Mr wrote on May 6^th, 2015 at 10:44pm:


In your situation there is one clear advantage with three monitors.  In this setup the centre screen retains your POV you would have had if you gamed on a single monitor.  The side monitors just display more "peripheral" vision.

This works out really well for players with your goals as you are able to move chat screens and hotbars to the side monitors, leave map open full time etc while leaving your centre screen fully clear.

OldCoaly wrote on May 6^th, 2015 at 7:01am:

The Oracle as well ran triple Hitachis. Though I was using a hollow-core interior door as a desk and after setting the second one on it, looked back and realized it was going to be a half-pipe in about 10 more minutes, which led to a panicked reinforcement with a 2x12 and a old table leg.

Still have one around.  And still have the dealer poster on the wall!



The Oracle also ran 5760x1200 with DDO, but gave up on surround gaming.  Actually, DDO was the only game that really worked!   That THAT works, but they still can't fix the PM Necrotic touch/bolt/blast cool down timers in like 2 years now is beyond words.   

Oh dear... I used to have 45Kg SUN ( it was probably built by somebody else ) 21" monitors on my desk at work ( 2 of them + a 21" HP one + a 17" Compaq [for the PC] ) as well as a stack of stations ( Sparc Ultra 5 + Sparc Ultra 1 + 2 HP 9000 WS ), the PC was hiding under the desk...

Arkat wrote on May 7^th, 2015 at 4:28pm:


It's only a brag shot.
Not really playable at the resolution sustainably.
I considered this setup when I did my last upgrade and borrowed some larger monitors to see how practical it would be for me.
It might sound strange in today's race for size, but it was too large and took up too much space.

If you put 3 x 30" monitors in front of you on a normal desk, it is going to exceed your field of view and you're going to have to scan giving you eye fatigue and neck issues.

If you have a custom setup and can sit further back, then you'll be fine, but you'll have no chance of reading the GUI.

I have a larger than normal desk with Tri-monitor stand and I found 3x27" to not be comfortable either.  Some people do though.

For me, 3 x 24"s was ideal.  You don't need anymore to fit all the possible hot bars and windows on your screen.
It also provided the best bang for buck and could be driven by a single Radeon card that supports triple monitor setups.
I like the Radeon multi-monitor software setup too.  Very easy to configure, even compensates for bezels.
I see Roman ran 3x 30's off a single 7970 - wow that puppy would run hot.

Ah Pook wrote on May 7^th, 2015 at 8:12pm:


I like the spliff in the foreground.  Nice feng-shui.

PS - I think you're keyboard needs updating to the 1990's......

The Oracle wrote on May 7^th, 2015 at 2:30pm:


Two things in common.  My personal favourite was the LG Flatron 19".  I had two of those beasts taking up my entire desk, although even after all these years they were probably the best monitors I have ever owned.

I quit playing my PM and have boycotted him since the enhancement pass when they "brought the PM SLA cool downs in line with other classes".