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Two screens for better flying

Postby caveman16 » Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:05 pm

Hey  Guys and  Ladies,    If you would go to page #40 of this Hardware  Forum dated 3 Jan 2005,  "Andycabs44",    He       raised a question I'm very interested in.    I will be getting a new PC soon [next month or soon thereafter].  I also will have another monitor   [ an extra ] .    It will be different [better and bigger] than my present one.     My question is :   Can I use it in the same manner as Andycabs44  asked  ? ???    I always  "fly"  VFR  and mostly in SE Alaska.  Need I say more  ;D              Thanks for your help.          caveman  
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Re: Two screens for better flying

Postby luke » Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:46 pm

Hi, it is very usefull, I have mostly fsNavigator on the second screen.

You just click and drag the pointer way out of your screen and goes into the second one.

You may have to "unlock" some items to create the blue top ribbon on which you click on to drag it. (not fsNav).

1. Just upgraded my grfx card (6600gt) & connected my VGA to its vga socket.

2. bought a "VGA to Flat Screen" adaptor (
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Re: Two screens for better flying

Postby caveman16 » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:07 am

Hey Luke,    Appreciate your input about the two "screens" hook-up.   Say  Luke - - - - -    thought I'd mention  that  "we" enjoyed looking at your PC outfit you have.      The other part of the  "we"  is my  Lil'  wife.     She said it was interesting at how simular the set-up was to mine.    I'm very lucky to have a Lil' wife that takes an interest in my hobby.    Thanks again for your in-put and for sharing the picture with  "us".        caveman
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Re: Two screens for better flying

Postby TacitBlue » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:14 am

I did the two screen thing for a while. I even made custom panels for a few aircraft that would take up the lower half of both screens and display the whole panel instead of just the pilots side. It was great, but my second monitor kind of sucked, and I couldn't find a better one of the same size as my first. The color difference was very noticable. I ended up selling the second monitor because I couldn't stand to fly with it any more. I recommend having two identical monitors if you do what I did.
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Re: Two screens for better flying

Postby luke » Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:21 am

Hi Caveman, wish my wife was so. Do you use x45?.

Hi Tacid, can you explain to us how to do your half screens please?.

Is your icon of a Vtail beech?
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