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post #1 of 8
7/16/12 at 12:49am
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I'm going to be putting together a new build and I don't have a budget. I was looking at all of the 2560x1600 monitors and was wondering if it would be worth it to put 3 of those in surround. I was also considering the overclockable catleap monitors.
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post #2 of 8
7/16/12 at 5:36am
What about the 30" 1600p shimians in triple surround? Seems to have a smaller bezel and better build than the 27".

Or you could get 5 and put them in portrait mode. Since you have no budget and all.. biggrin.gif
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post #3 of 8
7/16/12 at 9:46pm
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The triple surround sounds like a good idea! Even though I don't have a budget the 5 sounds unnecessary lol
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7/16/12 at 10:27pm
The 30" Shimian sucks (check PRAD's review) and ALL 30" displays have poor contrast/black levels and use very grainy matte coatings.

High end 27-30" NEC/Eizo's are a complete waste of $ for games and movies and are even more of a waste if one does not intend to calibrate them. They cost more because they feature hardware calibration, 3D LUT's and colour compensation.

The Samsung S27B970D is probably the best display $ can buy atm, but you really need a colorimeter to make use of it. Since $ is not a factor a colorimeter like the i1 display pro is a necessity
Edited by MenacingTuba - 7/16/12 at 10:31pm
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post #5 of 8
7/17/12 at 12:34am
I'm not too knowledgeable about monitors but I'm willing to bet any of the high end IPS monitors would be the best monitor at any price range. 3 of those in eyefinity would be your best bet with no budget, but it might be a little difficult to get them to run games well. Personally, I'd do a high end 120hz monitor or IPS monitor at the top at any price.
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7/17/12 at 12:40am
If your gaming you may want to consider 120hz. Of course it depends on what your doing, IPS maybe better for your application.
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post #7 of 8
7/17/12 at 4:08am
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The 30" Shimian sucks (check PRAD's review) and ALL 30" displays have poor contrast/black levels and use very grainy matte coatings.
High end 27-30" NEC/Eizo's are a complete waste of $ for games and movies and are even more of a waste if one does not intend to calibrate them. They cost more because they feature hardware calibration, 3D LUT's and colour compensation.
The Samsung S27B970D is probably the best display $ can buy atm, but you really need a colorimeter to make use of it. Since $ is not a factor a colorimeter like the i1 display pro is a necessity

Wow that's disappointing, the build quality on the cabinet looked a ton better.
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post #8 of 8
7/17/12 at 3:28pm
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I appreciate that review before I plunked down money!
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