Got it ... I have to 'Stretch' my desktop onto the 2 screens as opposed to extending the desktop.

New resolution is 2054(or something)x1024

It's WAAAAY cool to have that much of your peripheral vision taken by screen wiht 2 Wide-screen 20" LCDs right next to one another ... Think I now have my mind made up for the 3-screen job.

How many video cards do you have ?

You need a few more things... Clicky here

Yeah, thanks for the replies ... Once I get all my hoes in line, I can gang up on one of those setups there like yours Timster .. Friggin NASA alright.

Once I got the duals up and as good as they'll be gettin', I've already made arrangements for the third of the bunch and will be acquiring the TH2GO here in the next few weeks so stay tuned.

What a difference in immersion indeed...

Tim, do you do anything about the discontinuities between the three screens?

I can't stand to drive unless I've adjusted the image position and size so that objects move smoothly between screens. If you don't make these adjustments then objects 'jump' from one screen to the next, and you can't just apexes or anything that moves from a side monitor on to the center monitor.

BTW, you can see my simulator setup at:

Ultraforce Simulators Home Page

Unfortunately, the monitors I have don't save the images settings, so every time I go into rfactor I have to re-adjust all three monitors. Plus, by the time everything is set correctly, there is a 1.5" black strip on the outside edges of the outer monitors that goes unused.

For this reason, I'm becoming less and less satisfied with the TH2Go. Seems like a 24" or larger monitor might be the way to go. You might lose a little peripheral vision, but there would be no interruptions in the image. Given the $1000 price tag of the TH2Go and three 19" monitors, it would be cheaper to go with some of the larger monitors now available.

There is also the triple-head software deal out there. If I'd seen that, I'd have tried it before buying the Matrox product. I think the software can save all the image adjustments.

If you're driving the TH2GO off the primary output of a typical dual-head video card, can you still hook a 4th monitor to the original secondary?

Hey Pat, have you tried this: SoftTH? Probably not cost-effective compared to TH2GO unless you already have a PCIe SLI setup, but still pretty interesting.

Pat, when I first got my TH2GO I was most concerned about the "gap" between monitors myself. You can place them to eliminate most by placing the side ones at an angle just slighly behind the center screen. I did that at first, but since I *thought* I would use that PC as a workstation as well, I decided that a large flat surface would be better.

I invested a couple extra dollars and bought some of that black poster-board. I cut out the holes for the screens to display though and velcro'd the boards only the 3 screens. This blocked out the distracting color of the borders, replacing it with a uniform flat-black.

Once I am racing though, I do not notice the gaps/borders. The gap is just over 1 inch, but to me it is nothing more then a roll-bar or an A-pillar.

You really need 3 identical monitors, and the 4:3 monitors will do better then the wide screen's. Invest (or borrow) 3 identical 19" LCDs. They are real cheap nowadays (under $200 each). 19" may sound small, but combine three and 45 inches across is nothing to sneeze at.

Tim,

I do like your 'frame' idea. I usually race in the dark, though, and since the monitor casing is black it hasn't been an issue. I also tried placing the side monitor edges behind the center monitor but didn't like it. I do have three identical 19" LCDs as shown on my web site.

It's not the gaps that I'm talking about specifically. They don't bother me either. After a while you don't even notice them. I'm talking about how, if you let the monitors auto-adjust, things don't line up perfectly between the screens. For example, if you hit the 'U' key in rfactor to look around, and split one side of the steering wheel between monitors, the steering wheel is no longer round. In the same way, the edges of the track or anything else is dis-jointed when it passes from monitor to monitor.

The biggest problem is apexes on tight turns, where the apex is on a side monitor as you approach. If you are looking at the apex on a side monitor, then turn in and the apex moves onto the center monitor, the apex point literally 'jumps' the gap instantly. I makes it impossible for me to enjoy.

The answer is to expand the monitor images so that the steering wheel appears round, the track edges match up, and objects move smoothly between monitors.

It's all explained here:

http://www.simhq.com/_technology/technology_065l.html

If you aren't making those adjustments you should try it. I can't stand it otherwise - which makes me consider software TH2Go, or going to a single large monitor.

Hutch,

I think you still can use the second monitor output. I haven't tried it yet.

Pat

Thanks Pat. Good luck with your interview tonight, I told somebody I know in Indy about it, he's hoping to show up.

Tim, have you ever tried using the 2nd video card output for one of your other monitors (as a 4th)? This is actually a work-related question, I have to build a 4-monitor single system, and think TH2GO may be the best solution.