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Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 — Gaming On Six Panels
MojoKid writes "AMD's 6-output Radeon has been seen in action at a number of events, but today the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition is being officially launched. HotHardware paired the card up with six 22" Dell LCD panels in a 3x2 configuration — with a max resolution of 5760x2160 — and ran it through a number of popular titles including Dirt 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Crysis. For specialized, high-end graphics cards like this, the market potential may be relatively small. If, however, the idea of multi-monitor gaming is appealing to you and you've got the means to score one of these cards (along with multiple displays), you won't be disappointed."
Reader Vigile adds a different analysis of the card's six-monitor gaming: "PC Perspective found FPS games were basically unplayable because of the bezel through the middle of their vision while RTS and racing games like StarCraft 2 and DiRT 2 were spectacular."
Well the next step is off course to remove the casing from the screens. At least, that would be my mod numero uno. But I can image this setup (more screens, setup as a 180 degree panorama) being more 'realistic' and immersive(?) than one flat screen.
Do the frames between windows of a car also drive you insane? Likewise when you wear glasses?
Those are all on the periphery of your vision. Would you wear glasses that had an opaque cross on the lens centered directly over your iris?
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