using more than one computer?

[dodouk]

Hello. What I would like to do is have 2 diferent views on 2 seperate computers, similar to how you would use multiple monitors. So that you could display the instrument panel on one, and a forward view on the other.

I have a desktop PC which currently runs FlightSim 2004 and has the joystick plugged into it etc. And I have a laptop computer.

I have a wireless network between the 2 computers. So how can I use what I have got so that flightsim2004 can display one view on one, and a diferent view on another?

[zumsler]

Hi doduk,

you

[Daz]

dunno how to put 2 monitors on one machine but the nvidia drivers contain software for dual monitor...not sure how it works but should do trick..thats only on nvidia cards tho

[atotti2000]

if you Video card has a TV out socket you can plug in a TV as an extra moniter, not sure if another moniter would fit in there though.  ???

[Hawkeye313]

 Maybe the new guy can help.  Check this out.  http://www.wideview.it/  There is probably multiple ways of going about this.  If you have a card w/ multiple outs, like an ATI All-In-Wonder or some Nvidia cards, they support multiple monitors.  I think Matrox makes a card that supports three monitors.  Hope this works for you.

[dodouk]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Zumsler, If I had enough money to buy that many computers and monitors, I would spend it on something else.  ;D

Daz, Atotti2000, I have a Gforce FX (with TV out) on both computers, but as I understand it, if I plug a TV in to it, the ammount of work the graphics card has to do, is doubles and then things get real slow!

I heard somewhere that the best way is to network multiple computers, each with it's own graphics card, and of cause that will out perform the TV out or multi head option. The thing is, I can not remember where I heard about it.  ::)

Hawkeye313, Thanks for the link. I will take a closer look at that when my eye lids aren't feeling quite so heavy!

[karlh]

I've not done what you want but have read a little on it.

You'll need FSUIPC and WIDEFS. They're a couple of modules that funtion to do just that between to computers.

The suggestion about sunig more than one monitor per PC is often used but not quite in the manner you were thinking of.

The guys at www.vUSN.org are well versed in all of this. I ran into problems with one component and yet to fix it so that I can get back onto VATSIM.


Anyone seen one of the setups like the one pictured. I think it'd be pretty cool.

[alrot]

ha,ha,ha ,you really made me laugh ZUMSLER for the about the magician stuff,amazing picture

[stevewilson]

I'm runnig dual monitors with an ATI card. I can have my gps, radio stack and even a spot view of my ac on the second monitor. Is this what your wanting to do.

BTW my fps arn't bad around 22 or 24 with the second monitor running.

[4_Series_Scania]

Now THATS a Flight Sim!