ctatlow Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 What is the best screen resolution to use for making the gauges clear to see, at the same time not making the map too small? The resolution I am using a present makes everything appear a darker shade, than my old computer which had a different resolution but the map was too small to see. Any help is appreciated, Regards, Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I have mine set to the same resolution as my desktop and that works fine for me. Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthrosby Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I use 1280 x 1024, but I am using FS9. However seems to work well on my setup. I am no expert on this, but hopefully my reply might coax one of the more knowledgeable here to cut in with better advice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 In general, the common wisdom is to set you FS resolution to the same as your desktop. I always do, and it seems to work fine for me! Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctatlow Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 I asked because I'm not even sure my screen resolution is the best one!? So I just wondered what everyone else was using? Thanks for replies Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCub Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hello Charlotte. :) Whenever possible, the system runs better if your monitor resolution matches your FS9 resolution (better performance). My system runs an Invidia GeForce 650 graphics card. My native resolution is 1920x1200 pixels, which is what I have my FS9 resolution set to also. As far as the gauges being clear, there is a tweak you can do which makes them easier to read and much more clearly detailed. It involves editing the aircraft's panel cfg.file. Most planes are defaulted to 256,256 or 512,512 on the gauge pixel resolutions. You can manually edit the entries to say 1024,1024... this will make the face of each instrument dial VERY clear and easier to read. This is an example from the default Microsoft Cessna 172 panel.cfg file in FS2004. The stock gauge pixels are only 512,512. We need to change them to read 1024,1024. Open the panel.cfg file using the microsoft text editor called "Notepad" then scroll down until you find the [VCockpit01] grouping. Change the text entries and the SAVE the panel.cfg file. [VCockpit01] size_mm=512,512 pixel_size=512,512 <.......change this value to read> texture=$C172s_1 background_color=0,0,0 gauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 0, 0, 205, 77 gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2, 206, 0, 205, 77 gauge02=Cessna172!Clock, 413, 1, 93, 93 gauge03=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 0, 86, 198, 51 gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 201, 85, 198, 34 gauge05=Cessna!Annunciator, 403, 96, 109, 30 gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 0, 136, 198, 59 gauge07=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 0, 196, 198, 61 gauge08=Cessna182s!VOR2, 257, 129, 126, 126 gauge09=Cessna!ADF, 385, 130, 126, 126 gauge10=Cessna!VOR1, 1, 258, 126, 126 gauge11=Cessna!Vertical_Speed, 129, 256, 126, 126 gauge12=Cessna172!Airspeed, 256, 256, 128, 128 gauge13=Cessna!Turn_Indicator, 384, 256, 128, 128 gauge14=Cessna!Altimeter, 1, 383, 126, 126 gauge15=Cessna172!Tachometer, 128, 383, 128, 128 gauge16=Cessna!Heading_Indicator, 256, 384, 128, 128 gauge17=Cessna!Attitude, 383, 384, 128, 128 gauge18=shockwave_lights!SW Lights, 1,1,1,1 //shockwave light [VCockpit02] file=Cessna_172_Panel_Decals.bmp size_mm=512,512 pixel_size=512,512 <........... change this value to read> texture=$C172s_2 background_color=0,0,0 gauge00=Cessna182s!Oil_Press_Temp, 257, 2, 98, 98 gauge01=Cessna!Vacuum_Ampermeter, 256, 102, 98, 98 gauge02=Cessna172!Fuel, 356, 2, 98, 98 gauge03=Cessna172!EGT_Fuel_Flow, 356, 102, 98, 98 gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio ADF, 261, 201, 214, 54 gauge05=Magnetic_Compass!Magnetic-Compass,455, 0, 57, 57 gauge06=Cessna!OMI_Lights, 461, 61, 47, 19 gauge07=Cessna!Pitch_Trim, 461, 85, 44, 74 gauge08=Cessna!IOAT, 457, 173, 54, 18 I hope this is helpful. I've attached (2) screenshots that show the differences this editing can make in an airplane. Best Wishes! ~Glenn Default _ BLURRY Gauges ...original 512,512 pixels Default _ CLEAR. Changed the pixels to read 1024,1024 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming laptop. AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, 32GB DDR4-3200 G.Skill RAM, Nvidia GTX 1660ti 6GB GDDR6, 500GB and 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD, 144MHZ 1920×1080P 300Nits ISP screen, Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, (2nd Display) Dell 24" UltraSharp 1920x1200 TTF Monitor, CHProducts FlightYoke & RudderPedals, Logitech 3D Pro Extreme joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitegn Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hard Cub - Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't your changes affect the Virtual Cockpit view only, and have no effect on the 2d panel view? (I'd guess that with a wide screen monitor you probably don't use the 2d panel?) Cheers, Grae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitegn Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I asked because I'm not even sure my screen resolution is the best one!? So I just wondered what everyone else was using? First step would be to ascertain the native resolution for your monitor and set Windows to that resolution. If you're not getting a warning message when you turn the monitor on, then it is PROBABLY set ok, but check anyway. (Google your monitor make/model if you haven't got manuals or the likes). Then set FS9 to the same resolution. If you don't like the result, then come back and I'm sure there'll be more help/hints available. (Incidentally, if you're using an old CRT behemoth monster monitor, this post is nonsense - those things would run happily at a multitude of resolutions :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmerfudd Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 HardCub I just discovered this post, and it has helped me a lot. I'm able to use planes which have just been sitting in my hangar due to fuzzy VC gauges. You're a plane saver! Thanks. Elmer J. Fudd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Yep, a 5+ year old thread, but an extremely helpful reply. Added HardCub's tweak to Bill Lyon's Grumman Goose VC and must say instruments are looking way better now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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