Widescreen Gaming Forum

Just looking at my options for a TH2Go setup but would prefer the fallback of having 1600x1200 native resolution screens rather than 1280x1024 for non TH2Go supported titles.

How well does a 20" 1600x1200 panel scale a 1280x1024 input? E.g. Would 3 Dell 2007 panels do a good job?

Thanks.

I have 3 x Dell 2001's (20")and they scale very well ...
In games I don't notice the scaling at all ... but on the desktop and in other applications it is noticeable but acceptable.
I have done this for quite some time now and I am very used to it ... I only notice when I go to my other system which has 3 x Dell 2405's at 3 x 1920x1200.
You can switch the TH2G to 1600x1200 for just one screen ... to switch all 3 back to 1600x1200 is a bit more of a pain.

Okay, thanks for that. So the TH2Go will pass through 1600x1200 when disabled then? I thought I read that it had issues and only passed through a maximum of 1280x1024 when in 1 screen/disabled mode?

Thanks again.

I thought it wouldn't/couldn't do it either ... :oops:
It is not something I have ever done as I just won't play games in 4:3 since going widescreen or TH2G ... because of your post I tried it and it worked ... :? :shock:
I just switched the desktop res to 1600x1200 in the Matrox PowerDesk/Display Properties ... 8)

Hi - I am thinking of getting a 3 screen setup for both work and for gaming. My concern is the resolution and the analog connection. For work, I would rather have 1600x1200 screens and the digital connection. For gaming, I can live with the th2g.

I have a 6800 Ultra card and am installing a second to do SLI. Here is my idea - I want to "double connect" the 3 screens. I would connect the "main" output (the one used by SLI) to the th2g, and then run the output from the th2g to the 3 analog inputs. Then, I would connect the remaining 3 DVI connectors to the DVI inputs on the monitors. I drew a diagram of the idea - analog is in blue, digital is in purple... (sorry, can't figure out how to put the image in the post)

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbair3/Th2gDoubleConnect/photo#5015252774665847986

I think this should cause the computer to see 4 monitors when SLI is shut off; 3 "regular" 20 inch monitors and 1 "big monitor" for the th2g. For work, I would keep SLI off and probably just disable the big monitor. For gaming, I would enable the big monitor, make it the primary, and switch on SLI (which would disable the 3 other outputs.) I should be able to just toggle the monitors between analog and digital inputs to make the switch.

Has anyone tried this? If not, can anyone see a reason it would not work? Thanks for any help.

- CB

PS - the monitor I am considering for the setup is the Samsung 204b, anyone have comments on that as a gaming monitor?

Hey welcome to the WSGF ... 8)

I have not tried it but I don't see why that shouldn't work ... :D

I was thinking of doing the same thing myself

I am trying to think of how to test this before I drop $1k plus on all the gear. I only have two monitors right now (a big CRT and a 17 inch lcd.) Once I get SLI set up, I may try hooking up the big CRT to the "main" output and the LCD to one of the ports on the other card. I can then try the SLI swithing thing.

That is the main thing that worries me. I don't think the th2go would be "aware" of this setup, so it should make no difference. I am also highly confident in the monitors' ability to switch between the two inputs. I'll let everyone know what I find out. (Gotta get my new card and set up SLI first.) In the interim, any thoughts or experience is much appreciated!

- Chuck

Paddy, how well does 1024x768 scale to those panels? I'm really jonesing for my TH2Go setup. I don't see myself being able to build my gaming rig very soon, so I was thinking of hooking them up to my Mac Pro.

I've got the 7300 in it, so I don't have the ATI driver problems. I realize it's not a speedy card but it does okay at 1920x1200, and that's almost the exact same number of pixels as 3x1024x768.

I think 1024x768 scales very well on my panels ... of course if the game doesn't do AA then it looks pretty bad and text in windowsp looks a little soft.