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I don’t think the refresh rate will be very noticeable. HOWEVER - the newer G9 is also OLED which is very noticeable in terms of display quality - better blacks, more contrast, better HDR range - and just a superior display technology overall. That’s probably worth the $400 and the refresh rate is just a bonus. There are a bunch of good OLED panels out now from LG and Samsung - so you might also be able to find one on sale. Great time to buy a new monitor - good luck!
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World scale is a rather odd setting. It doesn't affect the geometry of anything, rather it adjusts the difference between the images in the right and left eye, which your brain uses to calculate distance, and therefore the relative size of things. If the distance between your eyes in real life does not match the distance your headset is using (and/or the physical distance between your VR lenses), the distance and scale of things will be off. So if you max out world scale, the 172 wings should be at the exact same height relative to you, but will appear to be as massive as 747 wings, and very far away. Likewise your instruments in the cockpit will take up exactly the same amount of visual real estate, but will seem very far away, and huge. Kind of like the difference between looking at a golf ball at arms length and the moon - same relative size, but the distance determines the scale. Long story short - adjust world scale for accurate distances. Does the yolk seem like its a foot away, or merely inches? Does the passenger seem two feet away, like they'd be in real life, or ten feet? In my case, everything seemed way too close, like I was in a tiny remote control aircraft. A very minor adjustment to 105 was just right for me. Everyone is a bit different, because everyone's eyes are a different distance apart.
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It's crazy to me how a company can be in EXACTLY the right place (selling peripherals) at EXACTLY the right time (the launch of MSFS) with innovative products that sell like hot cakes and get great reviews... and yet still somehow manage to fail. Whatever the truth is behind the situation, it's a cautionary tale for anyone looking to start a business: even if the stars align, you need to pay attention to the details. I hope the company emerges from the abyss - sounds like that is a real possibility - good products deserve to live on.
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Swapper Update "Huge FPS Increase" (sic!)
enright replied to History's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
I love how the more things change, the more they stay the same. This reminds me of "the blurries" on FSX, and tweaks like adjusting "FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION" in the config file. Post Subject: "Blurries are gone! Try this one neat trick" Not being sarcastic either - I really do love little tweaks like this, even though 90% of time they are disappointing, there's always that glimmer of hope for the holy grail of smoothness... -
Smoothest 787 Landing you will see all Day
enright replied to JordanIngram's topic in Aviation and Flight Sim Video Forum
Of all of the 787 landings I've seen throughout all of 2024, this is beyond any shadow of a doubt, unquestionably and unequivocally the smoothest. It's also the roughest, longest, shortest, fastest, slowest, least impressive and most impressive of all of the one landings I've seen this year! -
Black Square Announces the B60 Duke!
enright replied to Mets737's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Looking forward to hearing this in action. I think sound is a highly underrated part of what makes up a truly immersive experience. The more simulated and variable sound is, the more believable it is, IMHO. Love how the devs (Fenix, A2A, PMDG, Black Square, etc..) continue to push the envelope and innovate with each new release. -
Features (lots of them( in Windows 11 update Nov 14
enright replied to Fielder's topic in WIN11 OS Forum
Not sure about anyone else but I've yet to see copilot or Bing AI actually be helpful. It reminds me of all the AI generated noise out there on the web that is just trying to get click-revenue. I don't want you to guess at what I am looking for - I want you to search for the exact string I'm typing - and show me the files that match that exact string. Again, maybe it's just me - but simple things like finding an application that you installed less than 30 minutes ago in Windows now seems to be 300% harder than it was ten years ago. I like free updates and innovation, but it seems like a cycle: MORE IS BETTER! Windows VISTA!! CLIPPY!! MORE AI!!! Followed by - oops, we forgot, less is actually more. -
3 fps with new system and new msfs install
enright replied to flyforever's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
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3 fps with new system and new msfs install
enright replied to flyforever's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Your FPS is so low that it sounds like you might be using the onboard video instead of your GPU. I know this sounds silly, but check to make sure you’ve plugged your monitor directly into the GPU and not the HDMI out on the motherboard. It’s a super common and easy to make mistake. if that’s not the issue - try changing to the “low” graphics preset and report back on your FPS with that setting. We’ll do a process of elimination. -
a imperative recruitment for FS2024
enright replied to Dominique_K's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
This is what excites me most about FS2024 - a new version is the opportunity to rethink everything from the ground up.They've stated they want the client to be as light weight as possible - I'd be surprised if they didn't rebuild the main executable and the UI with that in mind. Not just the map, but also the aircraft library, content library, etc... The aircraft library in particular is really no better than it was in FSX: Here's hoping they come up with something better than a huge scrolling list of planes with filters that aren't very helpful. Letting the user create their own tags would be super helpful (favs, fav long haul, fast single engine, ..).. Many many other ways to make the list easier to navigate. Very hard to change core elements within a SU / patch - but a new version is by definition a rewrite of the main program. Curious to see what they come up with having learned some lessons this time around. -
BeyondATC: new video with premium voices!
enright replied to tup61's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
This is one of those uses of AI that makes you go "wow" - the dev is certainly taking ATC to the next level. Amazing project. The one thing I worry about is that MS might be doing the same thing in MS 2024. MSFS is a showcase for MS technologies: Azure, Bing Maps, big data, cloud architecture, etc... Interactive large language models like Bing Chat (aka Chat GPT) are the "next big thing" at MS. This is such a perfect example of how to effectively incorporate and utilize that technology, and such an obvious way for MSFS to continue to serve as a poster child for the MS ecosystem that it would be shocking if Asobo WEREN'T already working on exactly this same approach to ATC. Innovation is always great and you can't let "whatifs" hold you back, but I almost hope Asobo doesn't improve ATC in MSFS 2024 so this dev has a chance to realize the fruits of their labor. -
Is there a way to still play this game? :(
enright replied to Strahinja_2's topic in The Microsoft Flight (2012) Forum
I definitely get the nostalgia element, but just in the 1 in 1,000 chance you are a casual user that enjoyed MS Flight but don’t follow recent developments, are you aware that MS has an entirely new version of Flight Simulator that is essentially MS Flight on steroids - than runs in 8k, etc…? If not, you are in for an awesome surprise: MS Flight Simulator If you are aware and just want to relive the magic of MS Flight - just curious what it was that you enjoyed, since so many people were disappointed with the release. -
Milviz did such a good job on this plane, but the landing dynamics really made me question the sanity of people that fly it in real life. “Do 80% of owners have spinal injuries?” I’d ask myself as I slammed into the runway… Eager to try this update and always glad to see the continued improvement of an already excellent product.
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Is XP still worth mantaining in 2023
enright replied to MalcolmDaFoxtrot's topic in The X-Plane General Discussions Forum
Absolutely. It's still in active development, a major new version was just released, and there are many things it does better than other sims. [I'm assuming that this isn't a joke and that you haven't been following the industry for a while, which is understandable] -
FlyByWire Simulations | A380X | Wingflex III
enright replied to Watsi's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
That's disappointing. I thought it would at least be a floating point value instead of a boolean. I take back what I said about accuracy. 😉