what size of monitor or tv for triple screen

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i have always thought bigger it better. but i guess the idea here is to get a 1to1 representation of the actual size of the world right?
whats the best size? how big can i go?
how wide and the widest part is it usually?
are the side monitors at a 90 degree angle
it hard to tell in all the pictures
thanks
 
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1:1 representation of the real world, you need a very decent projector.

Triple screen depends on how much you want to see on your monitors. Is it for racing or other games. If it is for racing all depends on what FOV you want. A mathematical correct FOV, or a FOV that feels right. It also depends on how far you will sit from your monitor(s).

What picture are you talking about?

Play around with the settings here. Zoom in on the website to make the example (the picture of the monitor(s) bigger.
 
thanks for the reply

they are going to be mounted on a 80/20 rig from 4play racing. im not sure about the distance but they would be close. thats the whole idea right?
to have them close just like when your driving. can they be set at 9 and 3 oclock. i dont have room 90 inches of monitors
 
9 and 3 O'clock? So the left and right screens are going to be parallel?

I don't have a triple screen set up (just yet. Working on it though), But I'm most likely going to run mine around 45º or so.
 
not sure thats what i was asking. in a car you left and right windows are at 9 and 3 oclock
 
Angles of side monitors is really personal preference.
I run 3x 24'' monitors, they sit quite close to me, set them up just off the end of the base of my wheel.
I run at a 60deg angle, thats my preference because when sitting in my seat they feel like they wrap right around me. Tried some friends set up at 45deg and found it didn't fill my peripheral vision as well as my set up.
In saying that getting into a rig with triples at 60deg is a bit tricky compared to 45deg.
 
There are two approaches to the 1:1 representation.

  • What we all do; fiddling with the FOV.
  • Get such big monitors that the image on your monitors is as big as what you see through the windows of a car.
The second choice is nearly impossible because you need really big monitors. The first choice is a preference. You can go from a triple 24 inch monitor setup to a triple 65 inch monitor setup.
You can also choose between different aspect ratios. You can go for the standard 16:9 monitors or get a triple 21:9 or even a 32:9 monitor setup.

You have to take into consideration the resolution of one monitor. The bigger the resolution multiplied by 3, the harder it is for your gaming computer to get decent FPS. But these things you probably already know that.

The size of the monitors depends on how much you want to spend on monitors, how much room you have for a triple monitor setup, how far you are going to sit from your monitors.

The smaller the monitors, the smaller the real estate of the monitors, the closer you have to sit, the smaller your FOV has to be for a 1:1 representation.
The opposite is true for bigger monitors.

The angle of your side monitors is a personal preference.

Keep in mind:

  • the bigger the monitors, the more real estate and the further you can sit from your monitors
  • The bigger the monitors, the greater the FOV the more of the dashboard and the surroundings of your car (on all three monitors) you'll see.

My personal problem with a triple monitor is; I want to make it possible that the bezels of the centre monitor and the side monitors are where the A-pillar of the car is. If your monitors are too small, the bezels of the right-hand side monitor will coincide with the middle of the dashboard, which will give an unrealistic image.

Example:

AC triple 1.jpg


FOV calculator as mentioned in my previous post.




 
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I run my side monitors at ~80° and they are sitting just above the front of my wheel base. They are 27" i get 179° fov in iracing with that setup and I doesn't look weird to me. I think the centre monitor is 21" from my eyes (if I remember correctly)
 
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