Question for single GTX 590 and 3D Vision Surround owners:
If you have all 3 DVI-D ports on your card running to 3 120hz panels, how are you getting Blu-Ray HD Surround sound? My understanding is those codecs need an HDMI connection, as my sound card needs an HDMI in from the video card and then runs HDMI out to my receiver to run 7.1 Blu-Ray HD sound.
However, these 120hz displays only do 120hz with a DVI-D connection, so using HDMI even with a DVI-D adapter caps the resolution @ 60hz.
My only option is the digital 2.1 SPDIF running to my receiver with a simulated surround codec, or using headphones with a 7.1 Dolby card adapter.
Is there any other sound cards that can get DolbyHD and DTS-HD from the mobo without having to be connected to the 590?
This little issue is really bumming me out on 3D Surround. How can I game good at FPS if I don't have real location sound via my Home Theater to play off of?
Any ideas for a solution?
In terms of a 120hz 3D monitor, I initially went and bought the Asus VG263H with the bundled Nvidia 3D Vision kit.
Now, I'm a big fan of Asus gaming notebooks. My G73JH-A1 still rocks my world (AMD 5870m in that baby, so no brand bias here)..
However, their monitor left something to be desired. As soon as I fired it up - Huge dead pixel in bottom left center of screen. I took it back, and they had already sold the other one they had. They already had another return on the shelf from the same thing. The PC sales guys said that Asus rocks when it comes to notebooks, but when it comes to PC displays, they're often a disappointment riddled with pixel issues.
So I exchanged it for the 24" BenQ xl2410t. I didn't find many reviews on it, but knew it was LED over LCD and I used to sell BenQ products when working for a high end Home Theater dealer, so I know they're a pretty good brand. Though I read a few QC issues with this monitor with light bleeding, etc. Personally I can deal with light bleed more than a dead pixel sticking out against a moving picture. When that happens my eyes get OCD and just stare at the pixel.. I hate dead or stuck pixels..
And the BenQ? Not only is it a pixel perfect screen, but there is absolutely no light bleed whatsoever on the display. It also sports some of the best blacks I've ever seen for a TN panel. I haven't gotten the change to really put it through it's paces yet, but so far I'm much happier with this one than the Asus.
Cons to the monitor? Out of the box, the calibration is so bad you almost think the display is a POS. But you can get ICC profiles for the display online through Google and once applied, it is a fantastic picture.
The other thing I'm kinda on the fence about, that many others love, is the matte screen. I usually prefer Glossy as I sit in a darkened room and would rather have colors pop, than be slightly dulled out. Plus I don't like the screen door effect some bad matte jobs can have. However, this matte has to be the best one I've ever used as colors do not seem diminished, and only the most faint hints of the screen door effect can be seen against only the blackest of backgrounds when looking at it from an off angle.
It is however, still Matte. So I'm gonna game on it for awhile and see how I like it. But again, I'd rather have a good Matte job on a pixel perfect screen with great blacks for a TN, then a glossy that may or may not have a dead pixel on purchase.
Depending on how I can work out the HD Sound/DVI-D 120hz issue, and how much better it seems to play FPS at 24" @ 120hz with 2.0 sound, vs. 60" Plasma @ 60hz with 7.1 sound, will decide whether I keep this panel or all 3.
I am liking the idea more of just maybe having one 120hz 3D panel and one IPS 2560x1600 panel.
Thanks to all those that get through this book I just wrote and can help me find a solution!
Cheers
If you have all 3 DVI-D ports on your card running to 3 120hz panels, how are you getting Blu-Ray HD Surround sound? My understanding is those codecs need an HDMI connection, as my sound card needs an HDMI in from the video card and then runs HDMI out to my receiver to run 7.1 Blu-Ray HD sound.
However, these 120hz displays only do 120hz with a DVI-D connection, so using HDMI even with a DVI-D adapter caps the resolution @ 60hz.
My only option is the digital 2.1 SPDIF running to my receiver with a simulated surround codec, or using headphones with a 7.1 Dolby card adapter.
Is there any other sound cards that can get DolbyHD and DTS-HD from the mobo without having to be connected to the 590?
This little issue is really bumming me out on 3D Surround. How can I game good at FPS if I don't have real location sound via my Home Theater to play off of?
Any ideas for a solution?
In terms of a 120hz 3D monitor, I initially went and bought the Asus VG263H with the bundled Nvidia 3D Vision kit.
Now, I'm a big fan of Asus gaming notebooks. My G73JH-A1 still rocks my world (AMD 5870m in that baby, so no brand bias here)..
However, their monitor left something to be desired. As soon as I fired it up - Huge dead pixel in bottom left center of screen. I took it back, and they had already sold the other one they had. They already had another return on the shelf from the same thing. The PC sales guys said that Asus rocks when it comes to notebooks, but when it comes to PC displays, they're often a disappointment riddled with pixel issues.
So I exchanged it for the 24" BenQ xl2410t. I didn't find many reviews on it, but knew it was LED over LCD and I used to sell BenQ products when working for a high end Home Theater dealer, so I know they're a pretty good brand. Though I read a few QC issues with this monitor with light bleeding, etc. Personally I can deal with light bleed more than a dead pixel sticking out against a moving picture. When that happens my eyes get OCD and just stare at the pixel.. I hate dead or stuck pixels..
And the BenQ? Not only is it a pixel perfect screen, but there is absolutely no light bleed whatsoever on the display. It also sports some of the best blacks I've ever seen for a TN panel. I haven't gotten the change to really put it through it's paces yet, but so far I'm much happier with this one than the Asus.
Cons to the monitor? Out of the box, the calibration is so bad you almost think the display is a POS. But you can get ICC profiles for the display online through Google and once applied, it is a fantastic picture.
The other thing I'm kinda on the fence about, that many others love, is the matte screen. I usually prefer Glossy as I sit in a darkened room and would rather have colors pop, than be slightly dulled out. Plus I don't like the screen door effect some bad matte jobs can have. However, this matte has to be the best one I've ever used as colors do not seem diminished, and only the most faint hints of the screen door effect can be seen against only the blackest of backgrounds when looking at it from an off angle.
It is however, still Matte. So I'm gonna game on it for awhile and see how I like it. But again, I'd rather have a good Matte job on a pixel perfect screen with great blacks for a TN, then a glossy that may or may not have a dead pixel on purchase.
Depending on how I can work out the HD Sound/DVI-D 120hz issue, and how much better it seems to play FPS at 24" @ 120hz with 2.0 sound, vs. 60" Plasma @ 60hz with 7.1 sound, will decide whether I keep this panel or all 3.
I am liking the idea more of just maybe having one 120hz 3D panel and one IPS 2560x1600 panel.
Thanks to all those that get through this book I just wrote and can help me find a solution!
Cheers
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