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Airmantharp wrote:I'm about to do this with my HP ZR30w and a pair of 20" 1600x900 Acer TN panels, each individually wall mounted. Should have it finished in the next week or so.
Airmantharp wrote:Your new motherboard comes today, doesn't it? Have you chosen a model for the monitor mounts? I have to prop my third monitor on an old caculus textbook. Since I'm happy with two of my stands, I don't feel a need to get the $350 triple-monitor stand from David's article. After my new build is completed, I'm considering getting something better for the last monitor.each individually wall mounted.
wibeasley wrote:Airmantharp wrote:Your new motherboard comes today, doesn't it? Have you chosen a model for the monitor mounts? I have to prop my third monitor on an old caculus textbook. Since I'm happy with two of my stands, I don't feel a need to get the $350 triple-monitor stand from David's article. After my new build is completed, I'm considering getting something better for the last monitor.each individually wall mounted.
Airmantharp wrote:wibeasley wrote:Airmantharp wrote:Your new motherboard comes today, doesn't it? Have you chosen a model for the monitor mounts? I have to prop my third monitor on an old caculus textbook. Since I'm happy with two of my stands, I don't feel a need to get the $350 triple-monitor stand from David's article. After my new build is completed, I'm considering getting something better for the last monitor.each individually wall mounted.
It comes tomorrow; and I'm using Peerless wall mounts from Newegg, or will be. I have a lot of work to do .
Fred & Ethel wrote:The OP is asking a great question here. Just a few weeks ago I finally plugged in three monitors for the first time (into a single 5850); they're two Dell 2007WFPs and one Dell U2311, which I've accumulated one at a time over the last several years. The 23" sits in the middle. I enjoy the setup, but even these slightly mismatching vertical resolutions feel a bit kludgey, and that's without even attempting gaming on eyefinity. The differences in display characteristics between the two different types is a bit noticeable, and I bet that the difference in age between the two models has something to do with that.
I've been thinking about upgrades and they all present some expensive propositions. Three Dell 24" Ultrasharps would be great, and I prefer their 16:10 aspect ratio -- especially for a multi-monitor setup. Then there's the Dell U2711 with even more vertical real estate and a tight pixel pitch. (But am I really going to spend $3000 on a monitor setup? And about 30% more on video cards for multi-monitor gaming? Not likely.)
Things seem grim for multi-monitor configuration choices as 16:9 increases its share of the market. We get too much peripheral horizontal space and zero choices for current models to place in flanking portrait positions. With AMD and NVIDIA pushing multi-monitor capabilities, maybe enough of us will seek P-L-P configurations like the OP to spur manufacturers to refresh 3:4 models.
wikipedia wrote:I am interested in this same setup myself. If you find a good way to do this, let us know. I posted about it a few weeks ago here:One feature which is currently unique to the 30" WQXGA monitors are their ability to function as the centerpiece & main display of a three-monitor array of complementary aspect ratios, with two UXGA (1600×1200) 20" monitors turned vertically on either side. The resolutions are equal, and the size of the 1600 resolution edges (if the manufacturer is honest) is within a tenth of an inch(16" vs 15,89999"), presenting a "picture window view" without the extreme lateral dimensions, small central panel, asymmetry, resolution differences, or dimensional difference of other three-monitor combinations. The resulting 4960×1600 composite image has a 3.1:1 aspect ratio.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I've got 3/4 of that setup. The UltraSharp 2001FP and 3007WFP combine for a 3760x1600 desktop.
kamikaziechameleon wrote:The UltraSharp U2711 has a very fine dot pitch of 0.233 mm. The E-series E1911 has a more typical dot pitch of 0.284 mm. Your side panels would be noticeably taller than your center panel. Because the E-series uses the inferior TN LCD panel technology rather than an IPS or PVA LCD, you would have terrible changes in color and brightness with changes in viewing angle. This would be particularly noticeable with the side monitors in portrait mode.Do you think my 27 inch PLP idea {UltraSharp U2711 + 2ea E-series E1911} is feasible?
JustAnEngineer wrote:kamikaziechameleon wrote:The UltraSharp U2711 has a very fine dot pitch of 0.233 mm. The E-series E1911 has a more typical dot pitch of 0.284 mm. Your side panels would be noticeably taller than your center panel. Because the E-series uses the inferior TN LCD panel technology rather than an IPS or PVA LCD, you would have terrible changes in color and brightness with changes in viewing angle. This would be particularly noticeable with the side monitors in portrait mode.Do you think my 27 inch PLP idea {UltraSharp U2711 + 2ea E-series E1911} is feasible?
anotherengineer wrote:
kamikaziechameleon wrote:I currently have a totally different though inspired triple monitor setup. I have my old dell 24 1920x1200 in portrait mode with the 30" 2560x1600 in the middle and the asus 24" 1080p monitor on the right side. The asus is the perfect media monitor, the 24" dell is a great spreadsheet or blog reading monitor, and the dell 30" is just perfect for everything and some gaming. The issue though is the setup looks real janky. I think a PLP is the best of all worlds.
DeadOfKnight wrote:kamikaziechameleon wrote:I currently have a totally different though inspired triple monitor setup. I have my old dell 24 1920x1200 in portrait mode with the 30" 2560x1600 in the middle and the asus 24" 1080p monitor on the right side. The asus is the perfect media monitor, the 24" dell is a great spreadsheet or blog reading monitor, and the dell 30" is just perfect for everything and some gaming. The issue though is the setup looks real janky. I think a PLP is the best of all worlds.
The one thing I'm not sure of is what would I really need the third monitor for? Being stuck on one monitor for so long has made it clear what I can do if I get a second one. It would be really nice to have easy access to my desktop at all times, but a third? What do I need a third one for? I know I WANT a third monitor, but that's just because it LOOKS cool to have a monitor on each side.
Airmantharp wrote:
Sounds crazy, but you find uses for desktop space when you have it.
CityEater wrote:To be honest I think the biggest thing holding this back are the lack of quality "wing display" monitors available. The 5 year old dells seem the best and well, good luck finding them.
What happened to AMD releasing their "dissimilar display panning" that they had going in January? I haven't noticed it roll out in CCC yet?