LFS on triple monitors

chickeneater · May 9th, 2007, 08:49 PM

http://picasaweb.google.com/lastlee/...49879771157570
http://picasaweb.google.com/lastlee/...49871181222962

it's very fun images/smilies/tongue.gif

FireFox · May 9th, 2007, 09:05 PM

yup, too bad of those bars in the center though images/smilies/sad.gif

+ Google Video

chickeneater · May 10th, 2007, 01:28 AM

the bars in the center aren't that bad... The program I'm using is called SoftTH (Software Triple Head) and it has a setting to essentially crop out the portion of the video buffer that is underneath the bar area, so it would just act like the frame of the car or something like that images/smilies/tongue.gif

.

Is that your setup? it looks like that doesn't crop out the bar so lines don't exactly match up...

NecroJoe · May 10th, 2007, 01:32 AM

The monitor bezels don't bother me...it's the fact that it looks like there are at least two different sized-monitors. :-p

epp_b · May 10th, 2007, 01:47 AM

saawwweeeeeeeeeeeetness!! images/smilies/jawdrop.gif

matt2000 · May 10th, 2007, 10:14 AM

that looks really good. i think the bezels would really irritate me but i'm very picky images/smilies/tongue.gif

only thing i can see from the pic in the dark is the coulour temp/hue of the monitors looks different. left monitor looks slightly green, and right monitor looks slightly red images/smilies/smile.gif

fbc · May 10th, 2007, 10:20 AM

I want that setup - the bezels wouldn't bother me in the slightest, I'm sure when you're actually playing the game as opposed to watching a replay you wouldn't even notice them.

FireFox · May 10th, 2007, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickeneater

Is that your setup? it looks like that doesn't crop out the bar so lines don't exactly match up...

No its not mine setup. Using just a normal screen for racing images/smilies/tongue.gif

I can imagine that when you are racing, you forget those bars.
Its looks very cool

chickeneater · May 12th, 2007, 07:17 PM

yeah... I haven't fully calibrated the color of the monitors off each other. The reason why the bezels do not bother me is because I have the center screen that is the exact same image that you would get with just one monitor. The side monitors really (I mean really) help with multiplayer--passing and such. I think the difference between having three monitors and one is the same kind of difference as having force feedback and not. My monitors are 22" crts (which is why it is hard to take pictures of them with the right exposure). The framerate is not really really good, but it is acceptable. The reason is because I'm using SoftTH with an AGP 8x card instead of the recommended PCI-E. It requires nearly three times the bandwidth, so I had to cut down on the resolution (800x600 on each monitor). It's worth it.

If I ever get a new computer, I'll have to test it out with PCI-E images/smilies/tongue.gif

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andyhui01 · May 13th, 2007, 02:17 AM

Just curious... is the field of view any wider because it's using 3 monitors... because if I recall, how wide you can see looks the same as when you're using 1 monitor

matt2000 · May 13th, 2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyhui01

Just curious... is the field of view any wider because it's using 3 monitors... because if I recall, how wide you can see looks the same as when you're using 1 monitor

i'm guessing that you would need to set that up in LFS. i know you can change the field of view in options images/smilies/smile.gif

chickeneater · May 18th, 2007, 04:18 AM

no... I always have my FOV set to 120 degrees (max), but with three screens you actually get two additional screens of extra information. The center screen is exactly what you would get if you were playing with just one screen.

May 9th, 2007, 08:49 PM	#1
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chickeneater Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: August 13th, 2008 Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 113 Car: 1981 BMW 320i LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	the bars in the center aren't that bad... The program I'm using is called SoftTH (Software Triple Head) and it has a setting to essentially crop out the portion of the video buffer that is underneath the bar area, so it would just act like the frame of the car or something like that . Is that your setup? it looks like that doesn't crop out the bar so lines don't exactly match up... __________________ LFS S2 Licensed Racer

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matt2000 Squirrel Mincer Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:19 PM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,484 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 54	that looks really good. i think the bezels would really irritate me but i'm very picky only thing i can see from the pic in the dark is the coulour temp/hue of the monitors looks different. left monitor looks slightly green, and right monitor looks slightly red __________________ Signature last updated 27/11/08. Photos last updated 25/10/08.

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fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 07:18 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,351 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 77	I want that setup - the bezels wouldn't bother me in the slightest, I'm sure when you're actually playing the game as opposed to watching a replay you wouldn't even notice them. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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chickeneater Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: August 13th, 2008 Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 113 Car: 1981 BMW 320i LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	yeah... I haven't fully calibrated the color of the monitors off each other. The reason why the bezels do not bother me is because I have the center screen that is the exact same image that you would get with just one monitor. The side monitors really (I mean really) help with multiplayer--passing and such. I think the difference between having three monitors and one is the same kind of difference as having force feedback and not. My monitors are 22" crts (which is why it is hard to take pictures of them with the right exposure). The framerate is not really really good, but it is acceptable. The reason is because I'm using SoftTH with an AGP 8x card instead of the recommended PCI-E. It requires nearly three times the bandwidth, so I had to cut down on the resolution (800x600 on each monitor). It's worth it. If I ever get a new computer, I'll have to test it out with PCI-E ... __________________ LFS S2 Licensed Racer

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NecroJoe Joined: Apr 12th, 2005 Last Online: 10:54 AM Location: San Francisco area, CA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,838 Car: 2001 Mercury Cougar V6 Rep Power: 55	The monitor bezels don't bother me...it's the fact that it looks like there are at least two different sized-monitors. :-p

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: November 27th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,511 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	Just curious... is the field of view any wider because it's using 3 monitors... because if I recall, how wide you can see looks the same as when you're using 1 monitor __________________

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chickeneater Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: August 13th, 2008 Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 113 Car: 1981 BMW 320i LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	no... I always have my FOV set to 120 degrees (max), but with three screens you actually get two additional screens of extra information. The center screen is exactly what you would get if you were playing with just one screen. __________________ LFS S2 Licensed Racer

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