FS9 on the BIG SCREEN

[budboy]

Has anyone tried to use fs9 on a big screen HDTV,I have a lg 52 inch DLP that has a VGA input and a DVI input,well I wanted to use the VGA but the extension cable I had didn't have the right connections so I used the DVI cable that's normally used on the HD recever.so I plugged them in fired up the TV+computer and HOLY CRAP windows automatically reconfigured the screen to 16:9 and in 1024/780.So now im stoked im drooling like a pitbull,I took a look at the game "world of warcraft" first,it looked  incredible! so I couldn't wait anylonger its time for FS9 and started it,well the first thing I notice was that the opening wallpaper screen "the one that sez Flight Simulator 2004" was allthe way over to the right and about a 1/4th off the screen,so then it when in to the "fly now menu" was also over to the right and 1/4th off the screen,witch meant I couldn't even start a flight,the screen was also flickering but it wasn't the TV but the computer,like it was in a constant loop re loading the screen,I couldn't get in to the settings page either.so has anyone tried to do this is there some setting you have to use?the screens I talked about were also shifted to the right on my computers CRT monitor to but not off the screen.If anyone has a idea id love to hear it...thx

[Sytse]

hmmmm... I experienced the same problem on my dad's beamer  ;D only not with FS, but with other games.
Don't know how to fix it though. I'd like to know...

[ozzy72]

I used the Svid out on my Ti4600 to connect to the TV and then ran a feed off my audio to the TV as well as the PC's speakers. Cranked up the volume and jumped in my Spitfire. YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA

[RHeite]

I've had mine plugged up to the tube off of both the S-Video to the TV, and via the DVI cable to my InFocus...had to tweak the ATI settings a bit to re-adjust the screen size and location. This might be your problem...

Try using the controls in the advanced tab of the ATI Control Panel...

[TwoLow]

and make sure the game opens in the same resolution that windows is set to when hooked to the TV.

[Katahu314]

Sometimes a simple solution, after exploring complex possibilities, can be as small as matching the screen resolution.

Kinda makes people feel stupid afterwards, doesn't it?

[beaky]

Check to be sure that resolution and refresh rate are the same on your card o/p (when running FS9) and the i/p you're using on the TV. You may be able to disable the "Auto" setting on the TV to do this. You might also want to use the VGA i/p on the TV instead of the DVI... even with an adaptor, VGA-to-DVI doesn't always work.Ater all, your PC is spitting out a (perfectly good enough) VGA signal, not a HDTV signal.
Whatever you do, don't settle for S-Video unless you have to... it's just composite, compared to VGA. Blecchh!
Your TV may also have horizontal-shift settings, or even a "sizing" adjustment. What is it, anyway?

[|| Andy ||]

Has anyone tried to use fs9 on a big screen HDTV,I have a lg 52 inch DLP that has a VGA input and a DVI input,well I wanted to use the VGA but the extension cable I had didn't have the right connections so I used the DVI cable that's normally used on the HD recever.so I plugged them in fired up the TV+computer and HOLY CRAP windows automatically reconfigured the screen to 16:9 and in 1024/780.So now im stoked im drooling like a pitbull,I took a look at the game "world of warcraft" first,it looked  incredible! so I couldn't wait anylonger its time for FS9 and started it,well the first thing I notice was that the opening wallpaper screen "the one that sez Flight Simulator 2004" was allthe way over to the right and about a 1/4th off the screen,so then it when in to the "fly now menu" was also over to the right and 1/4th off the screen,witch meant I couldn't even start a flight,the screen was also flickering but it wasn't the TV but the computer,like it was in a constant loop re loading the screen,I couldn't get in to the settings page either.so has anyone tried to do this is there some setting you have to use?the screens I talked about were also shifted to the right on my computers CRT monitor to but not off the screen.If anyone has a idea id love to hear it...thx

Yea, we use it at cadets...
Works well on a 1024 res..

[Jared]

Yep big screen is better!

I used a 16X 16 foot rear projection screen at out church every superbowl sunday..

My dad and I would get the video and audio all set up then we would play the sim and stuff all day

[budboy]

THX for the advice!everone!

[budboy]

Sometimes a simple solution, after exploring complex possibilities, can be as small as matching the screen resolution.

Kinda makes people feel stupid afterwards, doesn't it?

i did match the screen resolutions

[Sytse]

ATI controll panel? Is that the thing u get when u right-click on the desktop and go to settings? How do you adjust the screen location then? I have tried this, but it didn't work. The problem is really in the game, because windows shows up normal