3 way Monitors (Eyefinity) or 1 120hz 3D monitor

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3 way Monitors (Eyefinity) or 1 120hz 3D monitor

  • 3 Monitors

    Votes: 62 82.7%

  • 3D Vision

    Votes: 13 17.3%
  • Total voters
    75


FFS , yes lets discount all negative opinions , and only feed the joy with positive spin .
I would never do eyefinity, don't think I would do 3d either. But those 120mhz lcd's look very nice.
IMO a 2560x1600 monitor would be a lot sweeter upgrade/toy/extravagance, whatever.
But of course thats why you can buy 3 monitors for less than what one of those cost.
edit: Does the op , already have a area in his house. That will accommodate 3 monitors set up full time?
When you surf the web, which one do you use ? The one on the left or the center? :)
 
I think I'd rather eyefinity than have one big high res monitor. The main reason is that the eyefinity gives you peripheral vision to add to the immersion factor. If/when I do this, I plan to overlap the bezels so having those ultrathin monitors should help and limit the obstruction of them.
 
As someone who has glasses, I vote for Eyefinity. As a logical person, I still vote Eyefinity. As I understand it, many games will support it, while not everything supports 3D. Unless you are a non gamer and are buying all the 3D movies, I'd stay with Eyefinity. At least until 3D gets better/bigger.
 


Yes let's.
For someone who can't stand either, and by the sounds of it never used either, WTF value does his opinion have other than post count +1 !?!

It's like asking "Should I buy a new sports car or a new motorbike?" and then someone opines "I don't like to drive either of them, I prefer to walk." [:thegreatgrapeape:5]

I'd far better respect someone who actually contributed something while saying they didn't much care for either '.. but if you wanted to go in stages the you could get a 3D supporting panel of good quality now, and then add 2 more in time...', etc.

I've used both extensively, having first got my taste for surround gaming with the Parhelia and 3 Sony CRTs back in the Morrowind days almost a decade ago and done it again with the TH2G and projectors at work; plus having worked with professional apps and gamed in 3D long before that. Like I said, I like both, I just don't feel they've matured equally, nor are at the same level of maturity, but at least I'll stick to the question and not make up my own about how much nicer it would be for him to get an OLED round wall custom made for himself because isn't that cool. :kaola:
 


Cool, might do just that. :sol:
I tend to buy a ton of stuff when I visit the folks (or my siste in NCIX-land BC) usually I end up going to the computer mecca of College & Spadina, where even my Dad and sister can shop for Apple hardware *shudder*. :evil:
 
I just go a ati 5850 with 3 x Asus 22 inch monitor in eyefinity mode and i am so happy !!! it is the best thing out there since ssd !!
 

So lets decode this, you haven't actually used eyefinitey on a 5 series card yourself ? I played Daytona USA 15 years ago at the arcade, that sounds as close to eyefinity gaming experience as you. I'm sorry but your losing site that this all about playing games. It may be visually exciting for you, but if it worsens the gaming experience its going to become boring, old and a huge waste of money real fast.
 

What games are you playing ? Do they all work?
 


Actually I have, I've gamed on eyefinity rigs and on 3D Vision rigs for hours. I don't own one, since it is not something supported by my mobile hardware until they come out with something that does (I do have a triple [had quad] monitor setup at work on my Dell Laptop through the Docking Station, but it's not for gaming). I personally game on big screen plasmas at work and home as well as projectors, because I do what I want with what I can. My experience is quite extensive, even across my and other people's rigs/setups, often ones I've spec'd out for them (Kinda help when co-workers can take home spare LCDs). I focused on the experiences that made me go 'wow' and the first time playing surround gaming and the first time paying it with 3 x 90" screens is the kinda thing worth mentioning.

EDIT: BTW, just today I used the 3D Vision setup at Memory Express in the NW to show 2 co-workers what that was like while we picked up some other toys (like a USB to VGA adapter for one of their laptops).

I played Daytona USA 15 years ago at the arcade, that sounds as close to eyefinity gaming experience as you.
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Not really, but you keep turning left, eventually you'll get there. :kaola:

I'm sorry but your losing site that this all about playing games.
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No I didn't lose sight of that at all. BOTH have their benefits for game play, BOTH can have other benefits, but multi-monitor productivity/entertainment is a little easier to see as a benefit than a 120hz 3D setup whose other benefits are very limited (3D photos, 3D movies, 3D object manipulaiton, slightly smoother game refresh over 60-75hz?). But as it stands overall for games like I said originally, it's really a personal call on which has higher value, because as already mentioned, some people have major issues with headaches or with bezels, but even when that's the case there is the fall-back benefit.

It may be visually exciting for you, but if it worsens the gaming experience its going to become boring, old and a huge waste of money real fast.
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That's your assumption, and I don't see how $500 becomes a 'huge waste of money' ? I spent that on a single weekend of skiing, or more on a single suit. 3D setup is no cheaper, BOTH are about the same money.
And that's it BOTH have their good and their bad, and you seem to not see that, instead seeming to think the 'I like to walk' idea is still the best answer. :sarcastic:
 
Why is it every time someone makes a thread about this it goes to hell?

Ape, you said they are at different maturity points, I assume you feel the Eyefinity route is a bit ahead? Thats how I see it as there are more PhysX games then 3D games. It can be a nice tech, but until you can actually use it its pointless. Eyefinity now, Eyefinity + 3D once you can do it.
 
Hell must be thee destination to visit these days. :)

I should also note that no matter which company you choose you will eventually get the ability to do both.

I chose Eyefinity because out of the two I see myself using it a lot more, if not every time I turn on a game.
 


I think the main point is that Eyefinity takes very little effort by the devs to support, while 3d vision takes a lot more. So, it's likely most games will support eyefinity in the near future, while 3d vision will likely take a while to become mainstream.

One other thing, and maybe this is just me, but 3d vision requires you to use glasses. At first, this doesn't bother a person, but after a while, I find wearing glasses, or headsets just feels annoying.
 


Yep, it's just the widerspread support, and long list of current and older titles that can be made to work, even just through FOV hacks (Matrox can be thanked for that IMO). 3D is a little more limited, but it is definitely going to improve over time, just unsure of how long that time-line will be, hoping that 3D BluRay starts to push it ahead.

I also think '3D-vision' is just a stepping stone, and the tech will change more dramatically in the next few years, whereas the basics of Eyefinity/Surround-gaming will remain somewhat the same over the near term.

It can be a nice tech, but until you can actually use it its pointless. Eyefinity now, Eyefinity + 3D once you can do it.
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Yep, that's the way I see it. But for some people, like PhysX, 3D can be the killer 'must-have' thing even for just one or two titles whereas surround means nothing to them.
 

Will trying to look at 3 monitors at once peripherally be any easier with glasses. Looking out of the corner of your eye, does it involve you needing to turn your head to utilize the glasses ?
 
The bezels don’t bother me, and as for glasses notty22, I wear glasses and with my 22" screens I can see all of them without turning my head (24" + screens might change that but it also depends on how far you sit from them as well). I personally can look at the center screen and see something move out of the corner of my eye (even if its outside the view of my glasses) and kill whatever it was (most of the time :) ). For the short time I had my friends screen my kill to death ratio and survivability (average life span) in Battle field 2 and 2142 shot up tremendously (three fold increase).
 
yep, but soon that DLP will drop in price once the 120Hz go mainstream. Same as regular DLP screens that started out at a ridiculous price and now you can get a 60 Inch 1080p for less than 900.00$

To the OP, I would wait a bit till prices come down, ATM a 22" 120Hz (3D) Monitor costs aprox 330.00$ shipped. In about 6 months it should be around the 250.00$ range and there will be better options to choose from (2ms that wont break the bank) etc..




 
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