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I tell you, if TH2G or even SH2G the software version let me use my widescreen and two 17"'s on the side i would buy it without a seconds hesitation.

What is stopping me from getting it is that if I get 3 17" 4:3 monitors, and TH2G doesnt work with one of the games, then I am stuck on a friggin 4:3 monitor. I don't ever want to game on one of those ever again. not only that, but if the game is hardcore, and I need to tone down the resolyution, then I still want a single widescreen monitor running the thing.

Does anyone share this feeling?

Can we somehow pressure Matrox do get this up and firing?

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Or, if you are really into it and have the extra cash . . . you could have a big(ger) screen for the unsupported surround games.

But, yeah, they really need to do some stuff.

I tell you, if TH2G or even SH2G the software version let me use my widescreen and two 17"'s on the side i would buy it without a seconds hesitation.

Apparently this isn't going to happen any time soon ... :(

What is stopping me from getting it is that if I get 3 17" 4:3 monitors, and TH2G doesnt work with one of the games, then I am stuck on a friggin 4:3 monitor. I don't ever want to game on one of those ever again. not only that, but if the game is hardcore, and I need to tone down the resolyution, then I still want a single widescreen monitor running the thing.

Does anyone share this feeling?

I fully understand that and I'm constantly frustrated by it ... even though I have the two rigs ... :lol:

Can we somehow pressure Matrox do get this up and firing?

I have requested this and the answer is ... this isn't going to happen any time soon ... :(
Why ? ... I don't know but it must be very difficult to achieve as I think even Matrox would see it as the ideal solution.

Ok here's the other idea.

What if - and I'll get you guys to do the math - a TH2G user thier Widescreen on its end and have a big black bar at the top, and put 17" monitors on the side with the same resolution as the widescreen on its side, ie in portrait but with a section blacked out. THat way you could get the 3x4:3's but stilll have a widescreen in da middle.

Like dis:



How could we get this cranking?

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If this would work - it would be awesome...

Ok here's the other idea.

What if - and I'll get you guys to do the math - a TH2G user thier Widescreen on its end and have a big black bar at the top, and put 17" monitors on the side with the same resolution as the widescreen on its side, ie in portrait but with a section blacked out. THat way you could get the 3x4:3's but stilll have a widescreen in da middle.

Uh, take a closer look at that picture (which I presume is to scale). That's not 3x4:3. The center screen portion looks very close to 1:1, not 4:3.

- and I'll get you guys to do the math -

yes, there is alway somebody who is interested enough to do a quick calculation and find out what turns out. :wink:

(i dont have experience with TH2go, so i can only concentrate on physical stuff:)

first, you will need a widescreen (assuming 16:10) with a native resolution of 2048x1280 (which i did not find). that way if you turn it, you will get the TH2go res of 3840x1024. and you really use half of its height.

and second, to have the same size in the middle as on the sides, this screen needs to have a diagonal of:
~ 26" (25,66") for 17" 4:3 peripheral screens
~ 29" (28.679") for 19" 4:3 peripheral screens

...and if you want to use the whole screen in windows, you would have to plug it straight to your system (or switch from VGA to DVI), because TH2go neglects the upper part...

now eather this is already enough to forget the plan, or Paddy (or someone else) will tell you about the (likely) software and configuration problems... :?

but nevertheless: i like the idea :)

:lol:

...and here's the finishing-move:

a 4:3 panel does not have square pixel (1280/1024 = 3.75:3)!

(=> they are wider than high)
and i bet you will never find a widescreen with pixel that are higher than wide... :cry:

(btw: because of that fact, my calculation would need a bit of an adjustment... 8) )

:lol:

Not instilling much confidence over here Paddy.

Seeing's a 17" is 1280x1024, you would only need (and I think you said something along these lines, but I am not sure I understood) a widescreen monitor that is 1280 high. SURELY there is a Widescreen monitor that is that high so you could turn it on its side.

Perhaps not. Anyone? How tall is 15"s?

1024x768 Now there would HAVE to be a widescreen with 1024 high! Mine is 1050 high, couldn't I just squash resolution

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