1st of all the setup cost aint cheap as well on this so call surround gaming. Let break out the cost as below
19 inch lcd nowdays would cost bout rm650 for 1 so 3 would be almost close to 2k
The matrox triplehead cost bout 399 usd if not mistaken and its equivalent to bout rm1.3k
Also the power consumption of 3 lcd should be higher as compare to one
Graphic card power required to render things at the highest resolution possible, 3840x1024. Lowest resolution of 1920x480 I dont know how ugly it will looks when compare directly to a 1920x1200 27 or 28inch monitor

And by looking at the resolution, the image is indeed by stretch too widely. Also I dont think to see the plastic bezel of the lcd monitor which seperate each monitor, even if you line them up properly, where you still see the image on screen spliting up. For me I rather go for a large wide screen to had a more comfortable viewing then this.

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Added on September 11, 2007, 11:56 amThis will highly depends on your usage. To me now its just look bit too small as I use my monitor as a tv nowdays where I sleep on my bed to enjoy all of my movies and series.

This post has been edited by sniperwolf: Sep 11 2007, 11:56 AM

Hahaha dunno why i think the second answer is farny

But yeah...depends on the particular individual itself. Go n try for ur self n judge

guys, about the samsung 226BW. I heard that there are S , C and A panels which the S is the awesome , A is still fine and C is the worst 1 which can be determine by looking at the rear of the monitor.

but today i went to shop and go adn look for the sticker behind the monitor, it doesnt show any S,C or A. It's juz blank with " model 226BW " it dun even have the [R] right of it.

then i look down and it shows "Made in Dongguan, China". So, which panel could it be ?

some corrections

It's 299 USD = so roughly 1.051k ++
1920x480 is actually 640 x 480 spread to 3 monitors horizontal. And who the heck do 640 x 480 reso
It's has nothing to do with the GC when you use this gizmo as it just display/spread it into 3 separate 1280 x 1024 screens of information, and displays across three independent 1280 x 1024 monitors so you can use it right out of the box with your current GC . Granted you would not get the highest possible reso compared to a real 28 incher but 3840 to 1920 is quite a bit of a view. Read THIS for some review.

And the bezel thingy.. i guess it's kinda depends on ones tolerence. Do agree with you some points, wanted to know if anyone in malaysia tried this

Well it seems that some unfortunately got the China treatment It's the "C" Panel made by Chi Mei ah well.. for more info check THIS out

This post has been edited by ashx: Sep 11 2007, 05:53 PM

3840 compare to 1920 is indeed a quite a bit of view, but do remember where usually a desktop monitor sits, where usually in front of the users only. I try to put along my 28 and 24 side by side, in which I think should be roughly equal to 3x 19inch monitor sitting side by side, and I dont feel comfortable looking at both the screen together. The added up screen size is just too wide for me to keep my eyes focus on to all the time, at least that for me.

I dont think anyone here had posted up their setup using the matrox triple head but you can always be the pioneer to start it, since you look quite confident on it. And also to get it in local retail shop aint that easy, where I guess you need to get it through online purchase.

posted mine, TH2Go analog, in the workstation pics section long time ago...using nView was able to force a single 3840x2048 display for 3d gaming by combining 5 displays (with another DH2Go digital) through one 8800gtx.. almost 8Mpixels... and still able to game decently...

DH2go unfortunately needs to claim warranty or firmware update...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Sep 11 2007, 10:33 PM

24 is gam gam hou.... i mean is okie last time i use 2 x crt 17 inch to do work now using one 24 should be enough ... but human was greedy...... 27 will be better huhahahaha.....

I think if it is made in china it does not confirm that it is a C panel.
There are some S panels that are made in China.

Need to check in the hidden menu or open up the bezel in order to confirm it.


This post has been edited by 3AAA: Sep 12 2007, 03:06 PM

C panel which means chi mei panel chi mei is a taiwan brand right??not china
S > C > A panel

pls help me on this....

i've juz bought a 226BW but there was no 1440x900 settings for me to choose. 1280x800 is way too small and 1680x1050 is too big, 1440x900 is just ok for me but there seems no option for me to choose. Im using 162.18 Nvidia driver with vista.

Wahaha. 27 will be better.
24" is just alright for full 1080 HD for watching TV.

after getting used to 22", 24" aint that big too...
although watching HD movie on it is superb, but when on FPS gaming, some people will on big screen

but then, if just use it to watch normal SD movie, then on 24" it will have more pixelation if watching too close.

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Sep 12 2007, 09:20 PM

same as me

but my code is M-Me22W0BAA-1022
checksum:87AA...

dunno wat panel is this

226BW is 22" LCD, so u can only set 1680 x 1050 resolution. Other resolution will results blurry/stretched images.

Maybe you can try to refer to the link below for more info.

http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-1/s...he-verdict.html

This post has been edited by ckkean: Sep 13 2007, 12:46 AM

hi there...
i'm using 226BW,

i want to ask a few question here.

1) When i press the auto adjustment button, it say it is locked. Why is that?
2) Not only that, my menu button also is locked. I couldn't adjust my H&V - position, the colors, sharpness and such..

btw, i'm using 7600GT..

because u are using DVI port, only anolog port will support auto adjustment, correct me if im wrong

yesterday i opened the case to see the panel inside and yay! it is using LTM220M1-L01 which is the samsung panel.

there was a rumour that all 226bw now is made only with samsung panel

This post has been edited by gundamseedw: Sep 13 2007, 01:47 PM

THIS link would be more useful i think, it seems that his monitor is a June batch made at a *different* factory? Man.,. how many factory do they have anyway.. watsup99's seem to be made in Dongguan June batch...while the article it's from TIANJIN !!! May batch which is S panel!!

Moral of the story try to at least get from Tianjin lol! Btw, it seems that apart from Panel S, A and C from CMO another variant pop up as well CPT a supposedly poorer reputation than the original panel C(CMO) manufacturer!!! THIS article - Samsung is screwing with us lol, or they're trying to cut cost by going to lower quality.. sigh. I'm gonna hold back a bit on getting their stuff now

then wat panel is this?

....24"..Dell and..BenQ....

....try see Blue-Ray in BenQ....


http://cblog.cari.com.my/?181342/viewspace-56798.html


This post has been edited by ryderpat: Sep 13 2007, 12:25 PM


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