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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 04:59:03 PM

Title: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 04:59:03 PM: I am in the market for portrait mode monitors in the 24-26" range if anyone has a recommendation. I will be using three of them with (hopefully) Triple Head 2 Go but Im still checking to see if it even supports resolutions that will make use of portrait orientation. Anyone with first hand knowledge please share what you know!
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: skribetm on October 20, 2009, 05:11:10 PM: (http://www.amd.com/PublishingImages/Public/Graphic/242WPNG/3x1portrait_242w.png)

Eyefinity 3x Dell U2410 Racedriver Grid 3600x1920

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_77AJ7eAvRg
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Greebo on October 20, 2009, 06:25:14 PM: I've just bought a U2410 after my old 21" CRT finally packed up and it arrived today. Worked fine, no duff pixels etc. I went for this one as it has good colour reproduction compared to cheaper TN type monitors. This is important to me for my skinning work. It also has a game mode which reduces input lag to only about one frame worse than a CRT monitor. Most LCDs with a decent image are about 2-3 frames slower than a CRT.

Initial thoughts are that the default colours are a bit too bright and oversaturated, but that can be easily toned down in the menus later. The res of 1920 by 1200 is a nice improvement in SA over my old monitors' 1600 by 1200, shame about the drop in FPS from 80 to 60 though. AH looks crisper and more detailed than on my CRT, there's more contrast between the different terrain tiles and I can pick out my tracer fire better against the sky. Overall I'm very happy with this monitor.
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Spite on October 20, 2009, 11:12:49 PM: Quote from: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 04:59:03 PM
I am in the market for portrait mode monitors in the 24-26" range if anyone has a recommendation. I will be using three of them with (hopefully) Triple Head 2 Go but Im still checking to see if it even supports resolutions that will make use of portrait orientation. Anyone with first hand knowledge please share what you know!

Apparently not. It rotates the whole virtual display, not each individual monitor.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=160764&highlight=portrait#160764 (http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=160764&highlight=portrait#160764)
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Spite on October 20, 2009, 11:19:47 PM: Quote from: skribetm on October 20, 2009, 05:11:10 PM
(http://www.amd.com/PublishingImages/Public/Graphic/242WPNG/3x1portrait_242w.png)

Eyefinity 3x Dell U2410 Racedriver Grid 3600x1920

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_77AJ7eAvRg

He claims to be using the low end, recently released 5750 which is roughly comparable to the 4850 and retails for around 130US. I have been curious how those 5700 series cards would handle Eyefinity. If that is the card he is using (5750) and not the 5850, then that looks promising.
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 11:21:08 PM: Yes the Matrox engineer tells me it will be on down the line before its possible due to hardware limitations at the moment. So if it can be done it will have to be an ATI video setup that does it (for now).
Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Conan on October 21, 2009, 01:59:18 PM: Quote from: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 11:21:08 PM
So if it can be done it will have to be an ATI video setup that does it (for now).

The SofTH "triplehead" software form Kegetys.net (http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/) can be used to run in portrait mode no problem. It has the added advantage of being free for personal use.