HL2 on a 37" 1080p screen

[Destructo-Bot]

Delicious :)
My Westy was delivered today... got it hooked up and took some shots :)

http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/Westy_HL2-ep1.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/Westy_HL2-ep1-1.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/Westy_HL2-ep1-2.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/Westy_1080p-Trailer.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/37-Westy_vs_19-AOC.jpg

[GordonFreeman911]

Post F5 screenshots from the game!

[comoxer]

show off :upstare: looks really nice tho, but surely, sitting that close to a screen like that will blow up your eyes?

[Asuka]

Nice man, i cant wait to get mine.

[Samon]

Delicious :)
My Westy was delivered today... got it hooked up and took some shots :)
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/Westy_HL2-ep1.jpg



Very, very nice!

[Captain M4d]

All of a sudden I'm really hot and sticky...

[xombine]

Ooh very nice! Regular widescreen res or anything higher? Specs?

[Destructo-Bot]

The specs are : Westinghouse LVM-37w3 37" 1920x1080p 16:9 aspect ratio w/ 8ms response time and 1000:1 contrast ratio.

[xombine]

Oh actually I meant your rig specs and what res you're running the game at. 1920x1080 I presume now...

[Destructo-Bot]

Yep, I run it at 1920x1080 at max quality and my rig is:

Manufacturer: OverdrivePC
CPU: Intel P4 2.4c
Ram: 3GB Dual Channel pc3200 DDR
Disk: Dual 120GB WD 7200RPM in RAID-0
Video: BFG 6800GT OC 256MB
Sound: Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Speakers: Zalman 5.1 Surround Headphones

Playing HL2 on this is phenomenal... the immersion is simply increadible. Money WELL spent!

edit: This is nuts... when I switch to grenades, gordons hand on screen is the same size as mine in real life:P

[The Brick]

http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/Westy/37-Westy_vs_19-AOC.jpg

What is that small black thing over there? D:

[bigburpco]

What small black thing? D:

[The Brick]

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/948/37westyvs19aocds5.jpg

That thing D:

[Ridge]

His old monitor! :D

[bigburpco]

I thought you were referring to something quite hidden. :(

[Cuthbert]

His old monitor! :D

I'm depressed now :) Screenshots look great. More screenshots for wet dreams please :)

[blck_prod]

It looks nice...

BUT

If you place it on a desk like yours it's ridiculous...really, how far are you from the screen 15cm? Buy, make yourself a new desk, preferably a dark color and place the screen about 40cm from the edge...that should finish it off.

Sorry if I'm rude but it's a pitty that such nice hardware is placed in such a 'dump'

Grtzz

[kacation_man]

aw... but its so much fun when your so close you cant see the whole thing... really puts you in the game i bet... question: is this a computer monitor or a TV screen and how much did you pay for this?

[Destructo-Bot]

It's a monitor that can pull duty as a TV (no tuners built-in, bring your own) and I paid $1250 for it :)

Connections are: 2 DVI, 1 HDMI w/ HDCP, 1 VGA 15 pin D-Sub, 2 Component, 1 s-video in.

blck_prod: I have the monitor hooked up to my computer temporarily as a test drive... The westy is going in my bedroom and will be wall-mounted and driven by a HTPC/DVR eventually.

[blck_prod]

;) I'm glad it your screen gets the place it deserves.

Now you can say to a girl who's visiting: "wanna see my BIG screen?....its in my bedroom...wink"

Hope you'll still be able to play HL on it, cause it looked really good on it

Grtzzz

[Broso]

OMG. Those eyes in the last pic are photorealistic! Are they the G-Mans?

P.S I don't own Episode 1 so I'm not too sure what the graphics are like regularly on a normal tele, but those graphics are miles ahead of Half-Life 2 and all the YouTube footage of Ep1 I've seen.

[DevgruSeal]

OMG. Those eyes in the last pic are photorealistic! Are they the G-Mans?

P.S I don't own Episode 1 so I'm not too sure what the graphics are like regularly on a normal tele, but those graphics are miles ahead of Half-Life 2 and all the YouTube footage of Ep1 I've seen.

LMAO, I'm sure it's not the g-man, or any video game for that matter...

[-Psy-]

Oh the magic of Print screen.

[Destructo-Bot]

Oh the magic of Print screen.
All images are straight from the camera, no compositing in of print screen images :)


The eyes are Nicholas Cage in the 1080p Hi-Def Trailer for the Ghost Rider movie and these screens look even better in real life then they look as posted :)

[Plug]

Very nice screen :) good for you.

I feel like competing and posting shots of ep1 on my 50" plasma screen in the loungeroom, but my rig can't handle such a high res as yours!

[bliink]

well.. this is the first time I've actually gone "oooh" at a big tv

[Cube]

If you place it on a desk like yours it's ridiculous...really, how far are you from the screen 15cm? Buy, make yourself a new desk, preferably a dark color and place the screen about 40cm from the edge...that should finish it off.

Or get the new desk, leave it at the front, and get a wireless mouse, keyboard and a tray. HL2 from the sofa!

[Broso]

LMAO, I'm sure it's not the g-man, or any video game for that matter...

Yes I suppose I was VERY dtupid to think that was ingame lol

[ktimekiller]

Thats one hell of a nice moniter

[6Three]

Overkill?

[Destructo-Bot]

Overkill?

Perhaps, but I wouldn't go back to my 19" screen. When the weapons you hold in the game are life sized, it just does something great for you :)

[-Psy-]

All images are straight from the camera, no compositing in of print screen images :)

I know that.

I think you should take some screenshots just so we meer mortals can see them in all there detail.

[Destructo-Bot]

http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/HL2/ep1_c17_010000.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/HL2/ep1_c17_010001.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/HL2/ep1_c17_010002.jpg
http://www.trickingq3.com/misc/photoshop/forum_posted/HL2/ep1_c17_010003.jpg

[Samon]

Very nice. Must be awesome playing it on that screen.

[Jintor]

I... I wish I had your monitor... *breaks down and weeps*

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Hmm wow those blacks look pretty grey.

Ill stick with my 24" 1280p Widescreen CRT if you dont mind.

[Destructo-Bot]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=740060

[Dr_Crowbar]

What video card do you have? And how much RAM?

[The Brick]

Yep, I run it at 1920x1080 at max quality and my rig is:

Manufacturer: OverdrivePC
CPU: Intel P4 2.4c
Ram: 3GB Dual Channel pc3200 DDR
Disk: Dual 120GB WD 7200RPM in RAID-0
Video: BFG 6800GT OC 256MB
Sound: Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Speakers: Zalman 5.1 Surround Headphones

Playing HL2 on this is phenomenal... the immersion is simply increadible. Money WELL spent!

edit: This is nuts... when I switch to grenades, gordons hand on screen is the same size as mine in real life:P

What video card do you have? And how much RAM?

:rolling:

[Wanted Bob]

Wow... *drools*

[hungryduck]

wow.