Is it possible to merge 2 tft moniotors into 1 big screen ?

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Im not too sure how to word this to get my query accross, but here goes.

I have two 17" tfts and I like playing games across them so it treats them as one big widescreen monitor.

The only downfall being the cross hair etc is split accorss the middle where the edges of the screens meet.

So my question is does anyone know if its possible to take tft monitors apart and remove the sides of the screens that go down the middle to try and make 1 big seemless widescreen monitor?
Are there any links/tutorials or other peoples experiences of doing this ?

TIA
 
I've had my panels in pieces trying to sort out a backlight issue. Even if you get the two panels right next to each other you'll still have a 1cm+ gap between the pictures, after that you'll have to find new ways of fixing them to a frame.
 
this may sound daft, but im in a daft mood: following on from steeps post, could you use two panes of glass arranged in some fasion (one over each panel) to refract the light in some way so that the 1cm gap is removed? Tell me im daft, its just the sort of thing I would try given the time as an interesting experiment.
 
davethe11 said:
this may sound daft, but im in a daft mood: following on from steeps post, could you use two panes of glass arranged in some fasion (one over each panel) to refract the light in some way so that the 1cm gap is removed? Tell me im daft, its just the sort of thing I would try given the time as an interesting experiment.
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I don't see that working. :p

Well... it wouldn't remove the gap. There's always going to be a gap unless you can get the edge of the panels literally touching each other. Basically, you can't physically bridge a gap by refracting light, but rather fill it up with what you can already see (which would be even more distracting in my opinion). At least, that is my understanding.

Anyway, rather than this becoming a physics lesson, we should stick to the OP. :D
 
The displays are not completely clear, think of it like tinted glass so even if you did overlap you'd still miss a stripe of picture. The other problem you'll face is finding a way to light the panels, as the CCFL's are often around the outside of the panel. The closest you will get is about half an inch gap between the panels.
 
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