Hi Guys,Like most people here I am preparing myself for the NGX coming soon. I have a spare television; a full HD sharp aquos 42 inch LCD only 2 years old and has HDMI outputs. I was thinking i might be able to set it up for the display for my new PC and the NGX instead of regular type monitors. So my question is, for those in the know, Will I be able to get smooth frames and a good resolution for a display device of that size and what would i need in terms of hardware to make it happen. perhaps this is a crazy idea, but i thought id get some expert advice first.I am going to have a new PC built and the basic specs are as below. I have not ordered anything yet, so this is just a rough guide as to what im thinking to get. Any suggestions, advice etc., will be sincerely appreciated.The proposed rig:Core i7-870 to be over clocked to 4.0 GHz or a little more if safe. I wont OC myself the computer guy will do it for me. ( I am hopless with this kind of stuff.Asus P7P55D-E LX MotherboardCorsiar CWCH70 coolerreal Power M1000 power supply unit PSUHAF912 caseCetus DCDDR3-4GB-16000C x2 pieces total 8GB RAMGTX570 Video cardLG DVD-Multi DriveHitachi 1TB hard drive.Windows 7 Home premium 64bitI am also thinking about Solid state drives for the OS 80gb and another Solid state Drive for FSX and addons etc @ 120GB. I have read that these SSD seem to be the way to go for FSX. nevertheless two of those will add about $500 to the bill. Any opinions here? or would i be wasting my money in this regard?The price for the above set up, not including the Solid State Drives is 202,860 Japanese Yen. Which works out to about US$2000, Would this be enough to run a big TV and enjoy the PMDG products? I am prepared to pay Max about US$3000. for a good FSX PMDG rig. If I need to upgrade any of the above specs, where is the money best spent?Many Thanks and sorry for another "New PC" post.Cheers,Nicholas Boskovic

Hi Guys,Like most people here I am preparing myself for the NGX coming soon. I have a spare television; a full HD sharp aquos 42 inch LCD only 2 years old and has HDMI outputs. I was thinking i might be able to set it up for the display for my new PC and the NGX instead of regular type monitors. So my question is, for those in the know, Will I be able to get smooth frames and a good resolution for a display device of that size and what would i need in terms of hardware to make it happen. perhaps this is a crazy idea, but i thought id get some expert advice first.I am going to have a new PC built and the basic specs are as below. I have not ordered anything yet, so this is just a rough guide as to what im thinking to get. Any suggestions, advice etc., will be sincerely appreciated.The proposed rig:Core i7-870 to be over clocked to 4.0 GHz or a little more if safe. I wont OC myself the computer guy will do it for me. ( I am hopless with this kind of stuff.Asus P7P55D-E LX MotherboardCorsiar CWCH70 coolerreal Power M1000 power supply unit PSUHAF912 caseCetus DCDDR3-4GB-16000C x2 pieces total 8GB RAMGTX570 Video cardLG DVD-Multi DriveHitachi 1TB hard drive.Windows 7 Home premium 64bitI am also thinking about Solid state drives for the OS 80gb and another Solid state Drive for FSX and addons etc @ 120GB. I have read that these SSD seem to be the way to go for FSX. nevertheless two of those will add about $500 to the bill. Any opinions here? or would i be wasting my money in this regard?The price for the above set up, not including the Solid State Drives is 202,860 Japanese Yen. Which works out to about US$2000, Would this be enough to run a big TV and enjoy the PMDG products? I am prepared to pay Max about US$3000. for a good FSX PMDG rig. If I need to upgrade any of the above specs, where is the money best spent?Many Thanks and sorry for another "New PC" post.Cheers,Nicholas Boskovic

Been using a 42" LCD for a while now, couldn't go back to anything smaller. Combine it with trackIR and it's bliss. Also if your looking for a cheap upgrade 4ghz plus have a look at this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-063-OE

Since the resolution is most likely 1920x1080, your graphics card should be able to power it no problem. My 24" monitor has that same resolution, and I get great frame rates. Remember, it's not the display's size that matters, it is the resolution. Although that display is 42", the resolution is relatively small at 1920x1080, so any graphics card should be able to power it.Robert Deichert

Been using a 42" LCD for a while now, couldn't go back to anything smaller. Combine it with trackIR and it's bliss. Also if your looking for a cheap upgrade 4ghz plus have a look at this - http://www.overclock...rodid=BU-063-OE

Hi Rob. Have you actual experience buying from them? Just wondering since I live in Denmark and comparing the prize with what I would get here.Would be great to have an OC bundle like that tho.

Hi Rob. Have you actual experience buying from them? Just wondering since I live in Denmark and comparing the prize with what I would get here.Would be great to have an OC bundle like that tho.

Hi,I've been shopping with them for years, I no longer live in London fulltime but up until a few months ago I would order Friday morning and have my new toy at my front door Saturday morning :) No problems at all.Regards

Hi,I've been shopping with them for years, I no longer live in London fulltime but up until a few months ago I would order Friday morning and have my new toy at my front door Saturday morning :) No problems at all.Regards

Great, thanks! I'll consider them when I decide to get a new system.

Hi Rob. Have you actual experience buying from them? Just wondering since I live in Denmark and comparing the prize with what I would get here.Would be great to have an OC bundle like that tho.

Thanks for that info Rob. I had a look at the link, and it really looks likes a great deal. The problem for me is that i live in Japan, so A: they probably will not sell to me, :( i will have to pay alot for shipping and Tax duties on the Japan end and finally I have no idea on how to build a PC. I asked my PC guy here in Japan about those Sandy Bridge CPU's and he said the new MOBOS wont be available in Japan untill May-June Period.I wish there was a member or 2 here in Japan that i could team up with for this project. Id be very happy to shout a few beers at my local pub for some help, however....In regards to the other specs listed what do you guys think?When getting a qoute, i tried my best to emulate similiar specs to what Ryan has on his signiture, but he being in the know, probably knows exactly what to do in order to get best performance out of his gear. So for a computer skill limited person like me, i thought it might be a bit safer to have slightly more powerful base products and try and tue them up from there with my limited PC skills.Anyway guys thanks and it looks like my 42 inch Tv is doable for a display.. whoa!!More tips/advice highly regarded.Nicholas Boskovic

An HDTV is just like a computer monitor but larger (and a lower comparative resolution) - most 24" computer monitors are the same resolution as huge HDTVs - 1920X1080 (aka 1080p). A GTX570 has absolutely no problem driving a 1080p display.

I remember my parents telling me not to sit too close to the TV when I was a kid

I was thinking the same thing. Mind your eyes as you only have two of them.:rolleyes:I occasionally hook fsx to my 42" Plasma screen and it looks great overall. I know it's different tech but I found it quite hard on the eyes after an hour or so and it lost some of the sharpness compared to my lovely Eizo 30". My guess with an lcd you'll have a better output, maybe, but those pixels will be large and visible, let us know how you get on.Chris Farrell

Hi All, thanks for the input, I will try and post a pic once everything is all set up. I am happy that it seems i can run the TV well. there have been no comments regarding the other hardware i am intending to buy, so I assume those specs should give a great FSX/PMDG experience. Natrualy I will be running other programs like REX and Orbx scenery, so there may well be a performance hit. Should i go for the next level up CPU and Graphics card? or it sounds fine. I'll also have to remember to have breaks and refresh my eyes from time to time.I am also planing to (if i can figure it out) to run REX, Sqauckbox etc from my current machine and network it with the new rig. I have alot of studying to do! I assume ill need fSUIPIC wide to do this right?Regards,Nicholas Boskovic

I just bought a 55" LED 3D samsung........now you guys are giving me ideas!!