Field of View

[FireDrgn]

Should Field of view be set manually or automaticaly.....


30 inch lcd
<S>

[batch]

the new version is supposed to automatically adjust to widescreen if you use a widescreen resolution

so short version is it depends on what resolution you use

I found that using 1680/1050 and 1400/875 it does indeed automatically set to widescreen view

however using 1280/800 which is the same aspect ratio it does not set to widescreen it shows as a normal 4:3 ratio for me

in this case I switched to 1024/768 to save frame rates and increased my field of view to 100 which gives me a widescreen view at a 4:3 aspect without any graphic deformations

my VC doesnt support higher than 1680/1050 so any widescreen resolution beyond that I cannot comment on

[FireDrgn]

Thank you for the reply.......... my resolution is 2560/1600  ill just leave it on auto unless someone gives advice that i should set it manually.


<S>

[batch]

theres a real simple way to test if youre seeing widescreen or not.......... goto a small airfiled and enter external view F8+F5... pan around til your looking directly down on the runway with it running horizontally across your screen.....

now pay attention to the farthest object  you can see on each side of your screen

repeat this process using a 4:3 aspect ratio resolution closest to your current resolution

if you dont know what resolutions are 4:3 you can simpy take the first number and multiply it by .75 and thats your second numer (1024 x .75=768 which is 1024x768 a 4:3 resolution)

if the farthest objects seen are the same on both resolutions then you are not in widescreen

if the farthest object is farther on the widescreen resolution than it is on the 4:3 resolution then you are in widescreen