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Offline OOZ662

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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2007, 05:56:20 PM »
Here's two screenshots comparing normal CRT and Widescreen size P-51 cockpits. The last two are the same pictures scaled down so you can see them on your screen better. Note that the two shots were taken on different sized fields, so the hangers and stuff in the background aren't good references. Sorry.

CRT (Full Size)
LCD (Full Size)

CRT (50% Size)
LCD (50% Size)
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Offline NHawk

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« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2007, 05:54:25 AM »
Fulmar - No HDMI but there is DVI. I convert DVI to D-Sub now so I'll just remove the adapter and run DVI to the new LCD monitor.

OOZ - Thanks, those screen shots help alot. There really isn't much clipping.

The way I'm looking at this is if the LCD doesn't meet my expectations I'll just relegate it to a different computer and go back to my CRT until I find something I really like.
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« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2007, 05:48:20 AM »
The monitor got here yesterday. And there is a definite difference.

First I had to cut the brightness WAY down. I felt like I was looking at the sun when I first turned it on. This is probably going to be tinkered with for a while.

The monitor can refesh up to 75hz but I've yet to figure out how to set it there. The only option shown is 60hz in advanced settings. I think it may have something to do with DVI. I may try switching to the D-Sub just for the heck of it.

The only problem I'm having is getting some fonts to look right. Don't get me wrong, they aren't unreadable they just don't look quite right to me.

In AH, a rock solid 60fps at 1680x1050 no matter what. No flicker, no blurr at all. Everything is smooth as silk. And the clipping isn't a factor in the planes I've flown so far.

There's an added side benefit that I didn't expect. Cons seem to show up farther away than they did on my CRT. I complained about the visual distance changing in-game once and was told nothing changed. But, on my CRT I couldn't see them. Perhaps AH is being developed on LCD which might give different results than a CRT? Or the resolution is causing them to stand out more?

In AH the most annoying thing is the inability to change the font in the chat buffer. Text in there is huge compared to the other fonts in the game.

If AH is being developed on LCD I can definitely see why there was a huge outcry about how dark the terrain was a few releases ago. This LCD makes everything brighter and crisper than what I've seen on my CRT. Which in itself just blows my mind since I've been an avid CRT man as long as games have been around.

All in all, so far I give this monitor an A-. It only gets the minus because of the font problem.
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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2007, 06:17:14 AM »
The font problem is not monitor related - it's purely software and settings.

And if I were you I'd forget about trying to up the refresh immediately since the monitor is designed to run at 60hz and it does not flicker.

Your image quality will degrate a lot if you switch to d-sub. With DVI-D you don't need to adjust your screen at all where through d-sub you have to fight with all the analog bs in the world (meaning you can have bad iq with wrong settings where dvi-d produces the best possible with no adjustments).

I made a huge mistake recently when I bought a HP display that only supported d-sub. I had to spend extensive time tweaking it before it's even half as clear as the fully digital version.

Next time I'll be sure to check the connections before I buy a monitor. I didn't imagine someone would build a LCD screen without a digital input. How wrong was I.
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« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2007, 07:44:39 AM »
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The only problem I'm having is getting some fonts to look right. Don't get me wrong, they aren't unreadable they just don't look quite right to me.

 



Only problem with the fonts not looking right, is your use to looking at them on a crappy CRT  :D

Welcome to the world Digital LCD !!!
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Offline Tigger29

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« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2007, 10:13:30 PM »
You know the saying.. once you go FLAT, you never go back!

haha... ok anyhow

Enjoy your new monitor!
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