Ken Thompson Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I am looking for a new monitor. Using P3D v3.3. Would like a minimum of 34". Suggestions? Intel 4th Gen i7 4790 (4.4GHz Overclock) Quad Core Corsair H80i Liquid Cooler, 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 770, 250 GB SSD, 2 TB 7200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyorks Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'm using an LG UltraWide HD 34" monitor, and it's great for FS. Also has the option to multi screen, up to four programs running and visible at one time, although I have a 2nd monitor and rarely use this feature. Had it for about 6 months now, and priced around AU$650 at the time, but slightly cheaper now.. Sent from my tablet thingy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Buzz Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Hi Ken, Have you considered an HD TV? Others also use projectors. I used to have 3 x 27" monitors using AMD's Eyefinity (when I had an AMD vid card) and then I bought a 39" Samsung HD TV. Didn't really need the any of the 27 inchers anymore. Image quality was great! Then, I found a 50" Hitachi LCD/LED (I know, not the best TV manufacturer) HD TV for about $210 (floor model - full warranty). To be honest, out of the box (or right off the showroom floor) FSX looked pretty bad. But, with a bit (OK, a LOT) of fiddling with the settings (both the TV settings and the vid card settings - I did a little research on how to sort of calibrate an HD TV and needed to turn down the brightness a lot, but it really looks great now), I was able to achieve very nice-looking graphics. Coupled with the sheer size, when in the virtual cockpit, I feel so very immersed! The cockpit appears life-sized - knobs, buttons, instruments, etc. Now I only use one screen and my frame rate and smoothness have increased over what I got with 3 screens. Pros: Cheaper than a similar-sized computer monitor. Cons: The highest resolution is 1920 x 1080, unless you spring for a 4K TV. I have to use a remote to turn the TV on/off. No PC input - HDMI only (that may not be a con though). Response time may a bit slower than a monitor, but I don't really notice any ghosting unless I am specifically looking for it. Image quality in FSX is very good (to my eyes, but won't win any awards), but probably not as good a true computer monitor. Just my 2 cents. Hope this helps! E-Buzz :pilot: i5 4690k @ 4.7gHz (Water-cooled), 8GB ram, GTX 960 2GB, 850 EVO 1 TB SSD, 50" LED TV + 2x27" monitors, Thrustmaster HOTAS, Win 8.1 Pro, P3DV4, TrackIR, EZDOK, a bunch of Orbx stuff, a chair, a hacked-up desk, and a cold drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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