Who here has the LARGEST DISPLAY for their computer rig? Go BIG or go home! ;)

As the title says, who here can boast that they have the LARGEST DISPLAY for their computer rig? Post up your pics!

 

I have a 15.6 on my laptop but a dual 22 inch on my desktop.

 

28" attached to my notebook.

 

big is ok, but not if its low quality. I can run my laptop on a 32" LCD but its PANTS!

It looks awful

 

18.4" laptop
27" U2711 on PC

 

I have my HP Envy 15 hooked up to a LG E2441 24" LED panel which is used as primary monitor with the laptop screen as secondary.

Thinking of getting a Dell U2711 and running two monitors off my laptop. Texasrho83, how you finding the U2711?

 

I don't prefer larger displays. Two 21.5" (or maybe 23") 1080p monitors are my preferred. Unless it was an iMac with a huge display, or maybe a higher resolution monitor than 1080p, I wouldn't want anything larger on my desk.

It is fun to hook up the computer to a huge TV every once in a while to watch a movie, game, or share things with other people, but for every day use it is not as good.

 

That's a good point. That's kinda where HTPC's come into the picture. If you have it set up on a good home network, just pull it down from there and you're off.

As far as monitors go though, Ostendo CRVD. 'Nuff said. I'd settle for getting just one, but I really want three, but that would be ~$19.5k worth of display.

I could be cheeky and say CVRD = [/monitor thread], but surely there are other impressive ones out there.

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I edited this to break the links. I learned that I stepped in the marketing in thinking this thing was cool.

 

That curved monitor is the lamest piece of rubbish I have ever seen
WHy would you want a rear projection monitor that has lines down it?

Ostendo CRVD 43" Curved Monitor Review - YouTube

 

I have an HTPC hooked up to a Mitsubishi HC9000. Does that count?

That said, I don't think anything larger than 24" is ideal for competitive gaming.

 

I own a cinema , guess what?

Spoiler

Just kidd......ing lol

 

Well for gaming, people are ranting and raving about the Samsung S27A950D. I stunning looking monitor (really has to be seen in person), plus 120hz and excellent colours. Only thing I'm not a fan of is the lowish res of 1920 x 1080 on such a big monitor.

Why I'm tossing up between the Samsung and the Dell U2711. The Dell has the awesome resolution, but costs a lot more, plus I'm not so sure any laptop is going to be able to drive that massive resolution in gaming...

 

But.. they said size didn't matter?! Liars.

I use a 24" u2412m. It's sufficient. If only I had an IMAX screen. Sigh.

 

Mine is somewhere between 80-90in...

 

24" Dell 1920x1200.

 

I have two 25" HP screens. Looking forward to upgrade for a single U2711, I am still not sure if it is a good choice..!

 

15.6 inch hooked up on a 24 inch iiyama monitor. Great quality! Great gaming experience.

 

ive got a 22 inch led as main with a 22inch lcd above it and 2 15s on either side of the led. dont plan on goin bigger til the samsung oleds come out

 

42" toshiba 120hz(240hz) 3d passive, 2d to 3d conversion. pretty sweet now that i am used to 3d, but i still suck at BF3 , but now i fail in style....

 

I had my MBP connected to my 42" Sharp LCD last year while I was recovering from ACL surgery.

 

My laptop is a simple 17 inch. The special part about it all is that it was given to me absolutely FREE. A $118usd later and it works like it was brand new if not better. I can't beat that...

 

I use my Panasonic VIERA TC-L37E3 HDTV with my laptop sometimes but mainly have an old desktop hooked to it. Wish I could had a nice monitor but its kinda a problem I don't own a desk.

 

I have my desktop connected to a 19" acer monitor. After I get a laptop, I'll hook it up to my 50" Samsung LCD TV. *blows mind*

 

Pixel wise I will win even against those with a larger net display.



But 3x24 and a 37 is a pretty good amount of real estate pixel count not withstanding.

 

I was waiting for you to post in this thread.

Edit: I just noticed, where did your Das keyboard go? And your Ripper XXL? (I know, I know....STALK MODE ENGAGED)

 

What's that thing on the right on the wall? It looks like an arcade style gaming pad, a 2 player one? what kind is it that? where from? brand?

And how did you get it to match your desk? Are those skins?

 

Most of the ones I've seen are home made, they are incredibly simple too...

 

Depends on the screen your using, haha. I'll be posting my setup(Or setups since my laptop plugs into 2 different displays )soon. One of setups though does use a Stewart film screen and an AE4000. The other features a DLP Mits(Sorry, but SXRD and LCD just doesnt cut it for image depth and punch, even though I myself have one)which is actually my favorite setup. Its the absolutely sharpest PJ Ive had, and its a joy playing PC games on it.

 

Show off...

 

I built my desk and I built the arcade stick so that is why they match.

yes 2 players 7 button setup, tri-modular connectivity.

build - https://picasaweb.google.com/masakakoi/CustomArcadeControlPanel

 

Overkill on a laptop though. May as well have a desktop.

Nice still.

 

15.4in WUXGA Laptop with a 24in WUXGA lcd.

 

40" Toshiba LED LCD. And 17.1 inch Asus G73.

 

Nice Speakers!

 

No one mentioned the apparent drinking problem though

 

Wat problem?

 

the only problem i see is that it's running low

 

Erm the pictures are old, so if you see any of my youtube videos or something then I have the Das Keyboard, the Ripper XXL, the Ergotech triple monitor mount, and a few other changes.

 

Well, it looks like I stepped in the marketing again. I just double checked their site and it seems as though they intentionally obfuscated the info about the monitor to hide some of those key points.

I'm disappointed with them and myself for drinking the Kool-Aid. Down with the CVRD. I wish this site had the strikeout font modifier, I'd go back and cross out what I wrote. I'm going to break those links though.

 

I thought it was amazing till I was also pointed out that it has lines.

IT isn't visible with their website but BY GOD is it noticeable on the youtube video. Imagine how it would bug you whilst playing skyrim or BF3.

 

This setup wins for me!

 

Wharfedale Evo2-10

Yeah they sound very very nice, Picked them up for 460USD shipped, had to pay extra 60 for the rosewood color. Never regretted spending the extra on the color. I'm going to get some of the same brand but a lower line-up for my rear speakers in my new 4.1 system.

lol, yeah pretty much took the words right out of my mouth.



I'm thinking of modding my desk a little more. Going to 'inset' my laptop into the top of the desk(on an angle, the fans will still blow up and out of the 'inset'

This will make it so only the screen from the notebook is sticking up out of the desk and I will have to use an external monitor, will solve the issue of the ports being on the side of the laptop, cable management FTW!

 

This is pretty much the same setup I have for my desktop.

3 x 23in and a 36in Sharp Aquos mounted above them.

 

Not a constant setup, but I occasionally hook my MBP up to the 65" DLP TV in my living room.

 

100" 1080p DLP projector.

victory?

 

You has it.

(Until a challenger arrives)

 

I think the screen cast by the projector is 100" not the projector itself.

Now humor me in this theory that projectors screen size changes depending on how far you cast the image. But the resolution never changes.

In effect the image never changes only your perception of the image and its size.

We can do the same with a monitor, its called move closer or father from the screen.

To that effect somebody with a 1920x1200 monitor has more pixel count and if you so feel like getting 6" away from your screen it would be percieved larger than said 100" screen and still have higher quality

Thus size really has no bearing, it should be more abut pixel count, or if you are going to go with size projectors really cant count since you can vary the size easily.

 

Seconded! crappy 10 char so stoopid!

 

Still short by 6" and 21" inches compared to both of mine. But gotta post pics regardless to lay a legitimate claim.

 

A few thoughts:

1. Yes, obviously, the image cast by the projector is 100", not the projector itself. The reverse makes no sense.

2. You're also correct in that a 1080p projection screen changes in size, but not resolution, as you move the projector and change the size of the projected image. Obviously, this happens because the pixels themselves change size. That's just how projectors work.

3. Resolution is one important part of image quality, among many. An audio/videophile like yourself should be well aware of this.

4. Concerning your theory, it needs considerable work and revision. In a completely dark room with only the screen visible and your head completely still, you could still tell the difference between a large screen far away and a small screen close to your face. Your eyes go through a very different physiological process when viewing in these in these different setups, and it's naive to presume that they are equivalent. The classic double blind ABX preference test should resolve this, but it's also a big part of the reason people drop thousands of dollars on larger format displays (generally LCD or plasma, or maybe DLP rear projection... DLP front projection isn't quite as popular at the moment).

5. You did have sort of the right idea though, at least in part. The digital representation of a large 1920*1080 image is not necessarily any different than the digital representation of a small 1920*1080 image. The only difference is indeed our perception of it. That said we also don't have any interaction at all with the digital representation of an image. We interact with light which comes from an analog light emitting device. The functional differences begin on that level, before the perceptual level.

6. For a variety of reasons (before we even start talking about impracticality), your small-screen-close-to-face idea would not work (but it's not a bad idea- it just doesn't work)

7. Disregarding perception of an image as unimportant is a huge mistake. Our only experience of an image is our perception of it. That's just a definition of perception. Now, if we go through two equivalent experiences, we should have a very similar (average) perception of those events. Again, you could use ABX double blind preference testing to show this. But the situation above is not equivalent. There are major functional differences between the described setups.

8. This gets back to point number (4) - but when you view an image on a screen, your eyes have to focus on that image. If it's a 3D image on a 2D screen, it doesn't matter- your eyes focus at the screen distance, and your brain fills in the depth information from context and partially ignores the eyes. To focus on something up close, your eyes have to go through considerable physical change to accommodate that level of focus. It's not comfortable to view something six inches in front of your face for two hours. When viewing at an infinity distance, your eyes can relax and view naturally.

The eyes and the rest of the visual perception system are way more complex than you are giving them credit for... projectors which can vary in size certainly should count. One thing which you have to keep in mind with projectors is that they have a certain brightness which is finite and constant, regardless of screen size. As you increase the screen size, that brightness is distributed over a larger area, and so the image becomes exponentially darker as size increases. You can't take a cheap projector and get a good looking 200" image. It just won't work.

The main thing to take away from this is that resolution is NOT everything. It's important, but it's only one thing. In fact, it's not even the single most important thing. I would argue contrast, color saturation, and color accuracy are each more important (higher impact on what we perceive) than resolution, in terms of perceived image quality. Of note, all of those have a lot to do with the analog display of a digital image (what you see), and little to do with the digital image (how a computer models an image, we don't see this).