If you fly GA aircraft, where many of the controls are capable of going on a yoke or joystick and you largely fly by stick and rudder alone, then don't let the difficulty of operating a keyboard put you off, but if you use the mouse and keyboard a lot to operate a fancy airliner controls in FSX, then you will find it hard to manage that with shutter glasses. They are cool in FPS games though if you have a mouse with plenty of buttons for reloading your weapon and stuff like that.Al

I have to disagree with you. Maybe it's because the 3D gear you was using but working with Nvidia 3D Vision shutterglasses in a VC cockpit of the latest planes like iFly or PMDG you can use all the buttons and switches with your mouse pointer without any problem. I even managed the FMC without popping up on the screen in 3D Vision. To get the best experience, I advice using Track-IR and for the airliners FS2Crew Voice Co-Pilot but is only a must.As a real world pilot I can tell you that flying in 2D is cartoonish and in 3D it becomes near as real... One of the best benefits is the feeling of speed in 3D when on short final.

I don't know the answer for sure, but in general planes are much more complex and detailed than buildings. The buildings may well be flat surfaces with textures applied, so there is nothing to give a 3D image.

No, something is wrong in his setup, I have perfect depth feeling with buildings in FSX/Prepar3D

Actually their not as bulky as you would think, i wear them with my track IR hat receiver.

+1I'm always using a headset because I only fly online over VATSIM so I have to communicate with ATC and with my FS2Crew Co-pilots and the Glasses is like a normal one with brilliant glasses so you can look clear at your keyboard if you have to. The combination of headset, Track-IR and glasses makes it a bit funny to see for others in the room... that's all

I have to disagree with you. Maybe it's because the 3D gear you was using but working with Nvidia 3D Vision shutterglasses in a VC cockpit of the latest planes like iFly or PMDG you can use all the buttons and switches with your mouse pointer without any problem. I even managed the FMC without popping up on the screen in 3D Vision. To get the best experience, I advice using Track-IR and for the airliners FS2Crew Voice Co-Pilot but is only a must.As a real world pilot I can tell you that flying in 2D is cartoonish and in 3D it becomes near as real... One of the best benefits is the feeling of speed in 3D when on short final.No, something is wrong in his setup, I have perfect depth feeling with buildings in FSX/Prepar3D+1I'm always using a headset because I only fly online over VATSIM so I have to communicate with ATC and with my FS2Crew Co-pilots and the Glasses is like a normal one with brilliant glasses so you can look clear at your keyboard if you have to. The combination of headset, Track-IR and glasses makes it a bit funny to see for others in the room... that's all

What is prepar3d??? Im just using 3D Vision from Nvidia.

What is prepar3d??? Im just using 3D Vision from Nvidia.

The new (upgraded) FSX from Lockheed Martin...

The new (upgraded) FSX from Lockheed Martin...

Is it an upgrade or a whole separate software I need to run alone???

It's a whole separate piece of software, sold separately (with various licenses for various users). It's an "upgrade" in the sense that it stems from Microsoft's Flight Simulator code, so it's a sort of spiritual successor to the MS FS series. But it's a standalone program that you have to buy from Lockheed Martin.

Interesting you say that, I was just at their site wondering if I should buy a pair. If that's the case, perhaps I just won't bother.

I have ED glass (that would not be the kind Cialis might help!) and they gather dust nicely in the closet. The trade off for total image quality wasn't good: just roughly 1/2 the light getting thru ruins the effect ultimately. I thought the time for 3D was when truly high resolution goggles became affordable, but then you have the keyboard controls I'm not sure how that would work.

I have to disagree with you. Maybe it's because the 3D gear you was using but working with Nvidia 3D Vision shutterglasses in a VC cockpit of the latest planes like iFly or PMDG you can use all the buttons and switches with your mouse pointer without any problem. I even managed the FMC without popping up on the screen in 3D Vision. To get the best experience, I advice using Track-IR and for the airliners FS2Crew Voice Co-Pilot but is only a must.As a real world pilot I can tell you that flying in 2D is cartoonish and in 3D it becomes near as real... One of the best benefits is the feeling of speed in 3D when on short final.No, something is wrong in his setup, I have perfect depth feeling with buildings in FSX/Prepar3D+1I'm always using a headset because I only fly online over VATSIM so I have to communicate with ATC and with my FS2Crew Co-pilots and the Glasses is like a normal one with brilliant glasses so you can look clear at your keyboard if you have to. The combination of headset, Track-IR and glasses makes it a bit funny to see for others in the room... that's all

What type of monitor are you using (LCD, 3D LCD/LED, etc.)? I have a 40 inch LCD (not 3D capable) but am interested in going to 3D. I fly mostly helis and require easy visibility of my cockpit. I already use TrackiR. I use an MSI 560TI OC video card, so, I believe I have everything I need, sans the glasses.I appreciate your insight.

What type of monitor are you using (LCD, 3D LCD/LED, etc.)? I have a 40 inch LCD (not 3D capable) but am interested in going to 3D. I fly mostly helis and require easy visibility of my cockpit. I already use TrackiR. I use an MSI 560TI OC video card, so, I believe I have everything I need, sans the glasses.I appreciate your insight.

At these moment I believe 27" is the biggest 120Mhz Vision 3D capable monitor but be aware of the fact that using all the eye candy stuff in FSX will cause a massive hit on your hardware. When I made the change to 3D vision a have had a i5-750 with a GTX285 videocard and was to weak to run 3D. I invested in a 2600K and OC to 4,6Ghz and have a GTX580 and that runs fine in 3D

At these moment I believe 27" is the biggest 120Mhz Vision 3D capable monitor but be aware of the fact that using all the eye candy stuff in FSX will cause a massive hit on your hardware. When I made the change to 3D vision a have had a i5-750 with a GTX285 videocard and was to weak to run 3D. I invested in a 2600K and OC to 4,6Ghz and have a GTX580 and that runs fine in 3D

Yes, make sure you get a monitor with 3DVision 2 and Lightboost. http://www.anandtech...oost-technologyThe OP's monitor is one such monitor although the common complaint is these 3D 27" monitors are limited to 1080p. Otherwise they're quite good giving you the option of course to game in 2D at a real 120 Hz.A good basic check to see whether your Nvidia GPU can handle 3DVision in FSX without impacting framerate is to load monitoring software like MSI Afterburner and note your peak GPU usage while FSX is under a heavy load. If it is less then 50%, you should be able to run 3DVision without a significant impact on framerate.