Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition

Rob Williams · 03-18-2008, 07:41 PM

With the digital edition of the TripleHead2Go, hooking up three LCD's via DVI and VGA is possible. This allows you to drastically increase your desktop space and/or improve your gaming. Best of all, you don't need to add a second GPU, and not even an additional power outlet is required!

You can read Greg's full review here and discuss it here!

Merlin · 03-18-2008, 07:55 PM

Oh Gaaaaawd... A new toy
LOL
That looks great on the gaming

Merlin

gml_josea · 03-18-2008, 07:57 PM

I can't imagine my room's desktop with three displays. Two is nice...three seems way too overwhelming...

Rob Williams · 03-18-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gml_josea

I can't imagine my room's desktop with three displays. Two is nice...three seems way too overwhelming...

Ahh, a man who dislikes his ménage à trois. Kidding, I'm with you. I'd rather one really large monitor over three smaller ones, but each person has specific needs/wants.

03-19-2008, 11:32 PM

Hi

It would have been nice to have seen some actual pictures of the monitors setup displaying games

Regards

Greg King · 03-20-2008, 01:48 AM

Unregistered... I agree and apologize for not including any. By the time I got to the writing of the review, it had been about a month since I did the testing. Check out the last page of my TH2Go Analog review, I have pics there. That said, I will work to get some pics up by next week.

Thanks for the comments and sorry for the omission.

Greg King · 03-20-2008, 01:54 AM

Also, to comment on what everyone else has said...

Merlin, its a toy. A great toy but a novelty none the less.

gml_josea, I use two monitors at work and can never go back. Productivity is great with dual monitors.

Rob, your a ball bag and I agree with you. I would rather game on my 24" LCD but when I need to work, like write reviews for your slave driving ass, the three monitors can not be beat... unless I had 4 monitors. Hmmm.... are you listening Matrox?

03-20-2008, 12:20 PM

I'm guessing from the report that the display settings are only available on Windows - or am I missing something ? If not, do you happen to know what other options are available for setup, e.g. via a web interface... the screen shots that were posted seem to indicate that the interface is trivial in requirements so it's (only slightly) surprising that an effort has been made to code for a specific platform (whatever that may be).

Cheers
Tim

04-12-2008, 03:05 PM

Did you find a way to search for or add a Cfg file for a game not in the list. I participate in game beta's a lot. I could not find any info on setting up your own file and could only browse or search for games in the list.

dawsmit · 04-02-2009, 12:57 PM

Hey - does this device require that all external monitors connected be of the same resolution, size, etc., or can they be all different?

Greg King · 04-02-2009, 10:59 PM

Dawsmit,

Thanks for posting. I haven't used the TH2Go for many months now but I know that the software has not evolved to the point that what you are asking is possible. How it works is that the actual TripleHead2Go tricks the computer into thinking that it's connected to one large resolution display. Your three monitors much be the same resolution in order to have a supported resolution across two or three monitors.

I hope that you find this helpful.

Merlin · 04-03-2009, 02:53 AM

It's all VGA, most monitors are DVI or HDMI, now

Greg King · 04-03-2009, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlin

It's all VGA, most monitors are DVI or HDMI, now

The TH2Go mentioned in this review is all DVI. No VGA to be found.

dawsmit · 04-03-2009, 05:34 PM

Hey - thanks for the quick response!

Rob Williams · 04-05-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawsmit

Hey - thanks for the quick response!

We at Techgage strive to be quick.

Err...

03-18-2008, 07:41 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition With the digital edition of the TripleHead2Go, hooking up three LCD's via DVI and VGA is possible. This allows you to drastically increase your desktop space and/or improve your gaming. Best of all, you don't need to add a second GPU, and not even an additional power outlet is required! You can read Greg's full review here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-18-2008, 07:55 PM	#2
Merlin The Tech Wizard Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lakeland, Fl Posts: 1,855	Oh Gaaaaawd... A new toy LOL That looks great on the gaming Merlin __________________ Win7 64 bit Intel i7 920 watercooled Asus P6X580 Premium mobo, GTX280 GPU watercooled Synology NAS 207 Network Server with 2 Hitachi Terabite drives LG NAS N2R1 with 2 ea 2 tb drives LINKSYS PLK300 Powerline Network Kit

03-18-2008, 07:57 PM	#3
gml_josea Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 25	I can't imagine my room's desktop with three displays. Two is nice...three seems way too overwhelming... __________________ P4 HT 3.2Ghz 1 Gb DDR Asrock 775i65G Ati Radeon 9600 Pro --Yes, that's my PC actually =/

03-20-2008, 01:48 AM	#6
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Unregistered... I agree and apologize for not including any. By the time I got to the writing of the review, it had been about a month since I did the testing. Check out the last page of my TH2Go Analog review, I have pics there. That said, I will work to get some pics up by next week. Thanks for the comments and sorry for the omission. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

03-20-2008, 01:54 AM	#7
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Also, to comment on what everyone else has said... Merlin, its a toy. A great toy but a novelty none the less. gml_josea, I use two monitors at work and can never go back. Productivity is great with dual monitors. Rob, your a ball bag and I agree with you. I would rather game on my 24" LCD but when I need to work, like write reviews for your slave driving ass, the three monitors can not be beat... unless I had 4 monitors. Hmmm.... are you listening Matrox? __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2 Last edited by Greg King; 03-20-2008 at 01:58 AM.

03-19-2008, 11:32 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Hi It would have been nice to have seen some actual pictures of the monitors setup displaying games Regards

03-20-2008, 12:20 PM	#8
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	TH2Go Digital - OS support ? I'm guessing from the report that the display settings are only available on Windows - or am I missing something ? If not, do you happen to know what other options are available for setup, e.g. via a web interface... the screen shots that were posted seem to indicate that the interface is trivial in requirements so it's (only slightly) surprising that an effort has been made to code for a specific platform (whatever that may be). Cheers Tim

04-12-2008, 03:05 PM	#9
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Did you find a way to search for or add a Cfg file for a game not in the list. I participate in game beta's a lot. I could not find any info on setting up your own file and could only browse or search for games in the list.

04-02-2009, 12:57 PM	#10
dawsmit Obliviot Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	Hey - does this device require that all external monitors connected be of the same resolution, size, etc., or can they be all different?

04-02-2009, 10:59 PM	#11
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Dawsmit, Thanks for posting. I haven't used the TH2Go for many months now but I know that the software has not evolved to the point that what you are asking is possible. How it works is that the actual TripleHead2Go tricks the computer into thinking that it's connected to one large resolution display. Your three monitors much be the same resolution in order to have a supported resolution across two or three monitors. I hope that you find this helpful. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

04-03-2009, 02:53 AM	#12
Merlin The Tech Wizard Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lakeland, Fl Posts: 1,855	It's all VGA, most monitors are DVI or HDMI, now __________________ Win7 64 bit Intel i7 920 watercooled Asus P6X580 Premium mobo, GTX280 GPU watercooled Synology NAS 207 Network Server with 2 Hitachi Terabite drives LG NAS N2R1 with 2 ea 2 tb drives LINKSYS PLK300 Powerline Network Kit

04-03-2009, 05:34 PM	#14
dawsmit Obliviot Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	Hey - thanks for the quick response!

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