Discussion I know that some games have the option to render on multiple monitors. What is the point of this?

[Order 66]

I don't understand why games have this option when I feel like the bezels of the monitors would ruin the experience. Are there any monitors or games where using this setting makes sense?

 

[Colif]

Yeah, you right, totally pointless... why would anyone...

 

[Order 66]

Yeah, you right, totally pointless... why would anyone...

I mean if you had a completely bezel-free monitor then maybe it would work if you perfectly aligned them. I am not sure a bezel-free monitor is even possible though. I know LTT did a video awhile back where they had some sort of contraption that basically allowed 2 monitors to be put together and it somehow allowed you to use it as if the bezel wasn't there.

 

[Colif]

you can really thin ones now, mine almost blend into the screen though it does depend on if background is black. It would work well in space games.

you can set up screens so they are hidden - https://rog.asus.com/monitors/accessories/rog-bezel-free-kit-abf01-model/

mostly you set up the gaps in spots you not looking at, I guess.

the pictures used to show these bezelless displays show bezels - https://www.stealth.com/ruggedlcds/zero-bezel/

 

[Order 66]

you can really thin ones now, mine almost blend into the screen though it does depend on if background is black. It would work well in space games.

you can set up screens so they are hidden - https://rog.asus.com/monitors/accessories/rog-bezel-free-kit-abf01-model/

mostly you set up the gaps in spots you not looking at, I guess.

the pictures used to show these bezelless displays show bezels - https://www.stealth.com/ruggedlcds/zero-bezel/

Even if you can hide the bezels, wouldn't it just make more sense to get a larger monitor since I don't think most games support being rendered on multiple monitors? (I could be wrong) Wouldn't rendering a game on let's say 2 1080p 24-inch monitors be the same (from a performance standpoint) as a 48-inch 4k monitor?

 

[Colif]

still 2x more pixels on 1 4k monitor compared to 2 1080p monitors.

there are other reasons why you might want more screens.
Say you simulating a car game. You want a view to left and right as well as ahead. Hard to do with one monitor.
Really big monitors are also more expensive than 2 or 3 smaller ones are.
You need a GPU that can run the screen sizes, multiple monitors have been supported on GPU for years. 5k wide screen is a stretch for most.

Only 2293 games on this list support multiple monitors - https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_multi-monitor

 

[Order 66]

still 2x more pixels on 1 4k monitor compared to 2 1080p monitors.

there are other reasons why you might want more screens.
Say you simulating a car game. You want a view to left and right as well as ahead. Hard to do with one monitor.
Really big monitors are also more expensive than 2 or 3 smaller ones are.
You need a GPU that can run the screen sizes, multiple monitors have been supported on GPU for years. 5k wide screen is a stretch for most.

Only 2293 games on this list support multiple monitors - https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_multi-monitor

If said car game is in first person. I personally don't like first person in car games because I find the FOV way too restrictive for my liking. (yes, I know that first person mode is supposed to have a narrower field of view, but in video games it makes me slightly motion sick.) I don't understand why some monitors have a 683:240 aspect ratio. the monitor also has a weird 1366x480 resolution.

 

[Colif]

683:240 aspect ratio

one such screen is used for advertising, not gaming = https://www.lg.com/us/business/digital-signage/lg-M2901SCBN

Not all screens are for gaming you know. 8ms not a good refresh rate for gameing

 

[Order 66]

one such screen is used for advertising, not gaming = https://www.lg.com/us/business/digital-signage/lg-M2901SCBN

Not all screens are for gaming you know.

That was the exact screen I was referring to. I feel like it is weird that it is listed on pcpartpicker since it isn't really supposed to be for desktop use. I wonder what gaming on that screen would be like even though I know it is not for gaming.

 

[Colif]

pc part picker might not just be used for gaming machines. Its a helpful tool for putting any type of PC together. It might have been a business use.

 

[Order 66]

pc part picker might not just be used for gaming machines. Its a helpful tool for putting any type of PC together. It might have been a business use.

That's true, I still wonder what the gaming experience would be like. I wonder if DOOM would be playable at that aspect ratio. 😉 I am not even sure if doom supports that aspect ratio though.

 

[hedwar2011]

Here's the old school DOOM on multiple monitors. 🤣

✂️ Doom Multi monitor

60 seconds · Clipped by Greg Ustaszewski · Original video "Doom The Way it Was Meant to Be Played - v1.1 Multi-monitor" by Tech Tangents

www.youtube.com

Here is DOOM Eternal on a tri-monitor setup:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S97IkSIx-M

 

[USAFRet]

Even if you can hide the bezels, wouldn't it just make more sense to get a larger monitor

Not if you already have 2 or 3 smaller ones.

 

[Order 66]

Not if you already have 2 or 3 smaller ones.

I suppose that makes sense. What would the aspect ratio be like rendering a game on two 16:9 monitors? would the aspect ratio change or would it stay the same?

 

[Glenwing]

I suppose that makes sense. What would the aspect ratio be like rendering a game on two 16:9 monitors? would the aspect ratio change or would it stay the same?

Aspect ratio is the ratio of width to height, so if you have two monitors side by side then you're doubling the width without changing the height. So your aspect ratio would be 32:9.

 

[Order 66]

Aspect ratio is the ratio of width to height, so if you have two monitors side by side then you're doubling the width without changing the height. So your aspect ratio would be 32:9.

That would increase your FOV in game correct?

 

[Glenwing]

That would increase your FOV in game correct?

In games with a fixed vertical FOV, yes.