Hi Andy, Sorry not sure who you mean? I sold mine to a stranger on Ebay..andyfuller wrote:I have had two off him, one a couple of months ago and one about a year ago. Did he buy them off you?
regards
Peter
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andyfuller
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I bought mine off Alasdair.
I thought from you asking above, if he resold them and saying that your wife wanted them out of the house that you meant you sold your screens to him to keep your wife happy by getting them out of the house and you gave him a good deal.
Then he resold them to me.
I thought from you asking above, if he resold them and saying that your wife wanted them out of the house that you meant you sold your screens to him to keep your wife happy by getting them out of the house and you gave him a good deal.
Then he resold them to me.
the 3840 x 2160 monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper. With a proper video card with a display port in multistream mode or dual dvi you would get lots of space. Still in its early stage but the fact that we have now 8k monitors make the things even more exiting.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2815Q-inc ... 60+monitor
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2815Q-inc ... 60+monitor
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marksmeets302
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Don't get too excited about 8k monitors, 4k is already stretching it.
I bought a 4k monitor a couple of months ago, thought I'd be able to save on space (a single 4k monitor equals 4 regular monitors, right?). Turns out it doesn't. Since the monitor has a diagonal of 33", everything on the screen is a bit too small to read, and even though I have a fairly capable video card (an nvidia 980), it feels a bit slow. In the end, I switched to a screen mode of 3840x2160 (instead of the full 4096x2160) which helped a lot with the sluggishness, and modified the number of dots per inch such that everything seems a bit bigger again. Of course that implied that I couldn't have everything in view, so within a week I set aside my pride and added a screen again
Still, I'm happy with this setup. Screens on top of each-other, in rows so to speak are an ergonomic nightmare for me. No massage could remedy what that setup did to my neck and shoulders.
I bought a 4k monitor a couple of months ago, thought I'd be able to save on space (a single 4k monitor equals 4 regular monitors, right?). Turns out it doesn't. Since the monitor has a diagonal of 33", everything on the screen is a bit too small to read, and even though I have a fairly capable video card (an nvidia 980), it feels a bit slow. In the end, I switched to a screen mode of 3840x2160 (instead of the full 4096x2160) which helped a lot with the sluggishness, and modified the number of dots per inch such that everything seems a bit bigger again. Of course that implied that I couldn't have everything in view, so within a week I set aside my pride and added a screen again
Still, I'm happy with this setup. Screens on top of each-other, in rows so to speak are an ergonomic nightmare for me. No massage could remedy what that setup did to my neck and shoulders.
the "disadvantages" of big resolutions displays are their high density of the pixels. So many pixels packed into screen sizes of 24-28 inches. So the dot pitch is around 0.14-0.16mm when an usual 22" has 0.25-0.28mm. So to get the dot of 4 monitors of 22" you would need at least 40" or so. Very soon I'll buy one of these.
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marksmeets302
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Please let us know how that works out for you. I'm very interested.
the best solution for me in the end:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIPLE-3-LCD- ... 4adc516226
only the monitors stand in portrait mode. It's like having an adjustable curved monitor.
by the way recommended seller.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIPLE-3-LCD- ... 4adc516226
only the monitors stand in portrait mode. It's like having an adjustable curved monitor.
by the way recommended seller.
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marksmeets302
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Very nice, and a great price. You use them in portrait mode to be fit bigger screens?
23" screens samsung2343 1152x2048
3 monitors res = 3456x2048
and the stand is great for curving the picture and bring closer extremities. If you install them landscape as they show in the picture you would need binoculars for corners beside that when landscape they don't curve that much. So 3 portrait or 2 portrait and one landscape are the best options. you would need longer cables too.
dot pitch is 0.249mm. Anything lower than that comes up too small.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_pitch
3 monitors res = 3456x2048
and the stand is great for curving the picture and bring closer extremities. If you install them landscape as they show in the picture you would need binoculars for corners
beside that when landscape they don't curve that much. So 3 portrait or 2 portrait and one landscape are the best options. you would need longer cables too.dot pitch is 0.249mm. Anything lower than that comes up too small.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_pitch
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andyfuller
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Do you know of anywhere that sells these screens still?
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andyfuller
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Thanks for that - I have several of the screens already, I use 4 in my set up but like to have a stock of replacement screens as they are no longer made. I have one that has failed that I need to find someone to fix as I am sure it can be.
I really like their high resolution, it is like having 2 screens in one, so it is like I have 8 screens, though I tend to use just my bottom two screens most of the time.
I also like the fact they have a very small bevel edge around them so it is possible to get them really close to each other.
Its a real shame Samsung stopped making them.
I really like their high resolution, it is like having 2 screens in one, so it is like I have 8 screens, though I tend to use just my bottom two screens most of the time.
I also like the fact they have a very small bevel edge around them so it is possible to get them really close to each other.
Its a real shame Samsung stopped making them.
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bennyboy351
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Hi guys. A newbie here!
I'm looking at going the way of multi-monitors and to that end I've been poking around the 'Net a bit.
I'm not very tech-savvy and so a 'turnkey' setup would suit me best. I've been looking on this site http://www.multiplemonitors.co.uk/ and they seem to provide all one needs, BUT, is it at an inflated price/with whistles and bells that are not needed?
I don't want people to reply and slag off the company. If they are good, great. If - and you have experience of this - they fall short of home/local shop builds, I'd appreciate some feedback.
I hope someone out there can offer a bit of help to this old newbie? But if not, well, thanks for looking anyway.
I'm looking at going the way of multi-monitors and to that end I've been poking around the 'Net a bit.
I'm not very tech-savvy and so a 'turnkey' setup would suit me best. I've been looking on this site http://www.multiplemonitors.co.uk/ and they seem to provide all one needs, BUT, is it at an inflated price/with whistles and bells that are not needed?
I don't want people to reply and slag off the company. If they are good, great. If - and you have experience of this - they fall short of home/local shop builds, I'd appreciate some feedback.
I hope someone out there can offer a bit of help to this old newbie? But if not, well, thanks for looking anyway.
