Well, I am pretty sure the answer is no, but maybe some guru knows better...I have a problem in FS9 with my Level-D 767. There is some very annoying flickering of one or two cockpit instruments (RMI mainly). If I change from my resolution of 1920x1200 (in FS/options/display/hardware) the flickering stops, but at 1920x1080 I of course get quite a large black border at the top and bottom of the screen (possible, but not ideal solution). At the next resolution down, 1680x1050, the loss of definition is very marked (this is a 28" monitor), so that's not going to be an option for me..I don't suppose there is a way of creating a custom resolution in FS9 is there (one not in the default list in display/hardware)? If I could create a very slightly lower resolution than 1920x1200, but keeping the same aspect ratio, that might also stop the flickering without my seeing any degradation in quality. Alternatively, I could disable the RMI in the panel.cfg and just add a picture of it onto the panel bmp. Obvioulsy it wouldn't then function, but the rapid flickering is very irritating (and eye-catching of course). A non-functioning RMIU would be far less annoying.Changing my PC desktop resolution has no effect..The GTX470 has drivers 126.099 (show as 8.17.12.6099 in Device Manager) installed. Not much choice as far as I can see. Maybe if someone knew of a good driver (Win7 x64) for this card, a modded one perhaps, updating may help.Thanks,Martin

You should be able too create a custom resolution. I know for a fact you can create almost any kind of resolution with older nVidia drivers and I'm sure nVidia wouldn't remove that option with newer drivers.You can create a custom resolution in the "nVidia Control Panel". With my drivers it's called "Manage Custom Resolutions". With older drivers it was called a "Fixed aspect ratio timing" on the tab called "Display Mode Timing". With your drivers it maybe called "Change resolution" under the display section but I could be wrong on that.I created a custom resolution of 1440x1080 to maintain a 4:3 aspect ratio to keep my 2D panels from stretching keeping gauges round. My native LCD resolution is 1920x1080 but I run FS2004 in Full Screen mode with a resolution of 1440x1080.RJ

Hi. What I hadn't understood (after some ten years with Flight Simulator!!) is that a resolution set in the graphics card then appears as a possible resolution in FS - I thought they were totally separate..So I created a slightly cut-down version of 1920x1200 - 1900x 1188 (same ratio). Then applied that in FS. It didn't help the flickering in the 767 though and seemed to mess up antialiasing - so have gone back to 1920x1200. It appears BTW that the flickering goes away in the 767 (not sure for how long) if I just scroll through the views once or twice. Odd.Anyhow, thanks for the info. It's never too late to learn!!Martin

Getting the custom resolution to work can be tricky. You have to perform the steps in the correct order (at least with the older nVidia drivers). That said, I posted steps to create a custom res in a old thread which I'll add to this one. The steps may or may not be correct for you (with newer drivers) so experiment. What I can say, if I don't follow the steps outlined below, my custom res will not work correctly and when in FS2004 the picture looks distorted or blurry. As for AA, that's another reason why I wanted to gain complete control using the nVidia control panel, which is why I deleted the default "MS Flight Simulator 2004" profile that nVidia installed as mentioned in your thread here: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/318710-nvidia-control-panel/As for the flickering in the LVL-D 767, I really can't comment, but would suggest posting this in their forums found here:http://www.leveldsim.com/forums/default.aspGood luckRJ

For the people who tried this, and it did not work, I've updated the steps. See if it works now...The steps below are written based on my setup and using the "newer" NVIDIA Control panel and 180.48 drivers. For the "older" NVIDIA control panel, you can do the same thing, but its call "Fixed aspect ratio timing" on the tab called "Display Mode Timing".For the 191.07 drivers the procedure is very much the same, but it's called "Change resolution" under the display section, and you'd then click on "add resolutions", and then "Create Custom Resolution".My setup:a. NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT video card.b. Windows XPc. 180.48 video driver installed.d. Samsung P2350 23" Widescreen LCD with a native resolution of 1920 x 1080.e. I'm using the "VGA" type video connector with my LCD. If using the DVI type connection, this method will work, but, I have not yet figured out how to center the new 4:3 screen on my widescreen LCD. The new 4:3 screen will be either on the left or right hand side of the LCD if using the DVI connection. Creating a Custom Resolution. (Updated)1. Find out and set your LCD to its "native resolution". It must be set to the native resolution for this to work. Also note your native vertical lines, as we'll be using that value later. Example: native resolution of my LCD is 1920 x 1080. My native vertical lines are 1080. 2. Right click on your desktop and start the "NVIDIA Control Panel".3. Ensure "Advanced settings" is selected.4. On the left pane, under display, click on "Manage custom resolutions".5. On the Right pane, check "Allow modes not exposed by the display" and click on "Create".When you check "allow modes not exposed by the display", you're allowing Windows XP and FS2004 to see the new screen resolution we're about to create.6. **Important Note: after clicking the "Create" button, DO NOT CHANGE THE RESOLUTION SETTINGS at this point. Before changing any values, you have to click on "Advanced>>" to expand the current window, and on the "Timing standard" line change "Auto" to "Manual". If you change the resolutions values before changing to "Manual" the custom resolution will not work.7. This step will be different for everyone, depending upon your native resolution. I created a new screen resolution of 1440x1080 which fills most of my widescreen LCD, and maintain a 4:3 aspect ratio.The concept is to have as much of your widescreen LCD filled with your new 4:3 display. My native vertical lines (height) is 1080, so to achieve a 4:3 display, I'll need a new Horizontal pixel width of: 1080 x 1.3333333 = 1440.Note: if your LCD already has a 1440x1080 resolution by default, you cannot create another one. Instead you must create one using values that are slightly different (example: 1441x1080). If you create a resolution that you already have by default, the 4:3 screen will not work.For my 1920x1080 widescreen LCD I changed the following lines:Custom Display mode values Horizontal Desktop pixels: 1440 <------Changed from 1920 to 1440Vertical desktop lines: 1080 <----Keep the same for maximum vertical displayBack-end parametersHorizontal Front Porch: 326 <----changed this value to 326 to center (left to right) my new 4:3 screen on my widescreen LCD. You'll have to experiment.Vertical front porch: 4 <----I kept this the same, but you can change this to shift/move your new 4:3 screen (up/down) on your widescreen LCD.Active Horizontal pixels: 1440 <----changed from 1920 to 1440.Active vertical lines: 1080 <----Keep the same for maximum vertical display. Horizontal total: 2200 <---Do not changeVertical total: 1125 <---Do not change. Note: The "Horizontal total" and the "Vertical total" are preloaded with the currect values for your LCD, providing you did step 6 correctly. If you did not follow step 6 correctly, the values will not be pre-loaded correctly and your 4:3 display will not work. It's important to note again, you must be doing this procedure, with you LCD set to its native resolution, or these values will not pre-load correctly. When you create a custom resolution using the 191.07 drivers, the descriptions above are slightly renamed.8. Press "Test" and see the result. If the result looks good, press "yes" before the time runs out, to save this new custom resolution. If you need to adjust your 4:3 display up/down or right/left, press "no" and adjust you "Horizontal Front Porch" and/or "Vertical front porch" to center.Again, this procedure to correctly center your new 4:3 display, works only when using the VGA type connector. I don't know how to center the 4:3 display, when the DVI connection is used.9. Close the "NVIDIA Control panel", right click the desktop, click "Properties", select "Settings" tab and change the desktop screen resolution to the new one we just created (1440x1080) and click "apply" and yes. Confirm your widescreen desktop is now a 4:3 display. 10. You can now change our desktop screen resolution back to your desired resolution.11. Start FS2004, click on Settings, Display, Hardware tab, and pick the newly created custom resolution (1440x1080). 12. Enter Full Screen mode and you should have a centered 4:3 display.RJ

When I get my FS9 fully up and running with all addons (a lengthy process!) I'll give this another go. Intend to install nHancer too at some stage soon (when v.2.6 appears??).Thanks again,Martin

Providing you can set up the video card (ATI is easy to do) you can force the resolution in FS through the config file for anything not listed in the menu display.I had to do this for an 800x600 12.1" monitor used in portrait mode that FS did not support in 600x800. The card does support this resolution (more correctly, it supports 800x600 in portrait mode) so it was only a matter of telling FS to use this resolution through the config file.In many ways FS is not cockpit friendly, but it was never intended to support a fixed base simulator build.

Well, I am pretty sure the answer is no, but maybe some guru knows better...I have a problem in FS9 with my Level-D 767. There is some very annoying flickering of one or two cockpit instruments (RMI mainly). If I change from my resolution of 1920x1200 (in FS/options/display/hardware) the flickering stops, but at 1920x1080 I of course get quite a large black border at the top and bottom of the screen (possible, but not ideal solution). At the next resolution down, 1680x1050, the loss of definition is very marked (this is a 28" monitor), so that's not going to be an option for me..I don't suppose there is a way of creating a custom resolution in FS9 is there (one not in the default list in display/hardware)? If I could create a very slightly lower resolution than 1920x1200, but keeping the same aspect ratio, that might also stop the flickering without my seeing any degradation in quality. Alternatively, I could disable the RMI in the panel.cfg and just add a picture of it onto the panel bmp. Obvioulsy it wouldn't then function, but the rapid flickering is very irritating (and eye-catching of course). A non-functioning RMIU would be far less annoying.Changing my PC desktop resolution has no effect..The GTX470 has drivers 126.099 (show as 8.17.12.6099 in Device Manager) installed. Not much choice as far as I can see. Maybe if someone knew of a good driver (Win7 x64) for this card, a modded one perhaps, updating may help.Thanks,Martin

Sometimes I am running my FS on my TV and everyting is perfect (TV has big resulution :)

Well, the custom resolutions slightly smaller than the native 1920x1200 don't stop the flickering, so I am going to have to find another solution. YThanks for the advice anyway.Martin