February 1, 20206 yr I am thinking of buying a new PC. It will have a nvidia 2070 super card. I also want to replace my old monitor with a new monitor, about 27 inch. Can someone tell me if going from a flat screen to a curved monitor is a good idea for flight simulator. I have never used a curved screen, so I don't know how this effects the overall flight simulator experience. Thanks, Jim
February 1, 20206 yr I wouldn't mess with a curved screen at 27". The 34" 21:9 3440x1440 widescreens are all curved, and that seems to work. The biggest reason for having a curved screen is to reduce the off-perpendicular viewing angle towards the sides of the screen, but most curved monitors don't have an aggressive enough curve to make a lot of a difference there. My 55" flat-screen is 4 feet across, and I haven't found myself wanting for a curved display. I have used my big monitor offset...e.g. I sit offset to the left side situated as I would be in the left seat behind the panel of a side-by-side cockpit, and for that a curved screen would not work. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 4, 20206 yr If you can spring for the 34" curved screen do that. You won't regret it. IT WILL be far better then flying on a 27" Flight Simulator's - Prepar3d V5/MSFS | Operating System - WIN 11 | Main Board - GIGABYTE X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 | CPU - AMD 9800X3D | RAM - CORSAIR 64GB 6600Mhz | Video Card - EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra | Monitor - DELL 38" Ultrawide | Case - CORSAIR 750D Full Tower | CPU Cooling - CORSAIR H170i Elite LCD 420mm Push/Pull | Power Supply - EVGA 1000 G+ | Sound System - Definitive Technology ProMonitor 600 w/subwoofer
February 4, 20206 yr Moderator This is an entirely subjective choice. The only person who can decide is @JiBrady. Your best way is to visit a computer shop and view the monitors in display. I would agree with Bob a 34” monitor should be the minimum size. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
February 6, 20206 yr Moderator 29 minutes ago, JiBrady said: Thanks for the information. I will go to a store and take a look. Jim What will help enormously is if you can take a USB stick with some screenshots taken on a display with the same resolution and aspect ratio. I did that when considering a Sony 32” HD TV and it convinced me it was a good choice. Maybe someone reading this could help you. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
September 14, 20205 yr I am thinking of replacing my 3 24" monitors with 2 curved 34" screens, with the join slightly off-set to the right to simulate left seat. I run a NVidia 2080 for the 3 monitors and a 1080 for the Realsimgear GNS 530. Any comments?
November 8, 20205 yr On 2/1/2020 at 3:09 PM, JiBrady said: I am thinking of buying a new PC. It will have a nvidia 2070 super card. I also want to replace my old monitor with a new monitor, about 27 inch. Can someone tell me if going from a flat screen to a curved monitor is a good idea for flight simulator. I have never used a curved screen, so I don't know how this effects the overall flight simulator experience. Thanks, Jim Jim, I have had a Dell Ultrasharp 34" curved screen capable of doing a 30Hz refresh rate and I strongly recommend this capability for both P3D and MSFS. Curved somehow feels a little more like being in a cockpit than looking at a flat screen. I am very happy w/ 3440x1440 resolution and aspect ratio, the ultra wide and short--feels once again more like being in an aircraft. Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
September 14, 20214 yr On 9/13/2020 at 10:01 PM, louisv said: I am thinking of replacing my 3 24" monitors with 2 curved 34" screens, with the join slightly off-set to the right to simulate left seat. I run a NVidia 2080 for the 3 monitors and a 1080 for the Realsimgear GNS 530. Any comments? Luis: Did you ever do your two 34" curved monitors and if so, how do you like them? Also, do you think this set up would work for a two pilot system? Thanks
September 20, 20214 yr On 2/4/2020 at 12:13 PM, TurboKen said: If you can spring for the 34" curved screen do that. You won't regret it. IT WILL be far better then flying on a 27" Can confirm. Have a Monoprice Zero-G 35" 3440 x 1440 curved ultrawide monitor. Makes all the difference in the world in MSFS. It's not THE best monitor or anything, but got it for a song at $300 when it was on sale, which is an incredible bargain. Looking it up now, it's $350, which is still a very good deal. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=38035
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