After watching Matrix and The Dark Night, dealing with a lot of share market clients who boast huge multi-monitor setups, and doing some research of my own, I cobbled together a thin yet serviceable 6-monitor setup using some various utilities and screensavers. Quite a site. I like the "cobbled together" look, hence the crookedness of the monitors. They are ASUS series 16 inch (3 on top, one on the right) and 2 x 22 inch.
Set-up: Since I didn't really intend on upgrading my computers, but I did want a lot more desktop real-estate, I used 2 x USB "UGA" SVGA plug-in devices to power the top two 16" monitors at 1360 x 768 16-bit (it can do 32-bit, but due to the limitations of USB 2.0 it can't do full screen at 32-bit) affecting video fluidly.... so I settled for 16-bit col and a slight grain/dither on the DivX/Mpeg renderer and it looks pretty good.
The 2 x 22" monitors are powered by an 8800GTS 320MB (the older slower card). This does not phase me, since I'm only running an AM2 chip 5600+
That leaves the monitor on the right. That is actually an old P4 2.4ghz chip with an upgraded AGP graphics card that has 2 outs, 1 analog and 1 dvi which can be used simultaneously. At the time of the video, it was 3am and I didn't have an adaptor plug for the dvi. As in, the 16" monitor only accepts analog in and so I couldn't really plug in anything to activate it. Still, it'll work after the adaptor gets plugged in. Thanks to maxivista.com, the AM2 machine can remote-control the P4/AGP set-up via LAN, so it feels like one giant 6-screen behemoth.
I even ran an old matrix screensaver which looked pretty slick in the video. Thumbs up from me!
Download Wallpapers:
Smartphone Size (854x480)
http://www.rsherfan.com/hex_monitor_setup/hex_monitor_setup_854x480.jpg
HD 720p (1366x768)
http://www.rsherfan.com/hex_monitor_setup/hex_monitor_setup_1366x768.jpg
Full HD (1920x1080)
http://www.rsherfan.com/hex_monitor_setup/hex_monitor_setup_1920x1080.jpg
PS: After you've watched this for your monitor-setup ideas, check out my buddy's submerged oil-PC here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9v7_RRcc7s
i finally found out the model of this stand. the brand is Saggita and the model no is LA-518-1.Go to Googe Images and type in the model no then enter. each picture will give you the website on the bottom from which you can purchase one.
Jerico1830 1 year ago 7
@Jerico1830 Thanks! I'll reply to your msg to bring it up to the top... so other users can see it. cheers.
rsherfan 1 year ago
where can I buy that monitor stand and can it hold 3... 30" monitors? plzz respond
zackinator007 1 year ago
@zackinator007 Hi. No unfortunately it's not wide enough to hold 3x30" monitors. I'd say the widest you could go realistically (same size monitor, 3 wide) is around 20 inch widescreens.
rsherfan 1 year ago
Hey, rsherfan you might want to look up EMF's, dude your bed is way too close man to all that crap. 1yr from now you'll be posting videos from a padded room, if you get my drift.
DABIGRAGU1 1 year ago
@DABIGRAGU1 Don't worry. LCDs aren't CRTs so they don't emit EMFs.
rsherfan 1 year ago