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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Gabi
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      @Gabi said:

      @Dashrender no prob 🙂

      Not getting any notifications when people are replying 😞

      What kind of notification are you looking for?

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        technobabble @Mike Ralston
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        @Mike-Ralston Love the size. I had the grid for a 19" screen 3 years ago, I couldn't wait to use it and now I am wondering why I stopped using it.

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        • JoyJ
          Joy
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          I am jealous i only have one monitor. 😞

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            don91
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            at work i have three monitors at home i went from 1-2 -3-6-9-3-2-1-4-1 and im planning on a three setup again.
            i go though phases.

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              technobabble @don91
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              @don91 Was the 6 two rows of three stacked and the 9 three rows of three stacked?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                When I worked in the Wall St trading floors the 3x3 setup was common.

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                • Mike RalstonM
                  Mike Ralston @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller As of yet, these panels are only in 1080 height format, but Sony and Samsung are already working on 4096 x 1600 ones. Should give you plenty of extra vertical space, and if we see curved panels come to this area, you could effectively replace a 5 monitor setup with a single monitor. Of course, you would need a beastly GPU to even view text files at 60Hz and a DisplayPort 1.2 connection, but the technology does exist.

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                    technobabble
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                    That would be awesome, especially if it is touch screen. I imagine something out of Minority report in the near near future. I had hoped W8 would have brought touchscreen monitors prices down and that there would be more choices.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Mike Ralston
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                      @Mike-Ralston said:

                      @scottalanmiller As of yet, these panels are only in 1080 height format, but Sony and Samsung are already working on 4096 x 1600 ones. Should give you plenty of extra vertical space, and if we see curved panels come to this area, you could effectively replace a 5 monitor setup with a single monitor. Of course, you would need a beastly GPU to even view text files at 60Hz and a DisplayPort 1.2 connection, but the technology does exist.

                      One of the things that I like about multiple monitors is that I have discrete workspaces. One large monitor would be great for gaming but I'm not sure that I would prefer it for work.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @technobabble
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                        @technobabble said:

                        That would be awesome, especially if it is touch screen. I imagine something out of Minority report in the near near future. I had hoped W8 would have brought touchscreen monitors prices down and that there would be more choices.

                        Only a matter of time.

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                        • Mike RalstonM
                          Mike Ralston @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller Big monitor like that would be TERRIBLE for gaming. I would imagine it would be used for people running several programs at once. They can all be set up to run as multiple virtual monitors on one panel, and borders can even be set. I'd say the main purpose is for graphic artists, but they may see use in other fields.

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                            scottalanmiller @Mike Ralston
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                            @Mike-Ralston said:

                            @scottalanmiller Big monitor like that would be TERRIBLE for gaming. I would imagine it would be used for people running several programs at once. They can all be set up to run as multiple virtual monitors on one panel, and borders can even be set. I'd say the main purpose is for graphic artists, but they may see use in other fields.

                            Why bad for gaming? Wide field of view would be nice.

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                            • Mike RalstonM
                              Mike Ralston
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                              For gaming, 16:9 or 16:10 are really optimal. I think it may be good for Flight Simulators or such, but for RTS, FPS, any sort of Racing, and anything competitive, it would make it harder to keep track of everything. I've had a bit of hands-on experience with 3 monitor and 5 monitor setups for gaming, and the other monitors just subtract from the immersion and make it harder to pay attention to what's in front of you. Surround sound headphones is a much more viable and reliable solution for telling what's going on around you.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                Multiple monitors would do that, I think one big one would not. I play adventure and RPGs and think that a massively wide, wrap around screen would be amazing.

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                                  technobabble
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                                  I would like wrap around racing simulator game that allows you to see the inside of the cockpit like in Pro Race Driverpro_race_driver_2.jpg

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    That would be cool.

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                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      Nothing is as cool as...

                                      needforspeed.jpg

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch
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                                        I would prefer that to be more a VR thing, but a large wrap around would still look sweet.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                          @JaredBusch said:

                                          I would prefer that to be more a VR thing, but a large wrap around would still look sweet.

                                          I'm thinking about an Occulus Rift once they are available. Very tempting.

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                                          • Mike RalstonM
                                            Mike Ralston @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @JaredBusch said:

                                            I would prefer that to be more a VR thing, but a large wrap around would still look sweet.

                                            I'm thinking about an Occulus Rift once they are available. Very tempting.

                                            They are available, just a bit more pricy than they will be at release.

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