Half Life 2 --- Triple Monitor Surround Gaming Demo.

[Cqub3]

I would never do it because of the bezels. just get an ultra wide display instead

[ApplicationAndroid]

If you have three monitors it will make it run slower, like the FPS would go down right?

[brandon9271]

what's a beezel? lol

[jackburton2009]

I have two monitors but don't do multi-monitor gaming because one is 32 and one is 27. Just having two monitors for general use is a lot of fun though. Increases your productivity and you can watch a movie and play a game or browse the internet at the same time, it's great.

[grtblogger]

Hey! I just found working HL2 E3 Demo at /watch?v=vqAZOrTzPVc

[kevgeta08]

it does look kinda cool but why dont you let get one big monitor instead of pluging in and making ur computer work harder for 3 of them

[KrochInSky]

how do you do that? get it to stretch?

[doltBmB]

Every single triple monitor setup I've seen has the periphery moniters angled like that, which is strange because it's theoretically incorrect. The math in video games always assumes a flat plane for projection regardless of your monitor size. And you can see this error as you turn past the combine CP officer for example.

But I guess it doesn't look so nice with LCD's that are so angle dependent.

[minimorley22]

@doltBmB Read the description... fuckface.

[doltBmB]

@minimorley22 I'm sorry? The description doesn't even touch on that. And why call me a fuckface? I just noted a technical detail.

[PikKirby]

@minimorley22

I think he's talking about the actual physical angling of monitors in tri-monitor setups.

[Zantor135]

@doltBmB I Agree with you unless a game takes that into account and some do. when you lay three flat it gets real hard to see the other screens even for periphery so it is a waste..

[doltBmB]

@Zantor135 Tis a bit of a dilemma for certain.

[PikKirby]

@doltBmB

It may be theoretically incorrect but angling that way makes for a better viewing experience in general because of two large factors (In my opinion, I mean there are others..) Space. Most desks can't accommodate the large space needed for three monitors in a row. Distance is another factor. If you're sitting back further, it makes sense that less angling would be acceptable. But if you're sitting close up, you need to angle the monitors.

[DeadManWalking49]

Is it just me or is this disorienting and actually looks like a good idea?

[MrPandawesome]

now I know 4 people with the same fcking monitor..

[frazzleberry]

@Chimon4ever you have to be more than half white.

[ESP4thaWin]

10 fps? nice!

[Attest2Sin]

Hey dude nice vid what monitors are you using as im trying to do the same :D

[RkivUnderground]

This is just my opinion. I think having three screens just to play a game is ridiculous. It is unnecessary rendering to max out a game and then to play it on a setup like that, it is too expensive, and it looks like a bad old Cinerama film. I think it also spoils some games, like the beginning of HL2. At 1:18, you can see both of G-Man's eyes. I think it was much scarier when you only saw one eye. What about Portal 2? What fun will it be when Wheatley asks you to turn around in that setup?

[minimorley22]

@RkivUnderground I tried turning around in Portal 2.

I had to go until he was right off the third monitor before he would do anything. :D

It is a totally different experience when you are right beside the computer as opposed to watching it online.

If you ever get a chance to test out a system like this, do it, you will not regret it.

I mainly use it for multitasking operations, but gaming is a cool side product to three monitors. Just like how 2 monitors is great, 3 is even better.

[siisihqdaa]

@minimorley22 FPS sucks with 2 monitors cuz the crosshair is in the middle of the 2 screens. Im gonna buy 6870HD and 3 24" fullHD monitors. If i would want 21" it would cost me like 600 € only. It is not so expensive as u might think.

[ChronicCanuck]

@RkivUnderground

jealous

[Lukaz1989]

omg i love it!

[BlueNightmare3]

it seems very laggy



[DRSteveo44]

my friend did this thing somehow where he had the main monitor in the middle and 2 off to the side and it looked like u had perifuel vission!

[motherfan55]

type PRIZE before youtube and hit enter

[harrym2457]

i would find it annoying stretched, is there a way to put the game on one screen whilst the other just does its own thing?

[kiashadowwave]

@harrym2457 It doesn't stretch the game at all, except the menu screen picture. But yes, you could if you wanted to.

[zyriuz2]

I would like, to have one giant screen that surrounds my head, and that half life render a 360 degree perspective so I can turn my own head and see if there's someone behind me. and mainly use the mouse to aim my gun and turn my body around in the game ^.^

[23BiGFailure]

3 Screens suck if theres no other 3 screens on them its better that its a square not low and wide as that :). Just my opinion of 3screens

[xprtnegotiator]

@23BiGFailure Your opinion and usage of the English language suck. Just my opinion :)

[23BiGFailure]

@xprtnegotiator Yeah, my english sucks, what I was explaining that 3 screens next to each others is like aspect ratio 3:1 or sumthing, and thats not good in my opinion :/ well but who cares.

[xprtnegotiator]

@23BiGFailure my bad bro..was in a bad mood...sorry bud

[xprtnegotiator]

@23BiGFailure btw....i read somewhere that the reason for the widescreens is because its more like the human eye works...we can see far better peripherally then vertically.

[prominer83]

you should get borderless screens. looks way better

[mw2ownage911]

fake and gay homo fag bich fag

[AppleAssassin]

@mw2ownage911 quit trolling and get a life

[mw2ownage911]

@AppleAssassin stfu fag noob go get a ps3 you fagt bich homo fuk fag

[AppleAssassin]

@mw2ownage911 lololol you mad bro?

[mw2ownage911]

@AppleAssassin fuk you bich fag

[TehRealCanadarocker]

@mw2ownage911 Umad bro?

[NoschoolNorules]

ok i have my moniters set up

:)

What are the best kind of moniters to have to play CoD4 and stuff?

[NoschoolNorules]

Does it work with 2 moniters because i have a moniter jsut sitting around and i want to connect them up pelase help

[minimorley22]

@NoschoolNorules You do not need this to run two monitors.

Just check your graphics card at the back of your computer, it should have an extra monitor port. If not, just buy a new graphics card with two monitor ports. (Mostly all mid end cards and up have this now)

It will be a lot cheaper then buying a TH2G

[Zantor135]

@NoschoolNorules Yes but if you use only two monitors the Bezels will be in the center and that will annoy you.

[mastax1234]

nice one, im gonna have to get a bigger desk for my triple monitors

[mascotch]

Those are 3 Samsung P2470HN, right? You have exactly the same setup as I do... :-)

[bigbumpo]

Very COOL!!! If you can't see the point of 3 monitors the you're probably not a hardcore gamer.180 degree visibility!This means seeing angles that you wouldn't see with 1 monitor.Getting a bigger TV would not accomplish this.Great for simulations like Forza & Ace Combat.All you need is a racing wheel & flight stick.

[Alex2the3gr8]

Wow, imagine porn on this...

[mrkitty192]

DO NEED D:

[Eurrsk]

Looks pretty cool, but It'd probably make me dizzy @_@

[pushpoppushpop]

why would u play a 10 year old game with a sick setup like that? :D

[UGonnaEatUrtots]

@pushpoppushpop because half life 2 is one of the funnest games ever, graphics are still great on it, and gameplay of pc games nowadays is pure shit

[pushpoppushpop]

@UGonnaEatUrtots really though hlf2 is fun but its not a game i would wanna show if i had this awesome setup i would play a game like lfd2 or MW or crysis thats all im saying

[UGonnaEatUrtots]

@pushpoppushpop ohh yeah i see what your sayin maybe his system isnt insane mode though

[killerdeath1001]

that cool

[ukijecar]

is it camera or is it bug/lag ???

[Tylervaughn1100]

lol main menu background is so stupid in 3 screen view

[zawette]

give me just one of ure monitor xD

[TimmyJegendal]

Why do you got 3 screens ? Why not buy a biig LED monitor and connect with your computer :P ?

[RavenholmHunter]

HL2 took to much time to load. Maybe you should upgrade your PC Housing not monitors

[superyoshiblast]

add 3 more and u get a big scrren tv

[fefobiz]

with that fps you wont be able to kill anything dude

[syson551]

nice dude nice, what specs does your pc have?

[mmoviefan7]

wow, lots of backlightbleeding

[unimog123123]

That does look pretty damn sick =)

[poopskinTheLiar]

Ate those SamSung Syncmaster 206bws? my primary monitor is one of those (1080x1650), with my 2nd being a Acer AL1917W (1440x900), and i want to get another 1440x900 and a VGA/DVI -> USB adaptor because i'm out of video ports.

[NathanBWolfie]

i have a quick question to ask you are your monitors connected to the triple head to go through DVI inputs because i'm planning to get triple head to go and i want to get exactly what your achieving and i don't want to get the wrong thing, because if they are then i will have to buy new monitors to work anyways nice video :)

[xxetfownsxx]

whats your graphics card?

[GCkeepa1993]

this is so pointless

[origwhokid49]

thats where he pwns noobs and jacks off

[Yelpats03]

Dude, why the fuck would you think about that? Are you like.. Fucked up in the head?

[origwhokid49]

@Yelpats03 mmmmmm jacking off mmmmmmm

[ShawtyDaDrPepper]

they should just make a monitor like this i use to do this same thing hate itr how it splits and messes the look up :l but cool.

[xjod9]

@ShawtyDaDrPepper Alienware and NEC are making monitors with a curvy shape.

[xjod9]

Would you be able to play Half-Life 1 this way?

[Ishykawa]

Im pretty sure you would.

[Druscaelan]

needs more shooting

[killa524]

someone tell me

what is the point of having three screens?

[lilsimon23q]

wacth porn in 3d LOL

[reggianodoc]

rofl

[thewindsurfguy]

@lilsimon23q 3D? this isn't 3D dipshit, this is three monitors. lol fail

[BlackedWingedAngels]

@lilsimon23q 3d porn is called sex

[gingermadman]

what is the point in a bigger TV?

[KingofComputing]

@killa524 with a new ATI Eyefinity capable gfx card, it extends your peripheral vision, immersing you completely in the game.

[hl2ep3]

it takes up ur front and side fields of view, makes a FPS feel a lot more like your in the game, i mean not all games would be good for 3 monitors but some are great with it.

[TheTechAdmin]

Me personally why I do it. When you go from one monitor, to three. Even with a game you've played for five years, it's a new and great experience.

I played cs ( now cs:s ) since 97. But when I first plugged in 3 monitors, and turned off the lights. Wow.

You see how you're looking at your monitor, but the corner of your eyes can see like 3ft to your left and right ( 5ft if ur asian ). Well, with that eliminated/decreased, it's like you're IN the game.

Can't wait for HD VR Goggles! :-D

-TTA

[Avataryoutuification]

I'm half asian, indian to be exact, how does being asian give you 5ft? Unless you mean the native chinese/japanese. Still does not make a difference.

[TheTechAdmin]

I was trying to add humor. Sorry if I offended.

[allmetalhead]

Well i said the same thing before i did get dual monitor xD, ull only see the benefit after you get two monitors!

[MattDee888]

Panoramic view.

Multitasking for work/school: research on one or two screens, formatting projects on another. This was the main reason dual monitors became mainstream after being used in labs/schools. Extremely useful if you have many documents/windows open.

It's also great for gaming, obviously. RTS games are the best examples for how much better games become.

[Avataryoutuification]

More lifelike, you can sort of see around you, feels like its real. Also makes it easier.

[TheCloneyouboy]

The point of having 3 screens is to a) Brag to your friends about having enough money, b) Add more view to your game, and c) it's cool.

[redcat608]

@TheCloneyouboy

D) all of the above.

[yaz90jordan]

@TheCloneyouboy haha

hey are fucking rite bro

hheheheh

[Thunderclap23]

@killa524

you have wider viewing angle, in games like COD

[dirtjumper23]

@killa524 to be a fucking badass

[JI001002]

@killa524 normally it's useful for multitasking.

[studio17productions]

@killa524 It's actually proven to be productive, maybe not for gaming, but definitely if you're doing business work or something such as video editing. Check out my channel to see my setup with four monitors.

[pushpoppushpop]

@killa524 

[wolfpackflt670]

@killa524 bragging rights

[Junije1]

@killa524 Well, for example...If your d1ck is small, then three displays can act as a pen1s extension.

[ThoseGuysWithGits]

@killa524 i'll tell you. super widescreen gaming :)

[flyboy248]

@killa524 no life and a lot of money

[JBond26]

@killa524 The point is not having 3 screens. The point is a wider view of the content.

[lgnzim]

@JBond26 FOV(field of view)

[mcdudly00]

@killa524 surround vision

[DanielleHallett]

@killa524 Yeah, I don't get it either.

Why any of us need anything better than a 12" black and white portable TV is beyond me; and all these fancy graphics too, what a waste. Stick with the Spectrum and Commodore 64 I say!

[DanielleHallett]

@killa524 Yeah, I don't get it either.

Why any of us need anything better than a 12" black and white portable TV is beyond me; and all these fancy graphics too, what a waste. Stick with the Spectrum and Commodore 64 I say!

Seriously though, the main reason is simply for desktop real estate, the super wide gaming is just a fun perk.

[XxSoCertifiedxX]

@killa524 It increases your FOV (field of view) which allows you to see more of whats going on on the screen, including you peripherals in first person shooters

[Applesoftwar117]

thanks dude but right when i sent u this a figured it out but thanks anyways

[Applesoftwar117]

i just got triple head to go but i can't get half life to show on all screens and its not in the options. also can i run any game on 3 screens

[Applesoftwar117]

do you need triple head to go because i have a 3 screen myself and cant get any games to go on all three screens can u help

[minimorley22]

There are ways to do it, but they involve a good bit of tinkering around with the resolutions, and I do not know enough about that stuff to do it. Do a quick google search.

Cheers.

[kingvater]

@minimorley22 The older and cheaper your video card is the harder it is to get working work

[47H10N]

@Applesoftwar117 You can buy a Radeon HD5xxx. With that you can play every Game on Ultra Widescreen, without any additional Hardware.

[capitalistpig1968]

how about the 4850? no?

[potangnaruto21]

ATI eyefinity can do it.

[Ishykawa]

@Applesoftwar117 Have you tried SoftTH?

[xjod9]

@Applesoftwar117 If you have an ATI card that supports Eyefinity you can just flick that on and pretty much play.

[wwijsman]

@Applesoftwar117 just use softth, it works fine in most games

[xjod9]

@Applesoftwar117 Does your video card support eyefinity?

[kylewaller]

@Applesoftwar117 You'll need a peice of software called "soft th" from here

kegetys dot net/SoftTH/

[brunzmeflugen]

@Applesoftwar117 Do you have ATI Eyefinity?

[DanielleHallett]

@Applesoftwar117 It depends on the graphics cards you're using. for ATI go into the control centre, and in the desktop options you need to "group" them into a single display.

Note: this is a different setting to the extended desktop mode (which is where most people get confused),

Hope this helps.

[mewimi]

Your backlight bleeding is as bad as mine XD my monitors are acer 22" P224W's XD

[Madkillr05]

Wake Up.. Mr. Freeman

[Matroix]

That, is awesome! :D

[ravensharpless]

iv got to get a second 275 if i want to do this

[ravensharpless]

Ok im sold

[Hypotiposis]

I gotta say,multi-monitor gaming is fucking stupid

why not use a bigger monitor opposed to 3? if you did that you wouldn't have to put up with the edges disrupting the view

[minimorley22]

At first glance, I would agree with you. There are a couple of downsides with multi monitor gaming that can be solved by a big monitor. However, it has some cool advantages as well. For example, when you play a game on a 30 inch monitor, you see exactly the same amount of screen, except that the image has been enlarged. With three monitors, you see in the middle monitor what you normally see, and the same as would be seen on a bigger monitor, but then you have 'peripheral vision' on the other 2.

[turtledogg]

where the hell are you going to get a 5040 x 1050 monitor?!

[bdude92]

SICK!!! Im am currently bidding for one of these monitors. :D

[srquiros]

use the philips cinema

[NuZiNo]

man that looks awesome!!

i did the same thing with my triple screen setup, except i used SoftTH becasue TH2G take too long to order! check out my vids!

Make some more vids man! looks fkn awesome!!

<3 NuZo

[Celltypewhatkind]

hi , i have also set two moniter but i an not play games on the two of them, can u plzz help me out thanks

[Mibmu]

Check the settings for something like "Set up multiple monitors.." and try that out.

[maroela2]

The game is laggy with the three monitors.

[minimorley22]

Nope, just a shitty camera. Next time I will use screen capture.

[SpiralSweep]

whats your graphics card?

Can i use the same resolution on a single 4890 and i7 and still have a stable gaming performance ?

[minimorley22]

Geforce 8800. Its an old build, and I need to upgrade on boxing day.

[jedistormtroop]

mate my room is like bedroom in front entertainment unit and PC to the deft built in cupboard

[jedistormtroop]

well illidan if i had that sorta room i would

[entrailsgalore]

Well you don't have enough space in your room or something? Do you live in a cardboard box?

[jedistormtroop]

i just play my games on my 81 cm lcd

[illidin25]

i got a 106vm biatch! :p

[capocea66]

laggy a bit

[BlackPheonix81]

I have 3 monitors around the house (Not the same, But I dont care about mismatching and tackyness) They are all 15 inch.

How do I get any game to go across all 3 screens?. I've got them all set up and so I can drag a window from screen 1 all the way round to screen 3, But I cant get games to stretch like this. Thanks if any helps :)

[Thegamer5150]

wish it was bigger and no physical lines in between but still would amaze most people

[BlackPheonix81]

Alienware made a curve monitor, But Its ridiculously priced

[johnny4992]

yeah the curved monitor is not worth it seeing as it cost 7000$ could buy 3 30" and quad 5870 crossfire, i7 920 oc 4.2GHz,6G ddr3 1600mhz,1Tb hardrive,Bluray burner,Win7, Buy a really cool fulltower case to but it all in get a highend gaming keybaord and mouse and still have money left over or buy one alien ware curved monitor you Choice

[BoxterRs]

how do you connect the screens??

[pyramid07]

DUUDE! DOES VALVE SUPPORT THIS?!

[daza1992]

get three ambx kits now and you really do have surround immersive gaming lol

[stoopid5686]

That is just...

...WOW.

BAD FREAKIN ASS DUDE.

[Playboyer69]

Hey thanks for posting this vid. I was interested in a triple samsung 2253bw for the triplehead2go and your vid is perfect. BTW, do you notice if any, a performance impact in games when running a single screen and in tri-monitor setup?

[minimorley22]

Pm sent.

[DTMiglin]

I use that same monitor! I only have one of them, though :(

[theSoldi3r]

Do you have a crosshair in the game? For whatever reason, when I start the game with my TH2G setup there isn't one.

[haha48]

Thats because hes doing 3 22 inch moniters from the look of it but if he went 24 it would strech the screen abit and if you do ati crossfire maxtor triplehead wont work but if you do sli it works fine.. I did that for a while was nice but I just got sick of it takeing up way to much deskspace..

[rbuicki]

i hate the gaps between the monitors.... its so damn annoying...

[ghostguy2k7]

Now That Is Really Cool

[LiamPearlDrumsInsane]

fps seems low.. maybe camera records at low fps? or setup lol.

[minimorley22]

Setup is running at 49 FPS, so not lightning fast, but still perfect for gaming. The camera makes the fps look much lower then it really is.

[haha48]

thats because the rez is insanely high.... for example 1 24 inch moniter is 1920x1200 now 3 is 1920+1920+1920x1200 so the rez would be 5760x1200 thats alot more pixels for the video card to render.. now maxtor triplehead use max rez of 22 inch moniters so 1660 or something like that.. thats why I use softh its software that can do anyrez instead but takes time to do each game and you need 1 good video card and extra one to do other moniters but you can use diffrent size moniters no problem

[Samuel11722]

how do u do that

[holidayspecialoo]

I have two of those monitors lol!

[crazychristian28]

that looks awesome !!!!

[shockmusic1]

that looks sick!