After years of not trying the 'bus I finally broke, tried the FBW and then got the Fenix.

Still very much learning the Airbus way of doing things, which caused fun on my last flight when I "lost" managed mode then couldn't get it back (the Fenix really doesn't like Lock mode).

So first thing I noticed in the Fenix was that the overhead panel seems very low resolution, as does the MCDU screen in particular. Just to confuse though the tablet is crystal clear. The manual mentions config options, but there is no sign of anything about resolution/display that I have found.

A search of the Web has shown pictures of the MCDU that are both the same as what I get or vastly better.

Question being is there a setting or mod to improve the texures/displays?

 

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Have you tried the settings in the Fenix app that runs at the start under Flight deck displays, You may need to try these settings to get the best for your system. The displays at my end are crystal clear.

Also, DX12 rendering makes some displays blur/smeary. So, check if you might need to switch to DX11 rendering.

22 minutes ago, Car147 said:

Have you tried the settings in the Fenix app that runs at the start under Flight deck displays, You may need to try these settings to get the best for your system. The displays at my end are crystal clear.

I'll have to have another look at it - from memory there were only a couple of tick boxes for troubleshooting issues, nothing about quality levels, but away from my machine right now..

 

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2 minutes ago, RichieFly said:

Also, DX12 rendering makes some displays blur/smeary. So, check if you might need to switch to DX11 rendering.

Still on DX11 unless MS have forced a change, but will double check that...

 

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9 hours ago, Gazzareth said:

I'll have to have another look at it - from memory there were only a couple of tick boxes for troubleshooting issues, nothing about quality levels, but away from my machine right now..

 

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@SierraHotel Thanks for the suggestion, tried that & it may have improved the frame rate slightly (although not had time to fully test) - though MCDU itself was never blurred, just low resolution compared to the FBW, so not changed that in the slightest. I did notice that another user in the comments on that video had noted the textures on the overhead being lower quality than expected.

 

May well be jumping from one to the other is not the best idea, although from the comments I have seen on the Fenix I had very high expectations in terms of systems & graphics - the former I don't have enough knowledge to judge on, but graphically I wasn't as blown away as I expected to be tbh .. ..

 

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Something isn't right if you are seeing low res textures on the fenix. Can you post some screenshots?

For me the Fenix has the best cockpit textures of all MSFS airliners, MCDU included. And vastly superior to the FBW. What's your texture resolution setting in MSFS? Mine is on ultra.

1 minute ago, Fiorentoni said:

For me the Fenix has the best cockpit textures of all MSFS airliners, MCDU included. And vastly superior to the FBW. What's your texture resolution setting in MSFS? Mine is on ultra.

Mine is on high, although tried Ultra & made no difference, overhead may have improved slightly after I updated my nVidia driver.

That said, same settings for FBW & Fenix and FBW textures are ahead to my eyes, it could be me being fussy - potentially it could also be that the RW MCDU is lower resolution than the FBW implies.

I did make a side by side comparison to upload, but on a static image I felt it didn't look as bad. Once you started changing screens I felt it stood out.... did notice they use a different font, again not sure which is accurate.

@JonathanC On my way to work right now so will see if I get time in the morning to do a comparison..

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DLSS > DLAA has less artifacts as with similar settings TAA

1 hour ago, virtualstuff said:

DLSS > DLAA has less artifacts as with similar settings TAA

DLSS for me is a great way to get blurry displays in MCDU screens.

3 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

DLSS for me is a great way to get blurry displays in MCDU screens.

Yep the only way to get nice clear screens etc for sure is TAA.  DLSS Quality "can" work but it's still slightly fuzzy.  I know the new 8-22-23 version of the Fenix has a new display rendering tech (wouldn't affect overhead textures though) and I don't know if that scales itself with your hardware or not.  If the cockpit textures themselves are blurry as well though, something is either off with the sim settings, or something didn't install right with the Fenix.

 

edit: If it hasn't been tried, maybe clear out everything from the Community Folder temporarily (just move somewhere if you're not using addon link or whatever) and leave just Fenix in there to make sure there's not a conflict.

Edited September 23, 20232 yr by flyinion

 

Just had a flight in it due to an early finish - may be being hypercritical, the overhead in the FBW is definitely sharper than the Fenix and MCDU to my eyes is much higher res in the FBW. Attached image of the MCDU(s) since that (in my eyes) is the starkest difference. 

 

Spoiler

Interested if anyone is seeing it vastly better - both on the latest version....

 

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Edited September 23, 20232 yr by Gazzareth
Getting image working !

There are several versions of MCDU available on the A320 series. Some produced so early that they even have CRT displays. 

This version has a 300x300 screen, hence you are seeing "pixelisation" - but in reality this is what it looks like. We have equipped this aircraft with it given it is a "wing-tip fence" aircraft, i.e an earlier airframe. When we build the sharklets (later airframes), we will include the newer and higher-resolution display on the MCDU. 

The idea overall is to allow the customer on the "journey" of the A320 series, so to speak - such that they can experience the various nips, tucks, and improvements Airbus made as the aircraft developed over its life cycle.