Widescreen Gaming Forum

We get asked lots of questions about the TripleHead2Go's ...

Matrox TripleHead2Go Analog Edition
Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition

Hopefully the information below will clarify what they are capable of with regard to widescreens ...

First off ...
With the TH2G or the TH2GD all three monitor use the same resolution.

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The TripleHead2Go Analog Edition does not do 16:10 resolutions ...
The only widescreen resolutions it does do are ...

3840x720 (triple 1280x720) 60Hz ... 3 x 16:9
and
3840x768 (triple 1280x768) 60Hz ... 3 x 15:9

So you will have a distorted image whatever you do if you use 16:10 monitors.

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The new TripleHead2Go Digital Edition has one 16:10 widescreen solution ...

3840x800 (triple 1280x800) 60Hz ... 3 x 16:10

So using this you will not have a distorted image ... assuming your monitors can do 1280x800.

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In both case for widescreens and TripleHead the resolution is quite low

To see more info about the products (on the Matrox site) click these links ...
Matrox TripleHead2Go Analog Edition
Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition

Software solution ...

You can game on three screens with higher resolutions including widescreen resolutions using SoftTH.
It requires two PCI-E GPUs ... you will have to run in non-SLI mode (it does not work in SLI) ... but the second card can be a "slower" one.
SoftTH requires modified files in each game's install folder in order to run at TripleHead, and the internet is full of people trying to get it to work.
It also comes with a frame rate hit from syncing the output of two video cards.
It will allow for monitors with different aspect ratios .... such as a widescreen in the middle.

Migrating this information from JKeefe's original post, to reduce the number of stickies:

For some reason Matrox does not publish the full list of resolutions supported by the Analogue and Digital TripleHead2Go products. Here it is.

Analogue TripleHead2Go Supported Modes

Triplehead with 4:3 and 5:4 resolutions
3840x1024 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x1024)
3072x768 @ 85 Hz (triple 1024x768)*
3072x768 @ 75 Hz (triple 1024x768)
2400x800 @ 60 Hz (triple 800x600)
1920x480@ 60 Hz (triple 640x480)

Triplehead with 16:9 and 15:9 resolutions
3840x768 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x768)*
3840x720 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x720)*

Dualhead with 5:4 resolution
2560x1024 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x1024)*

Dualhead with 16:10 resolution
3360x1050 @ 60 Hz (dual 1680x1050)*

* requires the TMET (Triplehead Mode Expander Tool).


Digital TripleHead2Go Supported Modes

Triplehead with 4:3 and 5:4 resolutions
3840x1024 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x1024)
3840x960 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x960)
3072x768 @ 85 Hz (triple 1024x768)
3072x768 @ 75 Hz (triple 1024x768)
3072x768 @ 60 Hz (triple 1024x768)
2400x600 @ 85 Hz (triple 800x600)
2400x600 @ 75 Hz (triple 800x600)
2400x600 @ 60 Hz (triple 800x600)
1920x480 @ 85 Hz (triple 640x480)
1920x480 @ 75 Hz (triple 640x480)
1920x480 @ 60 Hz (triple 640x480)

Triplehead with 16:9, 15:9 and 16:10 resolutions
4080x768 @ 60 Hz (triple 1360x768)
3840x800 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x800)
3840x768 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x768)
3840x720 @ 60 Hz (triple 1280x720)
2400x480 @ 59 Hz (triple 800x480)

Dualhead with 4:3 and 5:4 resolutions
3200x1200 @ 60 Hz (dual 1600x1200)
2560x1024 @ 85 Hz (dual 1280x1024)
2560x1024 @ 75 Hz (dual 1280x1024)
2560x1024 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x1024)
2560x960 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x960)
2048x768 @ 85 Hz (dual 1024x768)
2048x768 @ 75 Hz (dual 1024x768)
2048x768 @ 60 Hz (dual 1024x768)
1600x600 @ 85 Hz (dual 800x600)
1600x600 @ 75 Hz (dual 800x600)
1600x600 @ 60 Hz (dual 800x600)

Dualhead with 16:9, 15:9 and 16:10 resolutions
3840x1200 @ 60 Hz (dual 1920x1200)
3840x1080 @ 60 Hz (dual 1920x1080)
3360x1050 @ 60 Hz (dual 1680x1050)
2880x900 @ 60 Hz (dual 1440x900)
2720x768 @ 60 Hz (dual 1360x768)
2560x800 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x800)
2560x768 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x768)
2560x720 @ 60 Hz (dual 1280x720)
1600x480 @ 60 Hz (dual 800x480)

Matrox have released a Firmware and Software update which enables two new TripleHead resolutions ... both 3 x 16:10 ... 3 x 1680x1050 and 3 x 1440x900
The new software enables single screen gaming to be set to any of your screens using a new feature ... "Swap Displays"
You can also switch between various TH and SH resolutions using a hot key of your choosing.

Get the update here ...
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/support/gxm/windows/th2go/digital/howto1/