I understand Samsung is making a model for this purpose. Something with a thin enough bezel that it is barely noticeable.
I really, really want to do 3 monitors on my current desk, but I just can't justify it right now. Still, I like what AMD is doing because multiple monitors have a practical application beyond gaming and entertainment. Maybe not six, but certainly three. So, having that flexibility to get more out of a multi monitor set up is nice.
Why do monitors even have to have a bezel? Couldn't they just push everything to the back side or make the depth longer to house whatever is needed?
I'm not sure, I think the ones Samsung had were going to be 5mm thick per monitor, so, 1 cm when placed side by side, which is about as good as it gets for right now.
I'd love to see a monitor manufacture come up with some kind of custom bundles three and six monitor solutions with some kind of included system for interconnecting everything.
It's mostly for protection. LCDs aren't exactly robust, and pushing everything to the edges means you have to protect the screen, the crystals, the contrast layer, the polarizer, everything. It's easier to just wrap it in plastic. Even then they're hard to get right sometimes - look at the latest iMac's color and warping issues.
This tech is beyond awesome. AMD is leading the space with this. it really puts a fat red mark int he face of Nvidia people who will run only 3 monitors. I wonder if this tech scales with Crossfire, pushing games across that many pixels on one card is going to be tough... but than again its only a matter of time before we see a 5970 version.
The odd thing is I did not realize that the 5870 E6 would consume so much power? all the hub-bub about the GTX 480 at 300watts at full load seems to be normal if looking at charts for the 5870 E6. If the difference is only 5-6 Watts that almost puts it at the same level as the GTX 480 under load. I guess the biggest factor is it runs 8c cooler...
Both AMD & Nvidia have cool tech when it comes to multi screen & AMD is leading the way. It is time that a monitor company comes out and leads the way with them with bezel free monitors. I know they can do it with a glass front... I have seen them. They just need to mass produce them.
The figures I've seen for the 5870 E6 are a max board power of 228W; 40W more than the standard 5870 due to the additional memory. GTX 480 has a 250W TDP but from what I've read that's not exactly an honest number.
See, assuming that Furmark is forcing the boards to draw absolute max power, a relatively fair assumption IMO, that GTX 480 is easily chewing through 300W.
Those are for total system power, but the real problem here is that everyone's numbers are wrong in that they are unscientific. The TDP and max board power really don't mean much in terms of actual consumption and unless somebody gives readouts from a multimeter, it's a pretty fuzzy guessing game.
If you look at the numbers for GPU watts in the test for the ATI cards and the tests they did with the GTX 480 and ATI cards.. the numbers do not match up using the same testing methods.
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I understand Samsung is making a model for this purpose. Something with a thin enough bezel that it is barely noticeable.
I really, really want to do 3 monitors on my current desk, but I just can't justify it right now. Still, I like what AMD is doing because multiple monitors have a practical application beyond gaming and entertainment. Maybe not six, but certainly three. So, having that flexibility to get more out of a multi monitor set up is nice.
Damn it limited finances!!
Eyefinity is great for productivity, but for gaming? Support can be erratic and bezel disruption is still a big nuisance.
I'm not sure, I think the ones Samsung had were going to be 5mm thick per monitor, so, 1 cm when placed side by side, which is about as good as it gets for right now.
I'd love to see a monitor manufacture come up with some kind of custom bundles three and six monitor solutions with some kind of included system for interconnecting everything.
The odd thing is I did not realize that the 5870 E6 would consume so much power? all the hub-bub about the GTX 480 at 300watts at full load seems to be normal if looking at charts for the 5870 E6. If the difference is only 5-6 Watts that almost puts it at the same level as the GTX 480 under load. I guess the biggest factor is it runs 8c cooler...
Both AMD & Nvidia have cool tech when it comes to multi screen & AMD is leading the way. It is time that a monitor company comes out and leads the way with them with bezel free monitors. I know they can do it with a glass front... I have seen them. They just need to mass produce them.
Those are for total system power, but the real problem here is that everyone's numbers are wrong in that they are unscientific. The TDP and max board power really don't mean much in terms of actual consumption and unless somebody gives readouts from a multimeter, it's a pretty fuzzy guessing game.
I need a third panel. 6144x1152 yes, please.