Video card qestion

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Video card qestion

Postby ermias » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:55 am

Hello!

I have two questions regarding outputting and using the PFD and ND displays for captain and first officer sides of flight simulator.
I have a Pentium 4, 1.9GH computer which I am considering to use
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Re: Video card qestion

Postby westside » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:26 pm

I have successfully got a joystick and a saitek yoke to work togather. There are a few thing that I haven't been able to work out like the brakes on the joystick but they don't conflict uless you try to use both at the same time.
As for the display question, just use a spliter. Both monitors will diplay the same thing from a single source.

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Re: Video card qestion

Postby ermias » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:32 pm

Westside, thank you for your suggestion. I will try the joystick and yoke again, I might have missed something when I calibrate them. But my main goal is to get another CH flight yoke and since they would be the same brand running them together could probably be easy.
I was considering using a splitter, I remember reading somewhere the resolution of the two monitors would drop since they share one source. But it is a good idea to try a
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Re: Video card qestion

Postby JBaymore » Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:22 pm

I don't think the resolution will drop.
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Re: Video card qestion

Postby ermias » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:54 pm

John, thanks for the reply. I listened to advices and decided to
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