I am using FSX in Windows 7 and trying to get it to display across two monitors in full screen. I am using a Nvidia 275 video card and have no problem in regular windows functions across both monitors. I have looked and looked all day to try to find a soultion. I can play in Windowed mode where the main panel is in one monitor. Then I can open other views and drag them over, but I cannot get it to run on both monitors in full screen. In full screen, FSX displays on one monitor and the other goes black. If I try in Windowed mode and try to stretch the panel over, I can get it to about half the length of the second monitor before it stops and half the second monitor darkens. Any solutions or ponints in the right direction will be very helpful!Any suggestions?RH

i don't think you can stretch the view across two screens, for that you will need a dual/triplehead2go

See if these instructions help --> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240981

i don't think you can stretch the view across two screens, for that you will need a dual/triplehead2go

Looks like you are correct!RH

See if these instructions help --> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240981

Thanks for the info!

RH- as far as I know, a view cannot be stretched over multiple monitors- other than via TH2Go as another post has noted.But with multiple monitors, I can't visualize not having multiple views and the resultant increased peripheral perspective.A single FS view @1.0 zoom spans only 45

RH- as far as I know, a view cannot be stretched over multiple monitors- other than via TH2Go as another post has noted.But with multiple monitors, I can't visualize not having multiple views and the resultant increased peripheral perspective.A single FS view @1.0 zoom spans only 45

Wish I had that view.

Then go for it! All you need for two views is an extra cheapo/free? used LCD monitor! (17" jobs are great!)Running at 1024x768 res allows use of old monitors- espec smaller 4:3 ratios which work beautifully together. Triple that res with 3 mons = 3072 x 768 total. And the low 1024 res on each mon, means you can run it nicely with a low power CPU and older GPU(s).Since only one view can be updated at a time- (after all, there is only ONE CPU!) - the other two views are always static in terms of any movement. That's perfection in frame rate for 2/3 of the whole! All you need is for the third monitor to remain above 15 FPS.To achieve multi monitor/view unification, you then need to adjust the outer view angles to correspond with the widths of your bezels- in Camera for FSX, in Panel Cfg for FS9.)(Seems like everybody has been conned into using a wide monitor as the "be all'. Which then needs a higher resolution to avoid graininess which requires a faster CPU which then needs a faster GPU and finally, it gets pushed a little further away from your eyes for no real gain! And still can only display one 45

RH- as far as I know, a view cannot be stretched over multiple monitors- other than via TH2Go as another post has noted.But with multiple monitors, I can't visualize not having multiple views and the resultant increased peripheral perspective.A single FS view @1.0 zoom spans only 45

Wow - that set up looks great! I better get to work not having TH2Go.RH

RH- lots written about this in the forums. Search for "Multi (or Multiple) Monitors" or "Monitor Setup" or "Mixing Video Cards" or "Large TV vs Triple Monitor". TH2Go gives a very desirable triple wide perspective but it's still only a single 45

RH- lots written about this in the forums. Search for "Multi (or Multiple) Monitors" or "Monitor Setup" or "Mixing Video Cards" or "Large TV vs Triple Monitor". TH2Go gives a very desirable triple wide perspective but it's still only a single 45

Is there a performance hit from having more than one monitor?RH

RH- Simple answer is yes. Complex answer is not nearly as much as you would expect.When you have the three views unified by adjusting the outer views for bezel separation, the whole thing is seen by your eyes/brain as a single image- in exactly the same way as the view through your car windshield and side windows is seen as a single view outside.Since only one FS view can be updated at any moment (only one CPU!), the other two images are stationary for that moment- perfection in the context of frames per second!!As long as the view being updated retains a FPS of better than 15, you have a very smooth whole picture.I set up each airplane to get 30-50 FPS, by adjusting FS settings on a single monitor/ (view forward only). Adding a second view drops FPS to about 66% or 20-30 and a third view drops it to about 15-25.The only reason for wanting better than 15 is to give a bit of cushion to not go below that level.I test this by flying and observing smoothness & frame rate. Then I suddenly kill the outer views- the frame rate jumps back up but there is NO apparent difference in smoothness whether at 15-20 or at 30- 40 FPS.That's the magic of multi monitors! Frame Rate really doesn't mean much!Alex Reid

RH- Simple answer is yes. Complex answer is not nearly as much as you would expect.When you have the three views unified by adjusting the outer views for bezel separation, the whole thing is seen by your eyes/brain as a single image- in exactly the same way as the view through your car windshield and side windows is seen as a single view outside.Since only one FS view can be updated at any moment (only one CPU!), the other two images are stationary for that moment- perfection in the context of frames per second!!As long as the view being updated retains a FPS of better than 15, you have a very smooth whole picture.I set up each airplane to get 30-50 FPS, by adjusting FS settings on a single monitor/ (view forward only). Adding a second view drops FPS to about 66% or 20-30 and a third view drops it to about 15-25.The only reason for wanting better than 15 is to give a bit of cushion to not go below that level.I test this by flying and observing smoothness & frame rate. Then I suddenly kill the outer views- the frame rate jumps back up but there is NO apparent difference in smoothness whether at 15-20 or at 30- 40 FPS.That's the magic of multi monitors! Frame Rate really doesn't mean much!Alex Reid

Interesting - are you using TH3Go?RH

Interesting - are you using TH3Go?RH

No- just a second video card- an AGP GeForce FX5200 and a same type PCI card. This allows 3 different views to be displayed simultaneously-Views Left Fwd, Fwd, Right Fwd. Because of the time sharing phenomena with triple views, you can get away with a less powerful processor- mine is a 6 year old AMD 1.8 CPU.TH2Go merely displays a single view (Fwd) across the three monitors & in the process, shears off the top and bottom to fit the triple wide format.As a result, many TH users apply Zoom Out to recapture the vertical perspective. But this affects distance perception- it's like looking thru' binoculars the wrong way. Try driving your car looking thru' binocs wrong way around!Alex Reid

I can see why using two videcards for multiple views could decrease your framerates slightly, but does using TH2GO (treating two monitors as one) also decrease framerates?Thanks for the info!RH

I can see why using two videcards for multiple views could decrease your framerates slightly, but does using TH2GO (treating two monitors as one) also decrease framerates?Thanks for the info!RH

RH- Can't say for sure since I don't have TH2GO- but I expect there is no framerate impact. It displays only what you see on a single monitor- just blown up and spread across either 2 or 3 monitors. So the CPU is only having to compute for a single view. (View Fwd - 45