Ghetto-rigging an LCD. - Page 2

fps justin · November 18th, 2006

what socket is this thing? 1.4C is still gonna be pretty slow.

wtcnbrwndo4u · November 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by fps justin

what socket is this thing? 1.4C is still gonna be pretty slow.

Socket 370 FCPGA2. It's better than the 450MHz I have right now. This is just gonna be a computer for surfing the web and listening to the music (meaning I'm gonna get a cheapo sound card).

Jokerswild · November 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by fps justin

i actually have a question.

IF i had say 3 screens. And i was playing CSS is it possible to see left adn right?

I know Matrox made a video card capable of three screens with right and left views but I don't know if CS:S will work with it and the card isn't exactly great for gaming since this was a few years ago.

drew and not u · November 18th, 2006

The game would have to support it. The matrox triple-head breakout box supports up to three screens (only VGA) but the game has to support surround resolutions as well. Workstation graphics cards support more than 2 monitors, but they are also $$$$$$$$.

Jokerswild · November 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by drew and not u

The game would have to support it. The matrox triple-head breakout box supports up to three screens (only VGA) but the game has to support surround resolutions as well. Workstation graphics cards support more than 2 monitors, but they are also $$$$$$$$.

I saw the Matrox playing a game on I think it was called G10 tv with Leo Laporte a few years ago and the view was great but the card didn't perform well enough to offset the price and Matrox does make their cards for graphice and industry use mainly. Here's a link to their latest gaming solution called triple head to go.
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gx...aming/home.php

Lead Head · November 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by fps justin

i actually have a question.

IF i had say 3 screens. And i was playing CSS is it possible to see left adn right?

you would need the matrox tripple head to go, each monitor would have to be the same res to. you also need a high end gpu to drive that many pixels.

EDIT: Drew that article looks pretty old. The G3's are ancient. That was before DVI went main stream. most laptop screens use DVI now, so hooking them up isnt *too* dificult.

drew and not u · November 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Lead Head

you would need the matrox tripple head to go, each monitor would have to be the same res to. you also need a high end gpu to drive that many pixels.

EDIT: Drew that article looks pretty old. The G3's are ancient. That was before DVI went main stream. most laptop screens use DVI now, so hooking them up isnt *too* dificult.

Well hook him up and post an article!

pc_guy · November 27th, 2006

You could try setting up something like this => Q3 on 24 LCD's

More info here

Jokerswild · November 27th, 2006

Thats insane but oh so cool.

screwballl · November 29th, 2006

wow, imagine CSS on that

November 18th, 2006	#11
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November 27th, 2006	#18
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November 29th, 2006	#20
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	wow, imagine CSS on that Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

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drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: A different kind of Green Computing Posts: 2,135	The game would have to support it. The matrox triple-head breakout box supports up to three screens (only VGA) but the game has to support surround resolutions as well. Workstation graphics cards support more than 2 monitors, but they are also $$$$$$$$.

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