which holds all 3 monitors while clearing out the desk quite a bit.   All 3 monitors can also be swiveled into portrait or landscape, and the stand will let you tilt/raise/lower all monitors in unison.  I mounted the 19s overlapping the 24 instead of flush side by side. This eliminates a lot of thick bezel that my old 24 has.

Im running on a 8800GT.  Im running AH in 4032 x 900 with a 145 degree angle.

(http://475fg.com/pics/joes%20room%20(2).jpg)

Old screenshot at 1900x1200
(http://475fg.com/pics/old1920.jpg)

New widescreen shot
(http://475fg.com/pics/newwidescreen.jpg)

(http://475fg.com/pics/widescreen38.jpg)

The screenshots dont do it justice - but I feel like Ive lost very little in the vertical for the gain in the horizontal - the 145 angle is the key.  Framerate has taken no hit, and I run in high res with all the textures preloaded.
Title: Re: Matrox Triplehead2Go specs, does anyone have this equipment?
Post by: smedddd on February 20, 2009, 01:31:37 PM
Many thanks gentlemen, especially GALVAN for posting the pics.
I've been working big hours for the past 8 weeks and am going to buy myself a late XMAS present!

V/R and <S>, LTARjink