Idea for Multiple Monitors in ARR

[Wolfie]

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.

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?

[Ragento]

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?

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.

[Wolfie]

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.

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.

[Ragento]

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.

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

Just kidding, I think that makes perfect sense.

[Allesasi]

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.

I was being sarcastic.

[reefo]

Great Idea. I would definitely use.

[Molly_Millions]

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

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.

[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. 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.

[Molly_Millions]

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.

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.

[Linkurrra]

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