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Post by zero7159 on Mar 20, 2013 8:57:52 GMT -8
I have 3 LED TV's and can't get the resolution right. Everything looks stretched out at 4840 x 900. None of the other settings work. I know it's my connections. DVI to HDMI cable for center. The two outer ones are Mini DP (not active) to VGA. I think I'm going to get a projector and be done with this. Any thoughts? The TVs will work fine. If I recall correctly, your GPU has two mini DP inputs, one HDMI and one DVI. I don't know what your HDTVs have, but I assume they have HDMI and VGA. You don't want to use the VGA connection on your TVs. Rather, use HDMI only. I would continue to run the DVI to HDMI for the center, and then I would run HDMI to HDMI for one of the others. You should have an HDMI cable sitting around that should work. For the final connection, you need to have an active displayport adapter for Eyefinity to work correctly. Something like this should work: www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-006B-DisplayPort-Single-Link-Certified/dp/B004071ZXA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363798359&sr=8-3&keywords=active+displayport+adapter. You connect the adapter to the Mini DP input, and then run a DVI to HDMI cable to the third HDTV. Also, what is the max resolution of the HDTVs? Are they 1080p? If so, the magic resolution you are looking for is 5760 X 1080. Make sure you check the iRacing Hardware forum, there is an excellent thread that is titled "FAQ-Multimonitors" that has tons of good information on Eyefinity triple screen set ups. That is how I got the information to enable my Eyefinity set up correctly. Hang in there, once you get it right you will be in seventh heaven. |
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 20, 2013 9:23:34 GMT -8
Right off the top... are the three TVs the exact same model?
Without knowing the above, I think Craig is right that where you're having trouble is that VGA connection. Many TVs have weird restrictions on the resolutions they will accept via VGA. Your video drivers are going to look for the best resolution that is common to all three TVs/interfaces.
Craig is also right about keeping it all digital. However you make that happen, it's best to ignore the VGA inputs on the TVs.
Re Projectors: I think Tony is running one so he's probably got some input but I don't see how a projector will make things better for you other than putting giant 1920x1080 pixels on your wall.
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Post by smokey on Mar 20, 2013 10:21:50 GMT -8
how about three projectors for seemless triple beauty  |
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 20, 2013 10:26:06 GMT -8
Well yeah. Alignment is a bitch to get right but once you do I can only imagine the awesome.
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Post by zero7159 on Mar 20, 2013 10:26:13 GMT -8
For Eyefinity, the three TVs need not be identical. That is a big advantage over Nvidia Surround, which requires identical displays if you want to avoid a bunch of hassle with sync polarity setting, etc. But, that being said, if one of the displays connected via Eyefinity has a lower resolution, say 720p, the three displays will scale down to that lower resolution.
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Post by David Tejada on Mar 20, 2013 11:40:05 GMT -8
Three Insignia 39" led 1080p TVs. Exact same models all purcgaesd at the same time. (They were on sale)
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Post by zero7159 on Mar 20, 2013 11:53:36 GMT -8
Three Insignia 39" led 1080p TVs. Exact same models all purcgaesd at the same time. (They were on sale) Nice. I looked up your TV and it has two HDMI and one DVI. You can definitely do an all digital Eyefinity set up, you will just need to make sure you have the correct cables and the DisplayPort adapter. |
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Post by Jarhead on Mar 20, 2013 12:14:42 GMT -8
That is why when I got my monitors, I made sure they had display ports. For the little bit of time that I did get my new PC to work, the triple screen setup was easy and awesome.
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Post by zero7159 on Mar 20, 2013 12:17:02 GMT -8
Yeah, for an Eyefinity set up, having at least one DisplayPort connection makes life easier. For an Nvidia Surround set up, it doesn't matter.
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Post by David Tejada on Mar 20, 2013 15:58:23 GMT -8
I will try those cables but I'm still going to look into projectors. It never ends... LOL
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Post by Kelly G on Mar 25, 2013 18:12:27 GMT -8
Looks like I will be joining the Triple Monitor club sooner than I thought. Sold the truck tonight and as soon as the deal is done and the money is in the bank it will be off to Memory Express for 3 24" monitors. I was looking at picking up this Asus Monitor unless someone has a better option in a similar price point: www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VS248H/Those monitors are $220/ea CDN at Memory Express. Cheers! |
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Post by Jarhead on Mar 25, 2013 19:16:46 GMT -8
Looks like I will be joining the Triple Monitor club sooner than I thought. Sold the truck tonight and as soon as the deal is done and the money is in the bank it will be off to Memory Express for 3 24" monitors. I was looking at picking up this Asus Monitor unless someone has a better option in a similar price point: www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VS248H/Those monitors are $220/ea CDN at Memory Express. Cheers! Which type of video card do you have? I noticed those monitors do not have a display port which can make triple screen setup very difficult with an AMD video card. I'm not sure about nVidia cards, Zero of F1 could probably be more help there. |
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Post by Kelly G on Mar 25, 2013 19:34:12 GMT -8
I have an Asus 660ti OC. I have 2 DVI, 1 Display Port and 1 HDMI so I am set connection wise as the monitors have DVI and HDMI.
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Post by smokey on Mar 25, 2013 19:59:39 GMT -8
ya just use the 2 DVIs & 1 HDMI Kelly very easy to setup with nVidia |
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Post by zero7159 on Mar 25, 2013 20:54:16 GMT -8
I have an Asus 660ti OC. I have 2 DVI, 1 Display Port and 1 HDMI so I am set connection wise as the monitors have DVI and HDMI. Yeah, what Smokey said. Piece of cake to go triples with a 660ti and three identical monitors. |
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