Hi all...currently my sim uses 2 graphics cards to drive 2 monitors - 1 for the outside view and one for the instrument panel. When I undock the panel to display on second monitor I get a frame rate hit.I've heard that Wideview would allow me to run 2 PC's - 1 dedicated to the scenery and 1 for my instrument panel. This would allow me to have maximum scenery FPS on my most powerful PC (2.4 g with 1.5 MB RAM). I have a P3 650MHz I'd like to run the panel on and network them together using WideviewWhen I went to the Wideview site in the FAQ section it says Wideview not good for running instrument panels on 1 PC and recommends running 1PC with 2 graphics cards which I have now ??? Is this right ??Many thanks for any thoughts ?....JB

Hi JB (sorry don't know your name),WideView can not run "network" gauges.So when flying with panel and scenery on pc1 you cannot manage the panel on pc1 with e.g. the mouse on panel of pc2. (in ancient times this was possible with WideView when the instruments/gauges were more standardized and simple and nearly all 'default". Nowadays its easier to undock panel parts on a second videocard/monitor (as you did). Using WideView on pc1 and pc 2 a complete Fs2004 installation is nesessary.What to do ?Make pc1 your flying pc and WideView server.Degrade all the video settings to "as bad as possible" (you don't want to see scenery here). Make the Scenery window as small as possible.Install pc2 as WideView client. Close the instrument panel. Eventually you can disable moest of the gauges with "//". Make the scenery view here as beautifull as you want.Hope this helps.WideView forum: http://www.wideview.it/forum/default.aspHessel Oosten, Netherlands

I don't know what the money situation is here? However, it might be easier to buy a new PC. A P3-650 is going to be limited today on just about anything but as a web browser.You can purchase a decent P4 system for $2-300. Make sure your video cards will work in it and go to town. I run MSFS using two monitors and a dual AGP card on a P4-1.4 GHz system and have very good frame rates.Just a suggestion,John

>Hi all...currently my sim uses 2 graphics cards to drive 2>monitors - 1 for the outside view and one for the instrument>panel. >>When I undock the panel to display on second monitor I get a>frame rate hit.Did you try in "window" mode or full screen? (alt+enter) Sometimes windowed mode is faster - the tradeoff is the window titlebars, but if it is a dedicated sim machine, monitor controls can be easily used to put the window border off screen if needed.What gauges do you have on your undocked panel?//t