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2010/10/05 04:55:27 (permalink)
I recently bought (2) 400 series cards and have been enjoying traditional landscape 3 screen gaming.  I wanted to check out the monitors in a portrait arrangement, but I am not sure if I can have 2 monitors in 1 direction, and the 3rd in another. I have 3 Acer monitors and as you can tell by the picture, in order to get the smallest gap between screens, one monitor must face opposite the others.
I am unsure if I can position the monitors as such having 1 unlike the other 2.  Does anyone know if this is possible?  I am working on the mounting system (ghetto fabulous btw) that will work with such portrait goodness, but am hesitant to start if the desired 3150x1680 is not an option.
 

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/05 05:08:19 (permalink)
    Are you asking if you can flip the picture so they're all showing the extended desktop correctly? If your monitor can flip that way then you're good to go. In the Nvidia CPL you can rotate the displays in either portrait, or even Portrait flipped which is basically your last monitor and start doing w/e it is you wanna do with them. Before you start making your whole ninja mount thingy just test it out to make sure that's what you want.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/05 05:41:03 (permalink)
    heh...ninja mount.  I like.
     
    So as long as there are 2 portrait options (portrait & portrait flipped), and they can be used simultaneously, that sounds to be the option that I require. 
     
    I did find out that portrait monitors and 3d vision do NOT work, but I am a long way off from doing outright 3d gaming.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/06 19:29:11 (permalink)
    I can flip the displays normally, but when I enable SLI, and span the display across the monitors, I can't seem to select individual monitors to rotate. 
     
    The  left & center monitors are portrait, and the right is portrait flipped.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/06 22:26:35 (permalink)
    What monitors are you using nate?  Just curious because I was seriously considering doing something similar.  Now that you've already figured out that it won't work then I may have to reconsider how I will mount mine as well.  Assuming I can afford two more.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 02:15:55 (permalink)
    Left monitor: Acer 201W
    Middle monitor: Acer B203W
    Right monitor: Acer 201W
     
    My solution is to simply buy another B203W monitor because it is square.  The 201W bottom bezel has the tapers which wont allow you to butt them against each other.  I will just simply have a spare 201W monitor .
     
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 06:34:57 (permalink)
    It isn't possible as far as I am aware -- in surround it treats it as 1 big monitor:

     
    Ignore the glare on one screen, it took weird. 

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 07:02:30 (permalink)
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    It isn't possible as far as I am aware -- in surround it treats it as 1 big monitor:


    Ignore the glare on one screen, it took weird. 

     
    Kind of hard to ignore this kind of glare ;)

     
    No matter what I tried, the Nvidia software is not capable of adjusting individual monitors orientation when doing the expanded desktop.  Normal monitor operation you have control and you can adjust each individually. 

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 07:18:47 (permalink)
    Ech yah I'll give you that one. I had to re-angle my monitors to remove a lot of the glare, which ends up distorting the image a bit. Like I said though, the control panel treats all 3 as 1 big monitor, so if you set it to portrait flipped it does it for all of them >.<

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 08:10:23 (permalink)
    I am running 3 of the Acer 3D GD235HZ monitors but in landscape haven't tried messing with the portrait mode don't really think I could since they have the v shape bezel.
    FFXIV @ 6036x1080 bezel correction
     


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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 09:10:55 (permalink)
    V shaped bezel FTL.  It is just a slight V shape so it is tolerable to only have it on the left side.  That whole thing about the screen being upside down is a far bigger concern ;) 
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 09:38:41 (permalink)
    V shaped bezel FTL.  Just e-bayed a "new" square monitor.  Figures it ships from the other side of the country...
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 09:41:18 (permalink)
    While we are on the subject of surround gaming, what do you guys have bezel correction set to? I have three 22 inch screens and I just cannot find that sweet spot (running 146 atm but still doesn't seem to always line up)
     

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 09:57:30 (permalink)
    160 I think?  I just adjust that road thingy until the road thingy looks straight.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 09:58:45 (permalink)
    It might be a limitation of the games with the widescreen then -- the road looks straight but then depending on the angle you look at a straight line, it appears to be curved and unligned. Might also be due to the fact that the outer monitors are angled in to compensate for the glare.
     
     
    Unfortunate you had to buy an additional monitor. Let me know how you like the screens in portrait mode -- I've been toying with it and have mixed feelings.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 10:24:46 (permalink)
    could be.  I guess it should look straight from where you sit.  As long as it looks good?  I am just going to rotate the monitor (bezel be damned) until the new monitor arrives.
     
    I did play around with it for a while without the screen expansion.  I will say web browsing is 'unique' simply because you can see much more of a website without scrolling down.  Websites are only so wide, and monitors are MUCH wider, so you don't have to scroll down as much. 
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 10:28:49 (permalink)
    I'm just very anal about the lines all being perfect :) Which doesn't seem to be going in my favor :P
     
    And I agree on the websites. Also as a note you can play your videos at a much larger image than you could if you left them in landscape mode. Super large movies ftw

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 11:05:57 (permalink)
    Might as well get a 40something inch TV if thats the case.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 11:07:54 (permalink)
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    Might as well get a 40something inch TV if thats the case.


    Costs a lot more and is only a 1920x1080 reso :P

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 12:22:07 (permalink)
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    Might as well get a 40something inch TV if thats the case. 
     
    Try a 30 inch 2560x1600 
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 12:50:27 (permalink)
    got a 52" sharp for movies.  the screens are for gaming.  I don't watch movies on my computer all that much.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 13:38:25 (permalink)
     
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    got a 52" sharp for movies.  the screens are for gaming.  I don't watch movies on my computer all that much. 
     

    Actually, a 30 inch IPS 2560x1600 monitor is far superior than 3x1920x1080 TN panels for gaming. I have a 27 inch IPS 2560x1440 and have had 3x1920x1080 TN panels. The 27 inch IPS 2560x1440 monitor blows the three crappy TN panels out of the water. It really isn't even a competition for around the same price.
    Edit: forgot to add, this is my opinion of course.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/07 16:05:46 (permalink)
    Yep same as nateman_doo i use a Sharp 120Hrz LC-52E77UN for movie watching this is just a gaming rig I built strickly for FFXIV.I just noticed my join date thats when I was working at Fry's and bought the 8800GTX when it was released for FFXI and its still running strong in my media center pc. 
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 03:01:39 (permalink)
    So after rotating the far right screen I was able to play games.  Then I noticed something.  When I actually started gaming, there was a strange glare on .  It was sort of like a fading out of a monitor like when you install one of those privacy screen overlays.  I think its just the angle the screen is sitting at, so I have to adjust fire which isn't a problem since the mount I built is very modular. (I hope)
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 06:04:29 (permalink)
    Yeah I got that same effect on one of my screens it had a foggy less colorful look to it until I leaned forward and the effect went away and the colors came back.... so i just readjusted it. I need to look into building something custom I can't believe a triple screen mount is almost $300 bucks

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 06:30:13 (permalink)
    So here is the monitor with the proper orientation:

    Notice the right bezel is wider then the left.  Good thing Nvidia allows independent bezel management. 
     
     
    Now here comes the glare I was referring too.
     

    Looking from the right side, you see a "slight" darkening of the right monitor as viewed from the right side.
     
    It gets worst from the other side though:

    When viewed from the left... the left screen all but disappears, and a good portion of the second. 
     
     
    Now I am faced with a dilemma. These Acer monitors I am certain are not the best.  I am wondering if there are more expensive monitors that allow more viewing angles?  I already committed to buying an additional center monitor to replace the right side with because of the wider bezel, but now I am wondering if I would have to buy better monitors altogether.
     
    So I am left with trying to combat the glare, or just go back to the ridiculous wide screen view of 5040x1050 (which does rock btw)

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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 06:33:46 (permalink)
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    Yeah I got that same effect on one of my screens it had a foggy less colorful look to it until I leaned forward and the effect went away and the colors came back.... so i just readjusted it. I need to look into building something custom I can't believe a triple screen mount is almost $300 bucks


    You my friend need to DIY!  I will make a post on how I made this mount.  It took all of an evening to make.   Its far more time consuming then buying, but the ultimate benefit is you can adjust it any way you like, and the raw material is far cheaper. 
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 07:00:10 (permalink)
    Please continue this discussion.  I find myself reading it wishing I had the same problems and it's making for a good soap opera.  Also, please include more pictures so I can keep being jealous.
     
    My little 24" is making me feel inadequate.
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 07:33:30 (permalink)
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    Please continue this discussion.  I find myself reading it wishing I had the same problems and it's making for a good soap opera.  Also, please include more pictures so I can keep being jealous.

    My little 24" is making me feel inadequate.


    heh, don't be jealous?  think of is this way, when you are ready to do this, you get 2 more monitors and you get much more real-estate then those of us with 16:10 monitors.
     
    The making of the mount can be found here:
    http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=618045
     
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    Re:Triple Monitors in an odd portrait configuration 2010/10/08 10:36:56 (permalink)
    That "glare" you speak of is a flaw in the TN panel. It is a cheap panel with a low viewing angle. When you turn it in portrait mode, you will notice it a lot more than if you had it in landscape. I've tried portrait mode on a TN before, so I know exactly what you are referring to. 
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