Multi-Monitor Support

rrfarmer · Post by **rrfarmer** » Sat, 8. Oct 11, 16:32

wow, i would buy that crvd thing, but i can't find a price or a plave to buy.... but wow that's amazing!

btw, i work at a tv studio and i think we would buy those at work too if we knew about them!

rrfarmer · Post by **rrfarmer** » Sat, 8. Oct 11, 16:44

well....

they discontinued selling that monitor.

now i'm sad.... but the monitor was $6500....

frymaster · Post by **frymaster** » Sat, 8. Oct 11, 17:17

multimonitor support of the ATI "show as one massive monitor" system is nice* but I'd really like to be able to display auxiliary information on one or both of my secondary monitors like, say, World in Conflict, or Supreme Commander (though that doesn't make especially good use of it)

*not really. I think it's horrid. There's no easy way to swap from my desktop "3 separate monitors so things maximise properly and I don't have my start menu aaaaall the way to the left" system to the "one stretched virtual monitor" and back again, and I don't personally think there's much benefit

Skid · Post by **Skid** » Sat, 8. Oct 11, 17:29

frymaster wrote:*not really. I think it's horrid. There's no easy way to swap from my desktop "3 separate monitors so things maximise properly and I don't have my start menu aaaaall the way to the left" system to the "one stretched virtual monitor" and back again, and I don't personally think there's much benefit

Download and install Matrox PowerDesk, ATI HydraVision or a similar program will allow you to maximize to one monitor, one display area, or the whole desktop.

Failing that since your mentioned ATI, there is the option in CCC to save monitor configurations as presets, then assign the presets to hotkeys to change them on the fly. Meaning you can swap between 3 display areas or one large display area with a key press.

Virtualaughing · Post by **Virtualaughing** » Mon, 10. Oct 11, 03:07

There is a way with Microsoft FSX to use multiple monitors for multiple views. For instance you can put the copilot view to a secondary monitor or even to your old crt TV. All view is flexible there and you can place as many vindow as your VGA can handle.
Unfortunatelly this isnt very well supported with windows 7. Another thing where XP done better job....

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sndle9 · Post by **sndle9** » Tue, 11. Oct 11, 20:16

ps2cho wrote:
thyco wrote:If this game does end up supporting multiple monitors, and a goes as far to let us do what Skid suggests, ill definately be buying 2 extra monitors just for this game.
^This!!

The game would be INCREDIBLE with multple monitors.

What size would you guys recommend? (excluding multi).

I currently have a 19" and its difficult to enjoy X:TC because its so beautiful and with a small LCD it doesn't do the game justice.

I'm thinking 24"-27"?

I use a Dell 30" (2560*1600) It's the best upgrade I've ever made to my system and considering it can last through several base-system upgrades I feel it was money well spent.

You don't need a mad system to drive it these days. My nephews new 600 pound system can run it pretty well at full resolution.

On the XR monitor support. IF they bring back the X2 style multi monitor support with separate windows showing different data instead of just a streched cockpit FOV I'll be clearing some more desk space just for this game.

The Dell is big enough for the main view, but having maps and empire data on separate screens would be great and I have a couple of spare 19" screens not being used much these days.

Dave.

Mordobb · Post by **Mordobb** » Wed, 12. Oct 11, 18:41

The sad with X3 its the fact that in tech terms it falls years behind any other sim.
I was hoping X-R would solve this but i have great doubts

hannihanagarth · Post by **hannihanagarth** » Thu, 26. Jan 12, 03:34

Actually, I would like it better if I had the possibility to use my second monitor for menus and such windows, instead of stretching the graphics.

Maxumous · Post by **Maxumous** » Thu, 26. Jan 12, 08:42

rrfarmer wrote:wow, i would buy that crvd thing, but i can't find a price or a plave to buy.... but wow that's amazing!

btw, i work at a tv studio and i think we would buy those at work too if we knew about them!

look at the Depth of this montor Crvd :- http://www.g4tv.com/videos/45423/ostend ... quality=hd

Is not even Led

I think with Oled Becomes popular and cheap , properly in next 10 years then you may see a proper curved Monitor. With Oled is like wafer thin and you can bend it to make a curve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRcbUsG6XMM

How amazing this that !

Technology is coming to gaming !

Probe1 · Post by **Probe1** » Thu, 26. Jan 12, 15:08

That's the real kicker. I've had a few games that were willing to stretch between monitors. What it gave me was a black line to stare at. Meh.

The only thing worth mentioning in Supreme Commander 2 was the second monitor support. That was very nice.

If they did return to additional monitor support, having a data screen or (be still my beating heart) draggable menus that you could position on the second monitor from the first.. now that would be nice.

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Thu, 26. Jan 12, 21:50

I think the original supcom did a pretty good job with multi monitor too. But I still think TA was a better game

frymaster · Post by **frymaster** » Sun, 5. Feb 12, 19:43

http://gaminghud.com/articles/interview ... rnd-lehahn has Bernd state there are no plans for this kind of multimonitor support

hannihanagarth · Post by **hannihanagarth** » Mon, 6. Feb 12, 01:04

That's so sad. Another good opportunity wasted...

(To be fair : I have no clue how hard it is to perform that.)

Al Zheimer · Post by **Al Zheimer** » Wed, 29. Feb 12, 22:59

I think most graphics cards these days are able to treat multiple monitors as a single desktop, so all the game needs to have is:

a) A windowed mode.
b) Draggable interface elements (windows, HUD, etc.) or at least the ability to alter all aspects of the the UI with mods.

In other words, it doesn't need specific support for multiple monitors. As long as it supports a windowed mode, it should be possible (on most graphics cards) to stretch the window so that it covers both screens.

It might not be as elegant as native multi-monitor support, but it should make 99% of people happy.

FalconGrey · Post by **FalconGrey** » Tue, 17. Apr 12, 20:06

hannihanagarth wrote:That's so sad. Another good opportunity wasted...

(To be fair : I have no clue how hard it is to perform that.)

I know this is an old thread but wanted to copy what was said...

Aldath: CharlieChop asks, Will Rebirth allow us to use several screens? For example, will the player be able to use one screen to see the status of any assets you own, or a larger version of the sector map while still being able to play with an unobstructed view.

BL: No, this is not planned for X: Rebirth at this point. The game that went furthest in this regard was X2: The Threat where you could indeed arrange up to 6 screens on up to three physical monitors.

He stated that 'Not planned at this point' leaving it open for the possibility of having that at a later point. So don't rule out the map on the left, turrets on the right, and main view ready to roll just yet!

TonViper · Post by **TonViper** » Wed, 18. Apr 12, 03:01

thyco wrote:If this game does end up supporting multiple monitors, and a goes as far to let us do what Skid suggests, ill definately be buying 2 extra monitors just for this game.

On that note, the GTX 680 I just bought can run 4 monitors at the same time.

(2 DVI, 1 HDMI and a DisplayPort)

FalconGrey · Post by **FalconGrey** » Wed, 18. Apr 12, 05:54

um... WOW! my 460 can do 2 at a time. HDMI/DVI or DVI/DVI

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Multi-Monitor Support