Goatman24 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Guys, I'm looking at the Samsung 49" 32:9 monitor for using on my cockpit setup for FSX and was hoping to get some advice here. I'm currently using two AL2216W Acer monitors. I hate the bezel in the middle and like the idea of having one continuous curved screen across the front. I have a roof from the interior of an SUV that I picked up at a junk yard that appears to have the same or similar radius that this monitor has. I'm wondering how the picture quality will fare with this new unit compared to what I have. I'm also wondering how the screen will fill up using FSX. Would there be black areas on the ends? Would the picture be stretched? Existing monitor specs and new specs: Acer = https://www.cnet.com/products/acer-al2216w-lcd-monitor-22/specs/ Samsung = https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP6DR2502&cm_re=samsung_49_curved-_-24-022-584-_-Product Any help would be appreciated. Mitch I was born on the North Coast, where they coined the phrase that they still call Rock-n-Roll! Asus Maximus VII mb, Wind7 64-240 GB SSD-8GB RAM-IntelCore i7-4790k Haswell Quad Core 4 ghz-GTX 1060-TH2G-2-Saitek Yokes, -2-CH pedals-GFTQ6 throt, 49" Samsung Monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnost Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Hi Mitch, I don't have much to say, except to point out an irritating limitation that you may experience with a wide screen monitor like that. I use an LG 34" 21:9 curved 4K Monitor, which I love, but when set for a full 100% display, text becomes so small that I have trouble reading. To read my email etc. I have to set the monitor for 125% display, which blows up the flight sim display accordingly, i.e. some of the picture is cut off. This does not happen with X-Plane 11, because on that you can adjust the angle of view displayed. If you are only going to use the monitor for flight simming this may not be a problem, but if you also plan to use it for general computer use you may need to readjust the display magnification every time you want to fly - not a big deal, but a little annoying. Display quality will be excellent, but the high vertical to horizontal ratio will provide a somewhat limited vertical view. Have fun! Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.5GHz; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11GB GDDR5X; ASRock Z270 K6 Gaming MB, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM; 500GB SSD + 2TB HDD; Windows 10 Pro 64-bit; 34" 21:9 curved 4K Monitor Edited April 30, 2018 by johnost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatman24 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thank you for the input. My system is only used for FSX so I won't have the problem you mentioned regarding e-mail etc.. I do use a small monitor for instruments and ATC but I think that should still be fine. The way my cockpit is set up the 34" would not be large enough but I'll bet you do get a good picture with it. I'll post back if I go forward with it just to let anyone else know what the results are. Thanks again. Mitch I was born on the North Coast, where they coined the phrase that they still call Rock-n-Roll! Asus Maximus VII mb, Wind7 64-240 GB SSD-8GB RAM-IntelCore i7-4790k Haswell Quad Core 4 ghz-GTX 1060-TH2G-2-Saitek Yokes, -2-CH pedals-GFTQ6 throt, 49" Samsung Monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcoppel Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hi, I have a Sansung 43" 4K at 3840 X 2160 X 32. Im very happy with this. No black borders Regards Asus Z87-Pro/ Intel Core i7 4770K 4.3 GHz/ Geforce GTX 680 2 GB/ Mem 16 GB/ Win 8.1/ ORBX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatman24 Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Got it today. Looks great and glad I did it. Just need to mount it properly for my set-up. Took a trip from Dillingham to the nearby army base on Oahu in Hawaii. Love it. Mitch I was born on the North Coast, where they coined the phrase that they still call Rock-n-Roll! Asus Maximus VII mb, Wind7 64-240 GB SSD-8GB RAM-IntelCore i7-4790k Haswell Quad Core 4 ghz-GTX 1060-TH2G-2-Saitek Yokes, -2-CH pedals-GFTQ6 throt, 49" Samsung Monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonkaVSN02 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I'm glad to hear you like the monitor that is also my choice I will be installing in my cockpit! I am deciding what to use as my 2 side monitors...probably something around a 42" 1440p 60hz. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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