Large Size Triple Screens 55” or 65”?

I’m interested in opinions from folks who have built large size triple screen setups. I’m looking into either 55”s or 65”s. I have a PC capable of running all 3 at 4k using dlss and frame generation, and have a room large enough for the width of this type of setup. Some might say that bigger is always better, but 65”s will have somewhat worse pixel density. I’ll be about 36” to 45” away from the screens. I’ve seen several triple 55” setups and several 65” setups on YouTube but would like any views from those that have built it. I know hdmi and TVs is the only route here so no display port and therefore no VRR (as I’m not looking at the Samsung ark 55” monitor due to weight and cost and the curve). Any pics from those with this kind of rig would be very appreciated. Thank you.

Hello. While not quite what you are looking for in your OP, I fly about 3’ behind a single 65" 4k Samsung Q80 that is a few years old, but actually very good for both TV and MSFS. What I may suggest is that, if you have not flown from behind this large a screen before, you may find that you will see things that you did not before, being so close. This is both good and bad, but I find it constrains my viewing pleasure to the highest settings possible, meaning that any compromises become painfully obvious and undesirable to make (compromises that pilots with smaller screens can live with because they get lost in a smaller screen and don’t take away from their flying fun). You probably have already taken this kind of thing into consideration, but just in case you have not, consider that sitting that close will show stuff that one may not want to see.

I have used three displays for cockpit and a smaller one for ancillary programs and pop-out screens, for more than 15 years.
My recent experience with this configuration is with 3 x 32in display monitors @ 2K resolution with DP connections. Great graphics and reasonable performance, but I find it a bit confining sitting 1 metre away.
However, a friend has a similar set-up with, I think, 3 x 55in TV’s @ 1080p HDMI and it feels more immersive, albeit with compromised resolution. I reckon the 55" at 2K or above resolution will give you an optimal experience.

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I have a triple screen setup, sitting relatively close and 50" screens are really plenty. I’ve seen builds where someone is building a physical cockpit with windows and the TVs are further back, maybe the 55 for that. But I’d try sitting 3’ from a TV, turn left, and see if that’s enough.

This is the best picture of my setup that I can find quickly, it’s a work in progress :slight_smile:

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Not what you’re looking for but I wanted to offer an alternative that I personally find much more immersive. For the past two years I’ve been using a triple 43" setup with my 4090; I was never able to get 3x4k running at a reasonable framerate so instead I opted for a window sized 2x4K centered across my 3x4k screens. This left the edges on both sides open for other apps like Navigraph, LittleNavMap etc., which I found really helpful.

The downside was the bezels and the change in angle between the monitors, which were both unavoidable; also, due to the restrictions of my desk I couldn’t angle the side monitors as much as I would liked to. Taken together these had the effect of making the portions on the side monitors helpful for a sense of motion in the peripheral vision, but didn’t look great if you specifically focused on them. Here’s that setup:

But recently I got interested in the super-widescreen 57" models made by Samsung and Acer. I’d seen others on the forums try them and some people found them too stretched at the edges. I figured it was worth a try though, and last week picked one up at MicroCenter (a used floor model, so I got a great deal). I integrated it into my setup and have now ditched the triple screens - the 57" is, to me, SO much more immersive than the triples were. I love it! I’ll note that the distortion seen in the photos is due to the curvature of the screen, and it much less apparent when you’re sitting in front of it.



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