I've spent thousands on FS2004 hardware and software and only installed FSX about a month ago. To me it is NOT either FS2004 or FSX, but Both !!! I have a high end machine and fly with 3- 26 inch monitors. I have many AES airports and have discovered that on long ( one hour or more IFR flights) I much perfer FS2004. I have many upscaled airports and aircraft. Just this morning I installed the MOST amazing scenery I think that I have ever seen: from PC Aviator: Aerosoft's US Cities X: New Orleans. I lived there for many years and this scenery is mind blowing !!!! As real as real can be. Sure for FSX I need more power and a new computer is in my future. Until then it's not either or, but BOTH. FS2004 for IFR flights and FSX for low and slow. Another mind blowing scenery for FSX is Orbx USA Canada Pacific Nothwest... the only scenery for FSX ( or FS2004) where autos comming toward you have white headlights and going away from you has RED tail lights. The only other "help" in FSX is Ground Environment X: USA and Canada and FS Genesis mesh.

For me there's only ONE sim: FSX!Many have converted to FSX just because ORBX does not make sceneries for FS9. I'm one of those customers.I had to invest time and a few $$$$ in order to have only ONE reliable and SMOOTH sim. Now I enjoy FPS crushing sceneries like London X, Manhattan X, and Tahiti X.Many have made the transition to a smooth FSX. Keep at it, you can too!

Canada Pacific Nothwest... the only scenery for FSX where autos comming toward you have white headlights and going away from you has RED tail lights.

That has nothing to do with ORBX its a default FSX feature that has been around since its release in October 2006.

I've spent thousands on FS2004 hardware and software and only installed FSX about a month ago. To me it is NOT either FS2004 or FSX, but Both !!! I have a high end machine and fly with 3- 26 inch monitors. I have many AES airports and have discovered that on long ( one hour or more IFR flights) I much perfer FS2004. I have many upscaled airports and aircraft. Just this morning I installed the MOST amazing scenery I think that I have ever seen: from PC Aviator: Aerosoft's US Cities X: New Orleans. I lived there for many years and this scenery is mind blowing !!!! As real as real can be. Sure for FSX I need more power and a new computer is in my future. Until then it's not either or, but BOTH. FS2004 for IFR flights and FSX for low and slow. Another mind blowing scenery for FSX is Orbx USA Canada Pacific Nothwest... the only scenery for FSX ( or FS2004) where autos comming toward you have white headlights and going away from you has RED tail lights. The only other "help" in FSX is Ground Environment X: USA and Canada and FS Genesis mesh.

You're just in the "transition phase" :( We all pass through this 50/50 phase until enough $ has been slowly invested into FSX addons and then FSX will do it all for you and you won't look back.

You're just in the "transition phase" :( We all pass through this 50/50 phase until enough $ has been slowly invested into FSX addons and then FSX will do it all for you and you won't look back.

I agree with Max. I am fully converted to FSX with a scenery library that is growing monthly as new great airports come out. I am not much of a GA flyer and pretty much use FSX for airliner type flying, but now that I have FSX set up to provide good performance in that type of environment , I have no reason to use FS9 at all.BTW, Max I sent you a PM the other day.