Possible Possible Solutions to Vista and Multi Monitor Support

[Percopius]

Hi,

 

I would think that the matrox triple head to go digital would do the trick, but it runs about $300 US. I am goin to try this software version tonight and see if it works...

 

http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/

 

Has anybody used this software on a vitsa system yet? They have a beta for vista.

 

Percopius

[Slayer]

Hi,

 

I would think that the matrox triple head to go digital would do the trick, but it runs about $300 US. I am goin to try this software version tonight and see if it works...

 

http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/

 

Has anybody used this software on a vitsa system yet? They have a beta for vista.

 

Percopius

 

The game has built in configs for mutliple monitor if you are looking to map the abris system or shkval to a different screen.

If you just want to display the cockpit across multiple screens the latest Nvidia drivers allow that even with SLI. I think ATI has similar functionality. Theres a few threads on the subject.

I would shy away from software solutions unless you have a super system because it will impact performance and a stuttering screen = death....

 

It doesn't look like that supports widescreen screen ratios either :/

Good idea though, maybee that program matures a bit more.....

[JimMack]

The game has built in configs for mutliple monitor if you are looking to map the abris system or shkval to a different screen.

If you just want to display the cockpit across multiple screens the latest Nvidia drivers allow that even with SLI. I think ATI has similar functionality. Theres a few threads on the subject.

I would shy away from software solutions unless you have a super system because it will impact performance and a stuttering screen = death....

 

It doesn't look like that supports widescreen screen ratios either :/

Good idea though, maybee that program matures a bit more.....

 

To see Matrox in action - see here:- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uL9dLB_5dT0

[urze]

I would shy away from software solutions unless you have a super system because it will impact performance and a stuttering screen = death....

This is not quite right, you don't need a "super system". It's all about the right combination and components... You can get it for less than 1000€ if you want.

 

And Vista don't allows "Span Modes" because of DRM :doh:- so if you want to have The Game view/Abris/Shkval on a second(third) monitor, Matrox's solution is the only way to go on systems with Vista up to now.

Edited November 26, 2008 by urze

[Shrubbo]

The tripple head has some interesting software with it. I forget it's name but basically what it does is "cut off" some of the image. So instead of the image being displayed across 3 monitors and 2 inches if bezel stuffing the alignment up it hides some of the image so it looks like you are looking out 3 windows and some of the seen is naturaly lost behind the "window frame".

 

I was putting a lot of thought into this because add this to track IR and then things are beginning to look really good but I came across one show stopper for me. The graphics hardware and related hardware to run it is at the moment not something I want to spend my cash on atm. 3 x 1680 x 1050..... ouch. Unless you cut the resolution and graphics settings right down but that would defeat the whole purpose of the thing.

 

But man I am so tempted :D

[Tango]

Run XP. No DRM, no problem. :)

 

As above - DCS:BS already has native support for spanning the view.

 

Best regards,

Tango.