19" v's 20"

Magic Man · 11 Jul 2006 at 20:50

I'm spec'ing a new system and am looking at using 3 monitors and the Triple Head 2 Go unit from Matrox.

It's maximum resolution is 3 x 1280 x 1024.

Now, 1280 x 1024 is the native resolution of 19" LCDs whereas 1600x1200 is the native for 20" (i.e. not talking widescreens here).

What I want to know is how well does a good 20" upscale a 1280x1024 image compared to a native 1280x1024 image on a good 19" (e.g. VP930) - since the 20" will have the higher dpi.?

Thanks...

Baddass · 11 Jul 2006 at 21:01

for windows use it's not really a good idea to run the screen outside of it's native resolution since although modern screens scale quite well, the image would look blurry and pixelated. For gaming it's not too bad an issue, but for windows and other uses i'd suggest sticking with 3x 19" if you need to use them all at 1280 x 1024

AdamEW · 11 Jul 2006 at 22:06

If you have a look at this review he is using his triple head 2 go with 3 20" monitors http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php?title=Matrox_TripleHead2Go_(Featured_Review)

Magic Man · 11 Jul 2006 at 22:17

Cheers guys

iamgud · 12 Jul 2006 at 09:15

Would love a DVI version of this. A couple of cheap 17" monitors and it would be sweet.