Yea, I definitely hear what you are saying... I'd love to find a WQHD laptop monitor though :P
The goal here is "smallest interruption in visible surface area", and currently, laptop screens win on that front. On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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