Idea for Multiple Monitors in ARR

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Originally Posted by Ragento

I didnt mean for the Games screen to be Panoramic like that, the screen you play on is one monitor, but the second monitor just has a black background where you can have map open, and some extra chat windows open, maybe one displaying combat information etc.. not stretching the view of the entire game lol.

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Yes I know.

To which I must ask, why not have it be panoramic, and then you can fill up the other monitor with UI windows anyway?

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

Yes I know.

To which I must ask, why not have it be panoramic, and then you can fill up the other monitor with UI windows anyway?

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Very true, i just figured it would be less strain on your system/less distracting? but i have no clue wither it would or would not be any less strainful than panoramic.

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Originally Posted by Ragento

Very true, i just figured it would be less strain on your system/less distracting? but i have no clue wither it would or would not be any less strainful than panoramic.

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I don't know which way would be better than the other, but the difference is largely insignificant.

Starting from full scaling to Eyefinity/multi monitor setups is the best first step, because if you have that, then you can easily downscale from it and create empty/black content where the game isn't being rendered.

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

I don't know which way would be better than the other, but the difference is largely insignificant.

Starting from full scaling to Eyefinity/multi monitor setups is the best first step, because if you have that, then you can easily downscale from it and create empty/black content where the game isn't being rendered.

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Im not positive what you just said at me but im compelled to agree lol

Just kidding, I think that makes perfect sense.

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Originally Posted by Ragento

I run a 22" next to my 36" monitor at work, works fine for me, dual monitors don't have to be the same size lol.

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I was being sarcastic.

Great Idea. I would definitely use.

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Originally Posted by Hulan

Molly, I just want to ask one question, do you have 3 monitors, or 2?

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3, but before I had 3 monitors, I was using 2 with no issues. That was with 1.0, but I would find it hard to believe that something that worked fine with 1.0 would suddenly not work with ARR.

With respect, I'm not sure what you were doing to make two monitors work, but in general, asking a game to increase resolution across two monitors just gives you a beautiful view to your left and right, and a nice bevel down the center of your character. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I have not spent much time fiddling with these settings, since I prefer to leave my right monitor for things like Internet browsing and Skype anyway.

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Originally Posted by Hulan

With respect, I'm not sure what you were doing to make two monitors work, but in general, asking a game to increase resolution across two monitors just gives you a beautiful view to your left and right, and a nice bevel down the center of your character.

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Windowed mode, off center, non-native resolution. I played around with settings until I had enough room for my chat windows in one screen and enough space left over for a browser or whatever while my main screen had my character and all the action. It took plenty of fiddling around to get things right, but worked great.

Curved monitors or edgeless monitors are the solution! Go buy one! lol
http://www.overclock.net/t/1181492/s...itor-decussion

I'd love to upgrade my monitor, I'm still sporting a old 19" 4:3 monitor and a CRT 4:3. *sigh* lol