Widescreen Monitors

[mounty]

Hi,

I know this question has been asked before in this thread, but I have a simple question:

Single monitor setup. Going from a standard 21" monitor to a 26" widescreen does the panel get stretched or does the view just get a little wider, or what happens?

Many Thanks

Rob

[Michael Carter]

Well, going from a standard 19" monitor to a 24" widescreen gains almost an inch in height and several inches in width.

Since our comparisons are the same only you are dealing with larger monitors, I'd imagine the differences will be comparable.

You will gain a bit in height and much in width.

[Kennair]

Rob,

You should get a wider view if you set the correct display properties in the Display section of the Settings menu within FS. i.e. change it to 1680x1050 (assuming that is the native resolution of the 24" panel).

Note however that all the aircraft panel bitmaps are constructed in a 4:3 format so your aircraft panels will be stretched. If you want your gauges to display correctly, you need to make a new panel bitmap to suit the new resolution, reset all your gauges (either manually or using FSPanel Studio), and change your initial panel setting in the panel.cfg file to the new resolution i.e. 1680.

Clear as mud? Don't worry I've done it many times, so anyone can do it with the right tools and a kzillion hours fiddling!

Ken.

[andarlite]

Rob

A panel is usually just a bitmap so the details will be fixed. It will just look bigger on the bigger screen.

But if we're talking about scenery, then it would depend on what resolution you are going to use....if you use the same resolution on both then you will see exactly the same view except obviously the one on the 26" will be bigger. However with a larger screen you can now adjust the zoom to be smaller (and still be able to make out details) so you will have a larger FOV. And you can also use a higher resolution so once again you will see a wider view of the scenery. Generally a 26" monitor will allow you to go up to a higher resolution than a 21".

Regards,
Henry

[Michael Carter]

That is not entirely correct. A widesreen monitor will stretch your instrument panel, so as Kennair indicated some "fiddling" will be necessary. I used FS Panel Studio. They now look like they should if they were displayed on a normal aspect 4:3 ratio monitor.

I've never seen any issues with ground or terminal environment on a widescreen. It all displays as it would on a normal aspect ratio screen.

[AndyT]

There is a setting in FSX just for this. I think its adding

widescreen=1

to your Display section... I'll have to look it up to be sure.

[andarlite]

That is not entirely correct. A widesreen monitor will stretch your instrument panel, so as Kennair indicated some "fiddling" will be necessary. I used FS Panel Studio. They now look like they should if they were displayed on a normal aspect 4:3 ratio monitor.


Yes, you're right ... I missed the "standard" part in Rob's post. :oops:

Regards,
Henry

[tasmanet]

Hi

There is a widesreen panel over at FlightSim and AVSIM
Has been designed for a widescreen and normal screen

The Panel would work on any a330/ a340 747.

Designed with beginners in mind

Search for Steve Rathbone

[Jackpilot]

Mounty,

If you use regular panels and scenery, you have nothing much to do.
Once FS is started adjust your windows with the mouse, so that gauges are round and put some extra new windows, like the radio stack, gps or whatever to fill the blanks...Once you are happy with it, save the situation as default and here you go
pictures explain better...



http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/jackpilot/fsscr006.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/jackpilot/fsscr007.jpg

[Lezam]

Widescreen is good if you are working on it, or have a one monitor setup. But if you want to use a widescreen for your cockpit I would say its not really economical. For the price of one good 24 inch monitor ($400), you can buy two 20 inch monitors ($200x2). So your getting alot more space for the same price.

[mounty]

Hi,

Thanks for the responses guys. I am using a single monitor and what I wanted to do was to have a bigger picture. I am also using FS9. My original thinking was something like the Triplehead2Go and three 21" screens with the Track IR, but that doesn't give me a bigger outside view.

Any other thoughts would be appreciated

Thanks

Rob

[Kennair]

Um not sure what you mean there Rob? If you have 3x21" screens with a TH2GO you certainly will get a bigger outside view. The view will expand to 3072x768 (Matrox's widescreen option at 3x1024x768. In the VC you'll get most of the panel displayed in front of you while also looking at the sides of the runway etc left and right. Turn your head slightly with the TrackIR and you'll be looking at your tail fin in no time!

Ken.

[brynjames]

I'm very pleased with the TH2GO although the field of view isn't quite as large as I expected.

I had assumed I would get 3x45 degrees of view but at maximum zoom out (0.31) the field of view on each 4:3 screen is 29, 47, and 29 degrees for a total of 104 degrees edge to edge, i.e. 52 degrees to each side of the centre line. With zoom 1.0 the total field of view reduces to only 45 degrees edge to edge.

So the image on the outer two monitors is spread out compared with the image on the centre monitor - not at all the same as you would get with WideView displaying two independent 45 degree side views.

--
Bryn

[mounty]

Hi,

I guess what I'm looking for is a view similar to one that is gained using a projector. The only problem is I don't have room to set up a projector and screen so I thought of going with a large monitor to increase the size of objects outside.

Rob