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#1
02-18-2009, 01:38 AM

Still deciding if going the full dual-screen fullscreen is worth it on most games.  It seems that so far, it is not worth it.  But playing TF2 without sniping is pretty damn win if you ask me.

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Anyone else rock the 2 monitor look for games?

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02-18-2009, 02:02 AM

I've always thought 2 would suck, but some of the shots I've seeen for triple-widescreen would make things ridiculous:

http://www.sickpillz.com/wp-content/uplo...g_0119.jpg

That's like a medic or heavy's wet-dream right there


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02-18-2009, 02:50 AM

(02-18-2009, 02:02 AM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: I've always thought 2 would suck, but some of the shots I've seeen for triple-widescreen would make things ridiculous:

http://www.sickpillz.com/wp-content/uplo...g_0119.jpg

That's like a medic or heavy's wet-dream right there
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02-18-2009, 04:14 AM

Yeah a two monitor setup makes pretty much fuck all sense when you're going to be obscuring the center of your vision... triple monitor setups are hawt though that requires a $300 adapter on top of the 3 monitors.  I'm pretty happy with just using a 42" TV ;O.


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02-18-2009, 04:36 AM

If I was living alone, I'd totally play on my tv Big Grin

But for now i'll go dual with some tweaking, so I can totally pron it up without the need for sprays Tongue


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02-18-2009, 05:51 AM

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02-18-2009, 06:02 AM

I'm about ready to try this (dvi cable is in the mail), but the second one will be just for web/irc/etc. Or I could play TF while I PS so I can Shoot while I Shoot.
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02-18-2009, 06:12 AM

(02-18-2009, 06:02 AM)rumsfald link Wrote: I'm about ready to try this (dvi cable is in the mail), but the second one will be just for web/irc/etc. Or I could play TF while I PS so I can Shoot while I Shoot.

I wonder if I hooked one monitor to one video card and another to the other if I could run TF2 and PS at the same time?  I mean in theory, this computer has enough cores and processing power to pull it off...

OMG, or at least I bet I can Angry it up =O.  Just use my old LCD as a secondary for running transports and shit.


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02-18-2009, 06:38 AM

You want something like this:
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02-18-2009, 07:28 AM

(02-18-2009, 06:38 AM)Eschatos link Wrote: You want something like this:
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so you can heal while you DPS!


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02-18-2009, 09:08 AM

Dear god they're ALL TRACKBALLS HOW DO YOU DO ANYTHING WITH A TRACK BALL


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02-18-2009, 11:49 AM

(02-18-2009, 09:08 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: Dear god they're ALL TRACKBALLS HOW DO YOU DO ANYTHING WITH A TRACK BALL


I knew a guy in PS that used to use a trackball, dear god he couldn't hit the broadside of a barn

Trackballs are win, son


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02-18-2009, 12:10 PM

maybe if you're a weirdo


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02-18-2009, 03:01 PM

(02-18-2009, 02:02 AM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: I've always thought 2 would suck, but some of the shots I've seeen for triple-widescreen would make things ridiculous:

http://www.sickpillz.com/wp-content/uplo...g_0119.jpg

That's like a medic or heavy's wet-dream right there
Holy crap win, and +1 to you for using a SS of a dude who has the old-ass Intellimouse Explorer. I love that mouse. The only thing I've found thats anywhere close to as awesome is what I'm using now: Razer Diamondback 3G. I'm using it because it glows blue instead of red, is black instead of cream/silver, and uses an IR sensor and illumination instead of red, which looks cooler + is more sensitive. Also, it has 2 side switches on either side of the mouse instead of just 1 like the IM Explorer.

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(02-18-2009, 07:28 AM)Dave link Wrote: [quote author=Eschatos link=topic=2360.msg67436#msg67436 date=1234957112]
You want something like this:
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so you can heal while you DPS!
[/quote]This looks suspiciously like something Major would do...

(02-18-2009, 09:08 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: Dear god they're ALL TRACKBALLS HOW DO YOU DO ANYTHING WITH A TRACK BALL


I knew a guy in PS that used to use a trackball, dear god he couldn't hit the broadside of a barn
It was funny trying to teach him shit until we figured that out, though Tongue




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02-18-2009, 04:23 PM

It doesn't actually increase your point of view does it?  It just stretches the image out farther, right?

Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.
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02-18-2009, 04:27 PM

(02-18-2009, 04:23 PM)Ianki link Wrote: It doesn't actually increase your point of view does it?  It just stretches the image out farther, right?

Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.
If TF2 has the same FOV command as TFC, you can adjust your field of vision to correct for having a larger than normal display. The triple monitor guy looks like he's doing it, because thats what causes the stuff on the peripheral displays to appear warped.



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02-18-2009, 04:28 PM

(02-18-2009, 04:23 PM)Ianki link Wrote: It doesn't actually increase your point of view does it?  It just stretches the image out farther, right?

Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.

It allows a wider FOV without it looking weird, FOV 90, the default, is what the makes the game look "best" on a 4:3 or 16:9 moniter

If you add more you could do a larger FOV (120, 150, 180) without it scrunching into the more confined space


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02-18-2009, 05:42 PM

(02-18-2009, 04:28 PM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=Ianki link=topic=2360.msg67492#msg67492 date=1234992185]
It doesn't actually increase your point of view does it?  It just stretches the image out farther, right?

Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.

It allows a wider FOV without it looking weird, FOV 90, the default, is what the makes the game look "best" on a 4:3 or 16:9 moniter

If you add more you could do a larger FOV (120, 150, 180) without it scrunching into the more confined space
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Wouldn't that constitute a gameplay advantage?  Being able to see more certainly is helpful.  Whenever I can I set the FOV to a minimum of 120 in any FPS.



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02-18-2009, 06:26 PM

(02-18-2009, 04:23 PM)Ianki link Wrote: Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.

I would argue that it is faster to saccade 10-15 degrees to either side to scan the periphery than it is to move my arm to move my mouse to change my field of view to scan the periphery.

Focal vision and inattention to the periphery is not the only variable in play here. My experience with a central rear-view mirror and two side-view mirrors tell me as such.

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02-18-2009, 06:31 PM

(02-18-2009, 06:26 PM)rumsfald link Wrote: [quote author=Ianki link=topic=2360.msg67492#msg67492 date=1234992185]
Besides, even if it does increase your point of view, you're prone not to pay attention to objects outside the center screen anyways.  Everything i know about vision science and my own experience with two monitors tells me as such.

I would argue that it is faster to saccade 10-15 degrees to either side to scan the periphery than it is to move my arm to move my mouse to change my field of view to scan the periphery.

Focal vision and inattention to the periphery is not the only variable in play here. My experience with a central rear-view mirror and two side-view mirrors tell me as such.

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It's more like, attention usually stays bound within confines of boundaries, whether these boundaries are within a window or within a monitor.  It takes more time to saccade, or shit attention, outside a boundary than it does within a boundary, even if these two locations are equidistant.
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