I purchased a 19" Samsung LCD last week.It runs at 1280x1024x32 at 60hz.After switching, I have noticed more vertical lines and microstutters during turns on the ground and fast banks while in the air. Is the LCD not as good for FS9? 60Hz not fast enough? Any ideas?

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I agree with above.I have a dual monitor set-up and my main (ie gaming) monitor is a 17" iiyama vision master CRT, while my secondary is a 19" Phillips 190B TFT. The picture from the CRT is much sharper and has a better response time. The TFT is fine for browsing the web and that sort of thing, but it's beaten by the CRT when it comes to games.. Also the 17" CRT will display 1600x1200, while the 19" being a TFT only goes up to 1280x1024.

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I also switched to an LCD screen and while I very much like the improved detail, the microstutters are more pronounced.I do not believe it is caused by the screen not keeping up... but instead has to do with the system feeding the video (CPU, bus, Video card), and simply because the screen is more accurate and shows every little imperfection that went un-noticed on my Diamontron screen that conveniently blurred the small imperfections. Depending on what screen resolution you had before, you may be pushing more pixels now, than you were, putting more strain on the system.What helps somewhat I find, is to keep the frame rate limiter down just above the framerate that the system can produce in the terrain you are flying in. This is 30 fps on my system, in some dense areas 25 is better.Secondly, I found a post on this forum that recommended Nvidia card users to go back to the 56.72 drivers. I was reluctant to try this, since I was happy with my 6x series drivers. To my surprise, the older drivers produced less stutters and I am sticking with them.All in all, I still like my LCD monitor better and have sold off the Diamontron.

Try setting refreshrate higher if possible. It won't make a difference to the update speed but mine will go to 75 Hz. By using Vsync and looking at the framerate I can confirm that the videocard is sending images at 75Hz. This reduces tearing when VSync is disabled.Also make sure VSync is disabled and try locking the framerate to someting lower like 25-30 FPS.A good CRT is still the best for gaming I reckon. However LCD's are far more practical.

60Hz should be just fine... and may lessen the load on the video card...try both and decide...Vsynch is also something to try, or not, depending how it works on your system... on my system, it introduces a slight rippling effect in a steep bank as the scenery is redrawn... I've gone back to Vsynch = application controlled (which is ON, as best I know..)

I have samsung LCDs (syncmaster 191T) and see a checkerboard moving from right to left with that test ..LCDs are fast enough now to not be an issue for games. The old info on the web that discusses slow response rates leading to ghosting are way out of date for modern TFTs (well, unless you're spinning around in Doom3 while looking at large blocks of high contrast scenery...)

I've got the 17inch Samsung 172x. I've had it for 2 months now, no problems with microstutters here.Your problem could stem from the video card rather than the screen. If your screen has a higher resolution than the screen before, your graphics card will have a higher workload. FS2004 works fine without a problem on my machine, but Rainbow Six struggles a bit in some situations with FPS. I previosuly had no problem at 1024*768*32.

>I have samsung LCDs (syncmaster 191T) and see a checkerboard>moving from right to left with that test ..>>LCDs are fast enough now to not be an issue for games. The old>info on the web that discusses slow response rates leading to>ghosting are way out of date for modern TFTs (well, unless>you're spinning around in Doom3 while looking at large blocks>of high contrast scenery...)I've been using a Samsung SyncMaster 192N for "Lo" these many months now. I have absolutely NO complaints at all, at all. I used to run a Illyama (sp) and while it was nice it wasn't all that bright. The Samsung is bright, bright, bright. Clear, sharp 1280 x 1024 at 72hz. No probs at all.:D

A visit to Tom's Hardware Guide site will show confirm much of what has been written. They are still lookiing for the perfect LCD for gaming - hasn't been made yet. A good CRT is still a better way to go if you don't mind that a 21" weighs about as much as 1966 Volkswagen, and takes up about as much space. The good news is that you can find large CRTs on Craigslist or similar, cheap right now, as the world moves to flat screen. I got a sweet 21" Sony, flat screen CRT for less than $200 on Craigs list. Works great.

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