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If you thought Eyefinity with 3 monitor's was overkill, how about 6? If that caught your attention then you'll be pleased to know that an update to ATI's Eyefinity technology is going to enable gamers to take advantage of up to 6 display's.
Given the complexities involved in laying out that many monitors, ATI has teamed up with Samsung to offer an out of the box solution they plan to ship early this year called the SyncMaster MD230. The package can be ordered as either a six or three panel design, with a price of $3,099 and $1,899 respectively. The six monitor setup is capable of displaying a jaw dropping 6x 1080p, with each panel sporting a resolution of up to 1920 x 1080. [Edit: fixed resolution specs for the MD230 monitors.]
In an era when PC gaming seems to be under constant attack on all fronts, its pretty satisfying to be able to claim your rig is spitting out a resolution equivalent to over 12 Xbox 360's. Of course you may need to re-mortgage your house to be able to afford any of this, but hey, our hobby is all about sacrifice is it not? Either way its great to see out of the box three and six monitor packages that make getting Eyefinity up and running that much easier.
Anyone out there planning to buy one?
(Image Credit: Engadget.com)
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rxlb
January 11, 2010 at 6:18am
LG already has a Boarderless LCD TV, why can't Samsung do the same wiht this one?
Scootiep
January 11, 2010 at 8:11am
What they need to do is manufacture an OLED screen that's the same size as this and curved instead of this 6 separate monitor junk. Until they get that into this price range, I'm just not interested. I hate having lines between screens.
To start press any key...ohh, where's the "Any" key. - Homer Simpson
LatiosXT
January 11, 2010 at 8:24am
Which doesn't produce the same resolution as Eyefinitiy will.
But yes, boarderless monitors or seamless transitions. I don't want tears.
hagaren414
January 10, 2010 at 8:59pm
More photos available at: http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-syncmaster-md230-eyes-on/2600646/
bingojubes
January 10, 2010 at 4:51pm
do we get the option for free wallmounts? that monitor stand looks very stressed with the sheer weight fo the 6 monitors.
csm2007
January 10, 2010 at 4:17pm
That looks excellent, but would a video projector setup be more economical?
ez223
January 10, 2010 at 4:04pm
Now if they could just eliminate the monitor frames it'd be perfect.
EZ
burntjuggalas
January 10, 2010 at 3:21pm
"The package can be ordered as either a three or six panel design, with a price of $3,099 and $1,899 respectively." Cheaper for the 6 panel design? typo im sure. =)
norman
January 10, 2010 at 3:30pm
fixed, thanks.
also, each of the md230 monitors are only 1920x1080, not 2560x1600. otherwise, that would be really tempting!.
-- Norm
hagaren414
January 10, 2010 at 9:03pm
I agree too. Isn't the technology improved well enough to produce borderless or close-to-borderless monitors?
chronium
January 10, 2010 at 2:38pm
I wish they put in the effort to remove the dividers between the monitors so that the gaps aren't soo large.
