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1122271 2010-07-25 21:38:00 What do you need three monitors for?

This may give an idea why you may want three monitors.

media.photobucket.com
Snorkbox (15764)
1122272 2010-07-25 22:30:00 Hi folks, I write those price lists :p

The main point of getting 3 screens is to use ATI's Eyefinity:

sites.amd.com

...which is "basically" just multi-monitor gaming.

Yes you can get cheaper 24" screens but there's a few things to keep in mind:

-At least one of them needs a DisplayPort, or you need a ~$200 adaptor.
-They pref need to be able to Pivot (for having the screens in portrait mode which is much better for some games, especially FPS, and office productivity is generally a little easier).
-Using LCD or LED-lit LCDs with TN panels (which generally all the cheaper ones use) have garbage viewing angles in portait mode. Not worthy of a $10k rig.

Yes it is verging on excessive (not stupidly though IMO, it's all good stuff if that's your budget, I haven't thrown things in just to bump the price up) but that's kind of the point :)
pablo d (15490)
1122273 2010-07-27 08:51:00 Thanks guys. Looks like I live a sheltered life. b.... (7683)
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