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Back to Page 12   Conclusion The TripleHead2Go is a fantastic piece of hardware when used in 3D mode. It provides excellent immersion in flight sims, driving sims, and shooters that support triplehead resolutions. In addition, since the TripleHead2Go is independent of your graphics card, it can stick around through multiple upgrade cycles. For graphically intensive titles, […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 12

Back to Page 11   Image Alignment Whenever a single image is spanned across three screens, the gap between the screens comes into play. Typically a user would adjust monitor images so that the images end at the edge of each screen, ensuring everything your computer thinks is visible is actually visible. However, with an […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 11

Back to Page 10   Half-Life 2 TripleHead2Go Support? Yes For some reason the SGU told me it could not find Half-Life 2’s config file to make modifications even though it was installed. However, everything works fine setting up 3072×768 in the HL2 options menu. The only thing to be aware of is that you […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 9

Back to Page 8   Comanche 4 TripleHead2Go Support? No Not much to say about this one, folks. There are no triplehead resolutions available in-game, there is no entry in the SGU, and a Google search turned up no useful information on running Comanche 4 at 12:3 resolutions. Vietnam Medevac TripleHead2Go Support? No Same deal […]

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Back to Page 9   Grand Prix Legends TripleHead2Go Support? Yes, with modifications While Lock On provided the most beautiful images in triplehead operation, GPL far and away gave me the biggest wow factor. Even at 1920×480 (another example of the DirectX 7 limitation), the heightened immersion and sense of speed gained by running GPL […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 7

Back to Page 6   Lock On: Flaming Cliffs TripleHead2Go Support? Yes The SGU provided an option to configure Lock On for triplehead operation, but after these changes Lock On would crash to desktop when started. Restoring the previous settings and selecting 3072×768 in Lock On’s graphics options achieved triplehead operation, but the aspect ratio […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 8

Back to Page 7 Falcon 4: Allied Force TripleHead2Go Support? Not really F4’s photo-realistic cockpit is a tricky beast when trying to change resolutions. A few months ago a thread hereat Frugal’s World described how to edit Allied Force’s display.dsp file to gain non-4:3 resolutions. However, even with these edits the 2D cockpit is fixed at […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 6

Back to Page 5   Strike Fighters: Project 1 Wings Over Vietnam TripleHead2Go Support? Yes In the version of the SGU I had, there was an option to configure SF:P1, but not WoV, for triplehead operation. This is unnecessary anyway, as using either of these sims in triplehead is a simple matter of selecting the […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 5

Back to Page 4   Simulations (3D) Ok, enough complaining, let’s see how this baby does with some sims (and some not-so-sims). I tested the following 3D applications with the TripleHead2Go: Strike Fighters: Project 1 Wings Over Vietnam Lock On: Flaming Cliffs Jane’s F/A-18 Simulator Falcon 4: Allied Force Comanche 4 Vietnam MedEvac Richard Burns […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 4

Back to Page 3   TripleHead2Go in Use Despite the drawbacks mentioned previously, my overall impression of the TripleHead2Go was exactly what I expected it to be: Wow, this thing is cool. Unlike a dual monitor configuration which is excellent for productivity but generally not too useful in simulations (exceptions are sims such as MSFS that support […]

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Back to Page 2   Using the TripleHead2Go with Three Monitors Ok, enough about single monitors. After all, if you want to run only one monitor you don’t need a TripleHead2Go. With an NVIDIA graphics card, the TripleHead2Go supports the following triple-screen resolutions and refresh rates: 1920×480 @ 60 Hz (triple 640×480, not available for Windows desktop) […]

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Matrox TripleHead2Go Page 2

Back to Page 1   Setting Up the TripleHead2Go With an MSRP of $299, a TripleHead2Go will not be a cheap purchase. If you part with your money you will find that the TripleHead2Go packaging includes a software CD, AC adapter, 2′ VGA-to-VGA cable, 2′ DVI-to-VGA cable, and the unit itself (a palm-sized metal box). Installation is […]

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