Double Monitor Setup

Daunt

MLG Pro
Just wondering if anyone here uses the less-common double monitor setup? I know it is pretty popular to use one main and then a second monitor for misc internet / twitch / porn things. But I mean a two monitor game screen with the game centered on the main screen.

I set it up for iRacing in some strange, workaround way that seems good but haven't really tried racing on it yet. Anyone try it for any other games? I read it wasn't possible for Elite [yet].
 
I am not sure what or how this would be use, except to use the 2nd monitor for data or metrics from some other program like Z1Dashboard.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
What do you mean? I think it adds immersion and improves visibility. This is how it current looks (I added an imaginary bevel so you can see it as I see it) Note: I need to adjust the height of the game as it is too tall and goes behind the start screen. You will also notice that yes, the screens are two different sizes and two different resolutions... main screen is 1920 x 1200... the other is 1920x1080.

screens.jpg

Also to note, I have to move around the UI... I don't have a wheel plugged in right now so it appears strange.
 

Slider

Hardcore
How did you do this? I'm in similar situation with main monitor in front of me and slightly smaller one to my right.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
Its a pretty simple, straightforward set up. I would recommend you having a good computer though... again I've not really put stress on this setup yet so I don't know how it is going to perform... I have a pretty good PC.

Basically what you're doing is drawing the window (running iRacing in windowed) to be 3 screens... only you're positioning it in such a way that it really isn't drawing the third (left) screen. So it probably is almost as taxing as a three screen setup. In my case I have different screens so you have to do a bit of light math to figure out the exact positioning and dimensions of the iRacing window...

My window is technically something like 5000+ px wide.

I know there are some programs that do the same thing but the few that I looked into are way more complicated than I'd care for. I can find you the link to the guide I used to set it up if you want.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
You poor guy! How in the world do you get anything done when your computer is just a bunch of boxes!? I guess it leaves a lot for your imagination.

Here a copy for people not on the forums:

1) Look at my attached "Replay Screen" and "Cockpit View."
Is this what you want your display to look like? It probably is. Then keep reading.

2) Go to your app.ini located in your \Documents\iRacing.
Open it in Notepad.
Adjust the following like I have done in the attached "App.ini Settings" using the noted basic math:

fullscreen=0
makes iRacing run in windowed mode
reduceFramerateWhenFocusLost=0
You want to set this to zero so that your frame rate is always at it's highest, no matter what you click on.
windowedHeight= the height of your highest-resoultion screen.
In my case, I have a 1920*1080 screen and a 1280*1024 screen.
These numbers are in the form PixelsWidth*PixelsHeight.
Thus, the largest height number is 1080 (because it's bigger than 1024).
windowedMaximized=0
If the window was maximized, you would still see the title bar and the window frame ... that's annoying. Setting this to zero allows us to reposition the window. With this ability, we will make it so that the title bar and window frame are drawn off-screen, effectively making this set-up full-screen.
windowedWidth= (width of your center monitor) + 2*(width of your side monitor)
In my case, it's (1920) + 2*(1280) = 4480.
windowedXPos= NEGATIVE width of your side monitor
In my case, it's NEGATIVE 1280.
windowedYPos= NEGATIVE height of your title bar
In my case, it's NEGATIVE 26. This was found through trial and error. You can see from my attachment "Title Bar Adjustment", I have the title bar of my windows smaller than normal. There is no need for you to reduce the size of your title bars. What you need to do is start with this variable set at (-26) and if you see a sliver of the title bar running across the top of your screen when racing, come back to your app.ini and make this value larger (like -28 or -30) until you no longer see this sliver.

3) But what about your attachment "In-Game Graphics Options" ?
I didn't mention it yet because all of the essential variables here were changed by you when you tweaked the app.ini.
That said, there are a few important factors here:

--> I have the "Number of screens:" set to 1 because I like that view; it draws the image as if all of your screens were one big canvas. If you desire your side monitors to be drawn independently of the center monitor so that they are displayed with an angled view, you can set "Number of screens:" to 3 AND check "Render each screen separately." If you just set the screens to 3 without checking that box, you've accomplished nothing. Play around with the "Angle between center and side screens:" to see what suits you best. The greater the angle, the further sideways you can see.

http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/65406.page
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
After watching an old replay, I can say that my framerate has taken a pretty big hit at something around 40% at least. Now granted that is with me running a lot of chrome tabs and all.
 

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