hi,this is probably not a specific Active Sky problem but rather a question maybe for Chris Willis or any other user with a LD screen or better, with the Dell 2405. half year ago or so i switched from my old 21" CRT monitor to a LCD DELL 24" (2405). I'm running this monitor in native mode (1920x1200x32 at 60mhz) with a 7800GTX card (84.21 nvidia forceware). Beside some recent clouds flickering (view distance is set to 29nm in AS, and i recently switched one notch higher (i think its 128x128, have to check when i'm home) from the lowest cloud setting (64x64 i think)..maybe thats the reason for the recent clouds flickering...will check again)...CPU is AMD3200 with 1gb ram).so far, i'm happy with my Dell and FS performance, but since the beginning, i noticed somehow a graphic distortion only when flying in dusk/dawn. the graphics from the skyset(s) (btw using wx-influencd only) from either sunrise/sunset or clouds in dawn/dusk is somehow noticable disorted...it looks like that the different colors from sunset/sunrise do not blend smoothly into each other (i will try to put a screenshot today or tomorrow).so, the questions are: - could this be skyset problem?- do other people having the same color/graphics problem with a LCD screen in dusk/dawn mode?- if not, is a specific color setting neccessary with the LCD screen?- any user out there having the same LCD screen and not having this problem and could maybe provide some useful tips/hints regarding screen settings, etc? its not a major problem, as i do not fly often in dawn/dusk mode..but still would like to get this fixed somehow.any help is appreciated!cheers and thanks!harald

HI harald,Be sure your resolution in fs2004 display is set in 32 bits, a screenshots will show me more the problem.ThanksChris Willishttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6...development.jpg

Hi,Do you get funny dots around the sun's glow or do you get wide bands of color that do not blend?Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://dot.kelder.net:8080/fseconomy/

Hi Chris and Jim,thanks you both for your switft reponses!@Chris: 32bit is set within FS2004@Jim: yes, thats right, i get somehow wide bands that do not blend - excatly! how come you know that? :-)If this is the nature of a LCD screen within FS2004, fine (well not find, but alas). I just want to be sure, this is somehow a "common problem" with bigger LCD's and FS2004 and is not driver-, settings- or whatorever related. My seetings re 4x AA amd 8x AF.here are the screenshots as well as AS settings:http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/87/dawn16ik.jpghttp://img307.imageshack.us/img307/7921/dawn23gn.jpghttp://img395.imageshack.us/img395/6415/dawn33jh.jpghttp://img276.imageshack.us/img276/4788/dawn49tw.jpghttp://img325.imageshack.us/img325/9476/dawn53rl.jpghttp://img325.imageshack.us/img325/2091/assettings0lu.jpgIf you can not see those "wide bands" let me know, I can send you both the shots via email (just zoom the pictures and you will see...)thank you both for your help!cheers!harald

Hi,Because with my Planar 21 I get the same banding at dawn/dusk. I have just learned to live with it! Things are still better than with my 19 inch CRT!Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://dot.kelder.net:8080/fseconomy/

I have the same issue with my Dell 2405. It was the best purchase I made last year -- really adds to the immersion in FS. But I too came to the conclusion that the "wide bands" issue at dusk to dawn was the "nature of the beast" as it relates to LCD screens.I've learned to live with it and I love the monitor.Ed Lin, D.O.S.

hi all,i've already expected, that this is LCD related...i just wanted to be sure. anyhow, i'm also very, very happy with this monitor, and as i already mentioned, its not really a major problem...thanks for the great support here!cheers!harald