If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
Ads |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
On Sep 4, 1:14*am, (Andrew
MacPherson) wrote: > (Tony R) wrote: > > I am using a TH2go now also with one LCD and 2 CRTs but I don't > > notice the 60Hz issue. > > Interesting. Obviously it's early days for me, and I'll have to do some > tinkering. As much as I'd like an excuse to upgrade to matched screens > (especially as three *decent 1280x1024 or halfway decent 1680x1050 > widescreens would cost me much less than the 17" CRT cost when new!) I > hate waste, and it would hurt to exile the CRTs to the unwanted heap of > junk. So if I get some use out of them, albeit at the expense of a bit > more electricity, I won't mind keeping them on the desk. > > The desk will no doubt have other ideas. Every time I come back from work > I expect to find it's collapsed! > > Andrew McP Andrew you should try using this util if it'll work for the card/ screen combo you have going. http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/ Being able to set each screen independantly is a huge bonus. As you were saying earlier, this isn't like the Track IR - this feels way more natural. I think it's the closest we can probably get to true peripheral vision. |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
On Sep 4, 7:31*pm, (Andrew
MacPherson) wrote: > (Tim Wheatley) wrote: > > Being able to set each screen independantly is a huge bonus. > > Yes, the only thing stopping me trying that was the lack of a second vid > card slot. I do have a vanilla-PCI Voodoo5, but I'm not sure the ancient > 3rd party drivers will co-exist safely with an otherwise stable setup. > > The refresh rate thing is going to be an issue for me though. I could > never stand 60Hz straight in front of me, and it's worse (for me anyway) > at the sides. > > Still, this week has shown me there's no going back, so unless the pound > weakens even more than it is (hardware prices are already rising here!) > I'm either going to have to upgrade my motherboard to SLI for softTH, or > my monitors for the Triplehead. The only good news is that all the racing > sims I've tried so far seem to have managed fine with my 8800GTS 320Mb. > Games like Crysis require some significant cutting back (and absolutely > crawls at high settings), but still manage to run quite respectably. The > gain in width is actually a fair swap for the high levels of special > effects, so I'm too impressed by what I've gained to think about what > I've lost. > > I imagine a new vid card will still cross my path before too long... if > only as an investment. If the UK pound tanks much more (and I think it > will) the vid card'll be worth more in 6 months than I pay for it now. Of > course if the dollar starts re-tanking to match the DOW, I may merely > break even. But those are the risks you take when you speculate on the > international hardware markets. :-) > > Andrew McP If it helps, I am using a Geforce 7900 PCI-E and 5600 AGP and get decent framerates with iR. I was very surprised. |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
#26
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> But something will definitely have to be done. I've no idea how Tony > manages with peripheral CRTs at 60Hz. I've had enough after ten minutes > or so, and it's taken the gloss off an otherwise exceptional experience. I don't know if it makes a difference but I run with vsync on locked at 60Hz. Normally I am fussy about refresh and when I used one of those 19" monitors as a main screen (without using vsync) I had it wound up to 120Hz. If ever Windows started without the monitor on it would default to 60Hz and I had to restart it! Might be worth trying with vsync if you aren't already. Conversely I cannot run AA with Softth which is a showstopper for me and hence why I prefer the TH2Go solution. Better a slightly lower res with plenty of AA than a higher res with none IMHO as the lines on the track side get all jaggy. Cheers Tony |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
#28
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
#29
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> For the time being it looks like the widescreen experiment is over. Phase > two will begin when I make my mind up about the way forward with screens. > So many options, none of them hugely expensive (unless I get a much > bigger desk), but all of them costly if I regret buying three of > something! To add to your option list, SLI multi monitor support from nVidia: http://tinyurl.com/69274u Cheers Tony |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
Things *not* to do on the day before pay day. (multiple screen
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
e36- Suspension Hardware | jclaw05 | BMW | 1 | January 11th 08 10:31 AM |
soft top hardware | Deano | Jeep | 6 | February 6th 07 04:46 PM |
Free Top Hardware | Spdloader | Jeep | 0 | September 11th 06 01:28 AM |
need hardware advice.. | Cris Eichler | Simulators | 15 | September 15th 05 08:10 PM |
90-96 CONVERTABLE TOP HARDWARE | Ben Franklin E. Franklin | Corvette | 8 | March 2nd 05 10:31 PM |