Anybody using 40''+ full HD monitors with flight sims?

[Murmur 3,973]

From my calculations, 1920x1080 on a 40'' LCD equals (in terms of dot pitch) to a measly 640x480 on a 17'' CRT. So I was wondering, how's the perceived resolution and image quality of FS on a 40''+ full HD screen?Marco

[TerrenceK 0]

Anybody using 40''+ full HD monitors with flight sims?

I wish! ;)

[ABE 0]

Using 42" at 1920x1080 and 27" at 1920x1200.................B E A U T I F U L

[n4gix 4,961]

Well, this is a major disappointment! It appears that my 40" HDTV will only support 4:3 ratio when connected to the FSX machine... :( EDITED: I was too hasty with the my report, so I'm removing the rest of this post as it is incorrect. See my most recent post for the final verdict!

[Murmur 3,973]

Well, this is a major disappointment! It appears that my 40" HDTV will only support 4:3 ratio when connected to the FSX machine... :(

Actually it was your post on "What does your cockpit/desk look like?" that prompted me to open this thread! :)However I'm sure there's a way to resolve the issue... I presume you changed your screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 x 60Hz in Windows control panel?Marco

[n4gix 4,961]

Actually it was your post on "What does your cockpit/desk look like?" that prompted me to open this thread! :)However I'm sure there's a way to resolve the issue... I presume you changed your screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 x 60Hz in Windows control panel?Marco

Well, that is precisely the problem. Win7 "sees" the Toshiba as a "Generic non-PnP device" and offers only a very few choices of resolution, all of which are simply variations on 4:3 ratio...Now I can set the Toshiba for "Theatre 2" which stretches the image to fill the screen, but the Spot Views are likewise stretched out of proportion. The wide-screen 2d panel(s) I've developed look perfect, but of course the outside view is stretched out of proportion.The video card in my FS machine doesn't have an HDMI port, so I can't use that to achive my goal, and I'm not at all certain that a DVI-HDMI adapter would solve the problem either!I think I'm going to take a drive over to CompUSA (Tiger Direct's Retail Outlet) tomorrow and check out some of one's they have on display to see if I can find one that actually supports 16:9 directly. I know that all of their displays are hooked up to their networked system so it should be easy enough to identify which ones work! :(

[Murmur 3,973]

Well, that is precisely the problem. Win7 "sees" the Toshiba as a "Generic non-PnP device" and offers only a very few choices of resolution, all of which are simply variations on 4:3 ratio...

That's weird, your LED TV is listed as compatible with Win7:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=Toshiba%2040UX600U%2040.0%22%20diagonal%201080p%20HD%20LCD&v=Toshiba&uid=40UX600U&l=en-US&pf=0π=0&s=toshiba%2040ux600u&os=64-bitI found this on another forum however:"Solution was : Find an old VGA cable in closet, plug the monitor with it and an vga>dvi adaptor, select good resolution, then replug back with a dvi cable."

[Charlie Chew 0]

Perhaps modifying the monitor .inf found here can help you get the aspect ratio you're looking for:http://www.videoi.com/~pietro/monitor/It's gotten me out of a few jams when I couldn't otherwise produce a custom display resolution/refresh rate.EDIT:Someone on the NVidia forums has posted a modified version of the .inf specifically for Windows 7 64-bit. You'll find it here:http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=19477

[n4gix 4,961]

Thanks for the tips, guys! I think my very first step will to buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable so I can eliminate the digital-to-analog-to-digital conversion nonsense that occurs when trying to use a VGA-to-VGA cable.Since I also need to buy a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable anyway for my digital video camera, I may as well get the proper cable for the FS computer to HDTV while I'm at CompUSA.

[TPerson 15]

Bill:If you are using a VGA cable to connect the video card to the TV then I don't believe you can get HD resolutions via VGA.Check out this topic here:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090812012318AAnAqVETodd

[n4gix 4,961]

The DVI-to-HDMI cable has done the trick! FSX using my wide-screen 2d panel(s) looks very nice, but it really shines when switching to the virtual cockpit!I'm uploading a new video to YouTube and will edit this post with the link whenever it's finished (although I'm a bit embarrassed by my "piloting")......it's kind of difficult to work the pedals when you're sitting sideways! :(

[Murmur 3,973]

The DVI-to-HDMI cable has done the trick! FSX using my wide-screen 2d panel(s) looks very nice, but it really shines when switching to the virtual cockpit!

Great! :) So, how's the perceived image quality on such a big screen? I feared it looked grainy?Marco

[n4gix 4,961]

Great! :) So, how's the perceived image quality on such a big screen? I feared it looked grainy?

Actually, when viewed in person it's crystal clear and the colors are perfect. You can't really judge what can be seen in person to a video made with an 'el cheapo' pocket digital recorder (I won't dignify this gadget with the name "video camera!"), but it was the only way to somehow "capture the experience" I have at hand... :( Now I get the "fun" of moving a ton of books just so I can relocate the FS Desk to face the wall on which the HDTV is mounted... :(