47" monitor, too big for FSX?

[cubs 2]

I am looking to purchase a large monitor for FSX and don't know if it would cause any problems. Does anyone have a 47" monitor that works well

with FSX? I would like to get the best, I currently have a 22" Samsung and it is just too small. Cost does not matter.

 

Windows 7

Jetline-1340

Intel ® Core i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50 GHz

RAM 8:00 GB

64 bit

 

Thanks

 

Doug

[Rocky_53 1,579]

The only issue will be how far you sit from the monitor. For me quality outstrips size and so sat no more than 24" from my 30" Dell, running at 2056x1600 res is mindblowing. However, sat the same distance from a 47" running at a similar res, or 1920x1200, will just be great way of seeing all the pixels! Then you need to sit further away and decide at what distance you feel the picture quality is acceptable.

[RWFeldman 159]

 

 

Cost does not matter.

 

If thats the case, buy 4- 30" monitors and two titan video cards!

[peppy197 165]

Cost does not matter.

 

 

 

In that case get a real PPL and a real airplane.

 

:rolleyes:

[FLEX1978 373]

I use a 47" with trackIR in the VC. personally I find it works great, the

Immersion is amazing.

 

However, since you are only using a 22" screen you will probably find a 30" monitor more then enough, the resolution will also be higher then a massive LCD or LED.

 

--- read your post again, are you asking for a 47" monitor? Do they even exist? If so spend the money on a ppl instead!

[january 19]

Echoing Rockcliffe's suggestions-  Part of the secret of simulation is 'immersion'- that is, seeing and being aware of only the sim and not the room around you.

That philosophy weighs against large monitors - which, for reasons of resolution and picture graininess, generally must be further away from the pilot's eyes.

Furthermore, the real world appears to be curved around one's eyes and very large flat screens don't accomplish that. Try sitting on the beach on a nice summer day and the sky wrap-around effect is magical!

(Samsung recognizes this with the introduction of a very high res, 65" TV that curves itself at the touch of a button. Bring money!)

In short, smaller and closer with corresponding sharp resolution wins the day for me!

january

[psolk 3,040]

30 inch 2560x1600 for me, resolution/crispness over size.

[peppy197 165]

Except for two small-ish bezels, I find the eyefinity\or\NVidia setup of three DELL 1920x1200s quite amazing at a resolution of  3150x1680(actually a  reduced res to increase fps)

 

 

 

 

Background is a  bit bright due to cameraman's ingnorance...

 

 

It is a 47 inch diagonal

 

al

[zmak 331]

Immersion is sitting 6 ft away from a short throw projector screen. Go down to your local dealer with flight sim cd in hand and have a look for your self

[FLEX1978 373]

I have a projector for movies, it's great for FS if you have a home cockpit but pretty pointless when flying from the VC. The view just seems strange IMHO, in that case way to big

[zmak 331]

Rob, is it a short throw on a 5x6ft screen? its ideally proportioned ,way closer to the real size of cockpit than a 30inch screen. In fact i would say its a cockpit solution when it gets down to realism

[n4gix 4,947]

I've been using a 42" HDTV via HDMI cable for several years now, and have been very pleased. It is wall mounted just above my flightsim desktop, and I sit about 1.2 meters from the screen. I set the height on the wall such that the center of the screen is directly aligned with my eyes.

[CrownCityMisfits 58]

I used to use a 40" for may racing setup, and the size seemed appropriate and proportional from a distance of about 24". Currently I am running 3 27s for FSX, and I love it. I certainly miss the height of the 40" and the lack of bezel obtrusion, however.

[january 19]

Currently I am running 3 27s for FSX, and I love it. I certainly miss the height of the 40" and the lack of bezel obtrusion, however.

 

 

If you are displaying 3 separate views (LF,F,RF), adjusting the angle of the outer views in FSX Camera (FS9 Panel Cfg) will literally make the bezels "disappear" - in much the same way that the windshield posts in cars and airplanes are not noticeable.

A poorly corrected view angle is quickly detected by the eye/brain combo- which is looking for & expecting a contiguous image across all three screens. 

Measuring the images' separation down to 1/16" for angular correction calculation pays dividends.

(It's the actual distance between 2 images that counts- not simply combined bezel width!

Automatic bezel correction systems can't do this accurately to be really effective.)

january

[cubs 2]

In that case get a real PPL and a real airplane.

 

:rolleyes:

well, if you must know, I do own a j3 Cub, Waco UPF-7, citabria, c-172, c-182, and a c-180 at 1c9. I can't afford a 777 or a 747. I do enjoy flying these aircraft on my computer.