Hi Y'allQuick question I hope. I have a graphics card that will allow me to run to monitors and I need to know if I can run FS9 on one screen and a manual on the other screen so I can read and fly at the same time if I want to? Thanks in advance..............JohnPS: Sick and tired at the price of ink!

You should have no problems. You'll have to run FS9 in windows mode, though, for optimum FPS and performance. Also, when you switch to the PDF on the other screen you'll have a problem losing Windows "focus" on the sim. To remedy this there are several freeware programs available on the net. My favorite right now is DeskPins << http://www.techyard.net/deskpins-pin-any-window-as-alway-on-top/ >> but I've also used AlwaysOnTop for non-flight sim apps << http://download.cnet.com/Always-On-Top/3000-12565_4-10674027.html >>

fs runs better frame wise in windowed mode?

fs runs better frame wise in windowed mode?

I've never heard of this before, I run 3 monitors in fullscreen and it's in no way slower then 2D. Maybe slower if you have a ancient PC

I've never heard of this before, I run 3 monitors in fullscreen and it's in no way slower then 2D. Maybe slower if you have a ancient PC

You're kidding! I was most surprised by the "I've never heard this before comment" most of all. I run 4 monitors using two dual head to go's, and I haven't tested this age old advice in a few years, but I will certainly go back and investigate this again!Thanks for the heads up, guys! I'll give 'er a go . . .!

Here is a very old pic of PMDG 747 with the manual open on #3 monitor- "Pre flight cockpit checks at the gate @ CYVR".You can also display Check Lists, Flight Planners etc.Tried MANY times to use Full Screen on my old AMD 1.8 system (GeForce FX 5200 GPUs). Impossible due to jittery cursor arrow and unstable positioning of popups. But auto hiding Menu & Task Bars plus changing Title Bar colour to Black with Dark Green lettering looks almost same in Window mode. (see 2nd pic- "Ready for Pushback 742- awaiting TO clearance")AR

and everything ran good after switching to windowed mode on yoh 1.8?just curius, ill have to give it a try

and everything ran good after switching to windowed mode on yoh 1.8?just curius, ill have to give it a try

Lots posted about setting up multi mons. Search AVSIM forums about 18 months ago for How To discussions.There is some "movie magic" that seems to come into play with use of two video cards to drive three monitors.Recall how a movie projector works: each frame of film is dragged forward in front of the light beam, then stopped, shutter opens and light beam momentarily projects the "frozen" image, shutter closes, then film is advanced to next frame and the process repeats. If this process is repeated at least 15 times per second, the viewer sees what seems to be a moving picture.With triple monitors driven by two video cards, there is still only one CPU to compute images- so they must be generated in serial fashion, one after the other. This means that two of the three images are ALWAYS fixed (stationary) while a third monitor image is updating. A fixed image is way smoother to the eyes than one that is being updated- it is PERFECTION- for that instant!As long as the FPS remains above 15 for the update rate, the whole thing is surprisingly smooth to the eye.Of course to achieve this, you need a starting FPS of 45+ with a single monitor. On my old 'puter, I simply toned down some FS sliders to yield 45, then opened the additional views etc.One caveat re perceived smoothness: you need to adjust the angle of the outer views to correspond to the portion of the whole that is always "apparently" hidden behind the monitor bezels.(As in a car, there is always a slice of scenery hidden behind the windshield posts which separate LSide window, Windshield, RSide window.)This bezel adjustment is simple and can be done very accurately in FS9 Panel Config. (FSX in the Camera section.)If you don't make this adjustment, your brain will recognize 3 separate images, not just one very wide scene- and the smoothness will be lost.Bezel correction is another subject- again lots written about in past forums.Single monitor simming would be equivalent to driving your car with a mini cam on the roof, a single monitor in front of the driver and NO windows!!!If you should have a very large monitor- probably over 40", you can display triple views without needing to bother with bezel correction. Attached pic shows triple views/single mon, running on my old 'puter- but a small 19" monitor in this experiment, is far too small to be practical.AR

I guess this topic got off track, I was just wondering if windowed ran fs9 better than full screen mode in general, be it single or multi monitor, Sorry to the OP for redirecting this thread.Back on track now :)

I guess this topic got off track, I was just wondering if windowed ran fs9 better than full screen mode in general, be it single or multi monitor, Sorry to the OP for redirecting this thread.Back on track now :)

Thanks for the help Gents. I will purchase a second monitor next week. Also no problems with getting my post bushwacked I often learn a lot of things by just browsing the forums anyway lol.......John

Lots posted about setting up multi mons. Search AVSIM forums about 18 months ago for How To discussions.

Man, that's an understatement. Better yet: do a search on january for his posts. He's quite prolific on the topic of multi-monitor set ups. You'll learn a lot.