Ya, the Zero-G bezel is pretty wide. I think the ultra thin part means front to back thickness, not LCD to edge.
The laptop screen method would mean having displays outside of the monitor casings, would it not? The IPS screens could also be removed from the case (though you would lose the glass then). I can see the desire to avoid the central bezel, though. One great thing about these IPS monitors is the display looks great from all angles and rotations. You could put 3 of them in portrait mode to get away from the central bezel, but then you pretty much have to take them out of the case as the bezel on the long bottom edge is probably a good 5cm wide on its own. Whatever you end up doing, I'm interested in seeing the end result. On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, chris kluka <[email protected]> wrote: > The _only_ problem with what you are suggesting is center bezel. > > I hate the idea of an eyefinity group of 2x2 or 1x4 or ... anything that > uses even numbers. > > Also, they keep stating in their product descriptions "ultra thin bezel". > I don't think that word means what they think it means. > > If I built this out of laptop screens, the 3x3 array would have physical > separation of pixels (including both bezels) of less than 6mm. With a glass > IPS display, I don't think you can do it in less than 40mm. > > > > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Another option for getting 5112x2880 in a 54" screen at about the same >> price (not quite the same density, but much simpler) is get 4 cheap IPS >> monitors. Monoprice has a few to choose from: >> http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704 >> >> I have the Zero-G and it works great. >> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704&p_id=10509&seq=1&format=2 >> >> I picked it up through Massdrop, who got the price down even lower and >> added a zero dead pixel guarantee. If enough people request it, they will >> probably do another group buy. >> https://www.massdrop.com/buy/monoprice-monitor?s=IPS >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> If your end goal is to have a bunch of laptop LCDs on HDMI, you could >>> just get driver boards with the HDMI built in, something like this: >>> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HDMI-VGA-2AV-Lcd-controller-Board-work-with-Lots-of-LCD-panel-Driver-Board/645095447.html >>> >>> I've also heard that iPad replacement retina displays are just >>> displayport screens. This would give a super high resolution, but I don't >>> think there are any off the shelf breakout boards available. >>> http://hackaday.com/2013/04/22/connect-a-retina-display-to-a-regular-computer/ >>> >>> Maybe that doesn't quite meet your needs, but it is another option to >>> look at. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM, chris kluka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> So, apparently you can use the Lapdock 100 as a 10.1 inch HDMI monitor >>>> with a usb keyboard and mouse, you just need some mini hdmi to hdmi, gender >>>> benders, hdmi cables, and usb cables. >>>> >>>> Also... they are available for $60 shipping and import taxes in. >>>> >>>> I've ordered one to see what it can do. If I can get it working the way >>>> I want it to, I might get more of them. >>>> >>>> In theory, if this all works, I can build a 9 monitor array all built >>>> off of two ATI 6990's crossfired,9 Lapdock 100's and one 42" TV for a >>>> "desktop" monitor. >>>> >>>> The "30.3 inch" 9-monitor array would have a 4096x2304 resolution and >>>> would be beside a 42 inch 1920x1080 LCD. >>>> >>>> Since they are $60 each (shipping/taxes in), I can get 9 of these for >>>> $540. I am anticipating another $100 in cables and connectors to make it >>>> all work and maybe another $150 in mounting equipment. >>>> >>>> All in, it should be about $800. I'll report back when I get the first >>>> one working. >>>> >>>> I'd love to get this all working and then replace the laptop LCD's in >>>> the lapdocks with some higher resolution laptop LCD's from laptop >>>> replacements. The Lapdocks will provide the HDMI to LVDI conversion and >>>> power for the monitors. I will just need to replace the LCD controller and >>>> LCD which can be done for about $26 + LCD. This means I should be able to >>>> get 17.1 inch 1920x1080 screens to plug into the lapdocks for about $90 >>>> each. Replacing all 9 of these would cost another $810 and would bring the >>>> overall setup to 5760 x 3240 in a "51.3 inch screen". >>>> >>>> $2000 for a > 5760P monitor array seems appealing. >>>> >>>> For now, I'll start with $60 and see how it goes. >>>> >>>> -- Chris >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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