Yes I know its a bit off topic, sort of but since size is being discussed then maybe consider a short throw projector? I use one with a pull up screen, 6ft from my face and to say its a game changer is an understatement.

 

http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-W1080ST-1080p-Theater-Projector/dp/B00B11C6HW

After doing more research...I went for the BenQ BL3200PT... I'll let you know how it is for FSX...I'm also going to be playing Diablo III and Crysis 3 on it...should be a blast! 

Great choice

Got my BenQ....The difference in resolution between 1920x1080 and 2550x1440 is ...well...staggering ..all jagged lines and blurries that I was experiencing are -gone- and everything looks sharper...I didn't realize the difference it would make! 

60 years old. Incurable cancer and taking chemo at the VA..yuk!!! my vizio 26" had to much dust on the back i did not see and got to hot I think. It works but only stays viewable for a couple seconds. It is 5 years old and was fantastic.My second monitor is a 15" HP which is ??? 10years old and works great. OH WELL..glad I found this forum. You guys are fantastic. Late at night trying to make up my mind and best buy in southern calif has about everything in stock depending where you want to drive. Not far for me to many best buys. Having some trouble with the refresh rates though. Have a stock HP windows 8 that I changed from 4 to 16gb and took out the GTX630 and complaned so HP gave me a GTX 645 4gb which they said cannot be configured to work...read forums and wallah. It is an OEM so have to stick with the original drivers that I found on the internet. Tried to upgrade using Nvidia.com only to corrupt, causing my controls to shutoff randomly. Microsoft original sidewinder force feedback, ch yoke, ch pedals, ch throttle, elite avionics, saitek cessna trim wheel ( awesome must have ) and TWO saitek TPM's. only use one. I got the other one from the engineers at mad catz for research I did for them in mechanical design. I changed out the power to a Corsair 650 watt ( makes NO NOISE )  so a decent rig and runs all A2a at 30fps put the Carendo Phenom is a frame killer and the 206 with garmin 1000 is also. I have all the Alabeo,  all the Carendo, All the A2a aircraft and recomend the aeorsoft twin otter, the aerosoft pby catalina, RealAir's Duke's and the Lancair. Cannot be dissapointed on these. I Build my own furniture so custom built a FSX solid maple elaborate cabinet the changes configurations a dozen ways and folds into an office with printers etc..on and on. Weighs about 800lb so getting behind it to take out the cords is no fun but looks great in my house. I only have exactly 25"width to work with so only some of the 27" work. Samsung has an LED that seems to fit the bill??? There is an ASUS also that I read in ?? not sure but it was a Sim-something and it went on and on about brands...It is the refresh rates or Vertical stutering and Horizontal tearing that are annoying when panning quickly or turning on taxi. I have messed with Nvidia inspector etc.. no luck. Hoping the monitor was some of the problem..  Thanks

I have the best of both worlds. A 27" 3D 120hz monitor with an F550 fresnel lens. Here's a topic I started a few years back at MTBS.  

 

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12795&sid=20a6823ed522efc641dd795e09e32639

I am flying with FS9 and FSX for 10 years now and used notebooks. Two years ago I changed that to make it more real world flying like. The target was to substitute one real world flying hour with about 10 hours on the sim to save money. Real world flying is something I do since 1969 so quite some time already. My brother wanted my pretty good TV that I used and I looked for something else while being out for shopping with my daughter. I think you guess what happend. She got financed a brand new bridge camera and I ended up with a 55 inch Sony 3D TV after trying one 50 inch before that. It took some adjusting to get everything so that I could fly and work on that big screen.

 

Until then my brother only commented flying as playing around instead of being serious - The moment he saw the cockpit he was stunned, the instruments are as big as in real life and I would say, the ratio is now: three hours simming are good for one hour real world flying. A2A and Garmin GTN are making it possible even more. Sometimes I switch to 3D with shutter glasses and boom, you are in the cockpit and on the apron. It is not that sharp like in 2D, so I wouldn't use it for every flight of course. This is simulated 3D from the Sony TV, not the Nvidia 3D option. Colours are pretty good though and if it is not that much working inside the cockpit this is closer to 2 hours sim for 1 hour real world flying. Beside no movement it is like in our full motion redbird simulator at our airport but more real because of the 3D effect. Frame rates are of course the same like in 2D because the simulated picture gets rendered by the TV. With Cessna yoke and pedals and trimwheel and so on this is enough to keep the procedures in the brain active and not to train a too much different way of doing the flying when using the sim. I think you know what I mean if you ever compared flying the sim on a small monitor or TV and than hopping into a real world plane.

 

I was happy with every stage of all that sim flying and testing. I am shure, the next step is on the horizon already.

 

Great question by the way!

I really would love the 120hz monitors instead. Where did you get it. Tiger Direct is the only place i can think of. Also i did NO research on exactly what was available in the 3D. Always wondered if it sythisized  itself. Looks fantastic. The resolution ended up typical..1900X1080. My last VIZIO was 1900X1200 and the difference is not that noticeable. 60hz with I think 5ms speed. The hp's online were 7ms and to get to 3ms or 1ms the price doubled and so did the pixels.

Just got the benq BL3200PT

 

32 inch @ 2560 x 1600

 

Couldn't be happier after calibration.

 

Hi Glenn - just took the dive on this monitor as newegg is having a 100$ off special right now and this seems to fit my needs - what did you do to calibrate it and I think its a 2560x1440 monitor not 1660 did you do something to up that number and how is the fps on this monitor as right now I am using 2560x1440 27" asus - thank you

Hi Glenn - just took the dive on this monitor as newegg is having a 100$ off special right now and this seems to fit my needs - what did you do to calibrate it and I think its a 2560x1440 monitor not 1660 did you do something to up that number and how is the fps on this monitor as right now I am using 2560x1440 27" asus - thank you

 

Richard,

 

Sorry, typo. Yes, its 2560x1440

 

FPS is fine. I see no difference between this and my previous 2560x1600 and 1920x1200 monitors

 

To calibrate, I downloaded the profile and made the settings adjustments as outlined here:

 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/benq_bl3200pt.htm

 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm

 

Obviously, each monitor will be slightly different but its a good start until I get my hands on the calibration hardware.

 

Very happy with this screen. Best I have owned. Hands down.

 

32" is an excellent size at this resolution.

Richard,

 

Sorry, typo. Yes, its 2560x1440

 

Thanks Glenn - yes I saw that post and downloaded the profile last night sounds like a great monitor - all goes well it should be here Friday - yeah

 

 

Thanks Glenn - yes I saw that post and downloaded the profile last night sounds like a great monitor - all goes well it should be here Friday - yeah

 

Rich,

 

Just wondering if you recv'd your monitor (I ordered one also, Monday delivery). Anything to report?

 

cheers, 

Rich,

 

Just wondering 

 

Ah you made a great choice - great monitor no fps hit and amazing quality picture - had to play around with the settings and get used to the larger size from a 27" did notice you cant use wide screen option in P3D menu or it will flicker a bit at certain angles - thinking its not a wide screen monitor - real happy with this and you should be too - good luck with it - newegg having a 100 dollar off sale is a no brainer

I use the Dell-Ultrashap 24 Inch Monitor,  Its a fantastic monitor but with 2 down sides though, no HMDI and no sound.  The 27 and the 30  inch Ultrasharp has HDMI but you are talking about 1000 Euro 

Ah you made a great choice - great monitor no fps hit and amazing quality picture - had to play around with the settings and get used to the larger size from a 27" did notice you cant use wide screen option in P3D menu or it will flicker a bit at certain angles - thinking its not a wide screen monitor - real happy with this and you should be too - good luck with it - newegg having a 100 dollar off sale is a no brainer

Thanks Rich, moving from a 28" Samsung (which is beautiful) but I have missed the real estate of 32". Will check out the wide screen issue as that is what I've been using for a long time.

 

Copy that $100 off plus free shipping deal.