Flight Sim FSX/Prepar3d/X Plane

mediamatt · 6 May 2016 at 13:10

Hi,

Just wondering why most people who use a multi monitor setup, normally have a screen dead centre, then 2 screens at the side? The 737 cockpit for example, has a design similar to this..

I would have thought 2x 29" ultrawide slightly angled in for the front and then 2x 24" monitors for the side would look far more realistic?

Also, if i was to do that, how would i get it so the 24" monitors would show the true aspect of how it would look if i was sat in a plane?

Matt

Kosmiche · 6 May 2016 at 13:17

because youre sat in front of a bezel

when I had 3 monitors I found I wouldn't look at the side screens and would just look dead centre as normal. but for flight sims I can see it being good for having instruments and flight plans or whatnot on the side screens.

mediamatt · 6 May 2016 at 13:18

Kosmiche said:
because youre sat in front of a bezel

when I had 3 monitors I found I wouldn't look at the side screens and would just look dead centre as normal. but for flight sims I can see it being good for having instruments and flight plans or whatnot on the side screens.

Which is how it would be in real life in a plane? The bezel just replicates the window frame.

robmol · 6 May 2016 at 15:34

Personally the bezel divide down the middle (however small with most monitors these days) would irritate me, especially when you're on approach etc. In a real plane you'd sit to the side and not have it straight down the middle obstructing your view

mediamatt · 7 May 2016 at 21:09

robmol said:
Personally the bezel divide down the middle (however small with most monitors these days) would irritate me, especially when you're on approach etc. In a real plane you'd sit to the side and not have it straight down the middle obstructing your view

You know, ive never thought about it that way.

Malevolence · 7 May 2016 at 21:15

And what if you don't fly pressurised cigar tubes, but fly things that are way more fun?

Five.Stars · 8 May 2016 at 08:06

mediamatt said:
Which is how it would be in real life in a plane? The bezel just replicates the window frame.

Not really since the cockpit has a left and a right seat for the captain and first officer. Nobody is sitting dead centre with their immediate view restricted by a pillar in dead centre of vision. Obviously you could try and mimic this and have your seat positioned to left, but would be a pretty poor use of space.

I have a feeling that VR headsets are going to make these multi monitor setups quite redundant in near future. Although viewing real life controls (keyboard) may prove a problem, although HOTAS should solve some of that, but impossible to map every control to a flight stick.

Flashheart · 8 May 2016 at 09:15

Clickable cockpits. I've actually thoroughly enjoyed learning where everything is in DCS. Looking at a keyboard is old hat

picnic · 8 May 2016 at 11:20

FlyInside for FSX/P3D with a Leap Motion and your favourite VR headset and you can wave your hands around and interact with the 3D cockpit without leaving VR in anyway