15 Dazzling Multi Monitor Setups You Wish You Were Viewing This With [Pics]

If you have ever used a computer that had more than one monitor or a computer with a very big monitor attached to it, it’s hard to go back to using just one little monitor.

Now imagine using one of the huge gigantic multi monitor setups below. Going back to even two or three monitors would feel extremely small in comparison.

1. Uber L33t Quake 3 Pro that Pwns N00bs
   

   Another creation from the Giga Pixel Lab. Welcome to scary twenty-four monitor Quake 3! The system is driven by 12 Linux servers using Distributed Multihead X and Chromium software. We’re betting that its pretty easy to see the enemy coming in this one.

   

2. Fifty 21″ Monitor Display Solution from GigaPixel Labs

   This massive wall of fifty 21″ displays is from the Giga Pixel Lab at Virginia Tech. Each display is touch capable, thus the shiny appearance. 25 Shuttle PCs are used as a cluster to drive this massive display, with a total resolution of 65,536,000 pixels (65.5 Mega Pixels). We’re not entirely sure what anyone would do with such a monster, but it sure is a good way to ask for an increase on your research grant (cough!).

   

3. Twelve 30″ Monitors for the Home Office

   Tired of that blank wall in front of your desk? Why not mount twelve 30inch Dell monitors to it, then whenever you’re feeling bored you could surf the web on 4 monitors whilst you use the rest as an aquarium screen saver to relax…

   

4. Ultra High Resolution Multi-Projector VR System

   This amazing high-resolution training system is owned by the US Military at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Built by Lockheed Martin (more like E.T., check out the name), it uses “Mersive Sol Server” technology to seamlessly combine the images from multiple projectors onto a large single curved display. You’ll never miss a shot again.

   

5. A 30 Display System for the Masses
   

   This collosal “available for the masses” 30 monitor system is 9X Media’s top-end model. The supportive stand can hold just 2 monitors or if you’re feeling rich, up to 30 displays. 9X Media says that its meant for personal use and is an ergonomic solution. (Huh?)

   

6. 9 Rear-Projection Displays for Warcraft 2

   Researchers at Virginia Tech have been busy working on multi-monitor gaming interfaces (and also playing a bit of Warcraft 2). What you see here is an acrylic screen with 9 HD Projectors behind it, projecting 9 seamlessly joined images onto the acrylic. The resolution is 3840×2160 and you can see the entire map at one go.

   

7. The Multi-Multi-Tasking Stock Trader

   Stock Trading To Go states that this curved wall of 24 monitors is for the serious stock trader. They can’t remember who owns this thing but that’s not important. The point is the 24 monitors themselves are enough to light up the room. But we think that if you need 24 monitors you must be trading the fast-paced FOREX, not stock.

   

8. An Animator’s Home Workstation
   

   This really cool 5 monitor display system belongs to CGI Animator Stefan Didak. Apart from glowing keyboards and 7 gorgeous displays, Stefan has a fine taste for alcoholic beverages and loves globe trotting and food sampling. A well-rounded and cultured Geek Lord.

   

9. A Serious Urge for TRON!
   

   This 12 monitor system is used mostly for playing GLTron and is powered by a cluster of 6 Shuttle PCs. Created by Pablo Veramend.

   

10. The MiniME 15 Monitor System
    

    The MiniMe is known as the “Mobile INteractive Imaging Multidisplay Environment” and consists of fifteen 24″ panels. It has a total resolution of 30 Mega Pixels and is small enough to fit into a shipping case for Scripps Researchers – thus the name.

    

11. Planetary Analysis on the BIG Screen…
    

    This magnificent 50 Mega Pixel display system consists of twelve 30″ Apple Cinema Displays driven by Apple G5s. It is used to visualize data from the USArray sensor network (NSF Funded Earthscope Project) and other regional and global sensor nets. It is currently located at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.

    

12. 125″ Plasma Display, its 1mm thick!
    

    Talk about contrast: This 125″ display from Shinoda Plasma is lightweight and 0.04 inches thick! It is also flexible and can be used as a wrap-around screen and weighs only 7.93 pounds. A potential digital-wallpaper for homes of the future.

    

13. Zenview Arena Ultra HD, The Tau of All Multi-Monitors
    

    Meet the Zenview Arena Ultra HD, an impressive high resolution multi-monitor display system available for purchase right now. It consists of a 30″ main display surrounded by smaller portrait and landscape oriented 21″ periphery screens. Perfect for that Minority Report feel. It’s available for a low-low web price of just $5,999.

    

14. Notebook Multi-Monitors Made Easy

    If you’ve got a laptop as a primary computer This display solution by LG might help. It allows you to distribute video to multiple displays via USB – eliminating the need for complex video splitter boxes used in other multi-monitor setups.

    

15. The Ultimate XBox 360 Racing Rig
    

    The VRX MACH 4 uses 3 Sharp Aquos 37″ displays to provide a true sense of speed by surrounding you with the driving environment. The system comes with 4 XBox 360s, a force feedback steering wheel, 7″ rear view display, Bose surround sound system with Woofer…expensive.

    

• Published in Computers, Displays, For the Home, For the Office on 06/20/08
• By You J.