My question then, is this: what does Matrox mean when they say that the TH2G requires dual-link DVI for the extended resolutions if the second DVI port isn't needed anyway? As I stated previously, I'm only running two monitors on it until I can hijack my wife's at the end of the month, but why does Matrox care if the card has 2 DVI ports on it if you only need to connect to one of them? Is there some performance benefit to cards that have 2 ports on them (even when only using one of the connectors) versus a card that only has 1 DVI port? Everything I've read when I first started researching the TH2G led me to believe that both ports needed to be used for the extended widescreen modes, but if the second port isn't used, why is that a requirement? Obviously I'm missing something here with their references to dual-link DVI cards being a requirement if only 1 port actually needs to be used. I'm running 4320x900 (1440x900x3) off ONE DVI port on my GTX 280.AlanThis is good to know, as that's the resolution I'll be running at the end of the month. :(Hope this information has been at least somewhat helpful to you or anyone else reading.-George You may also need to flash the BIOS on your TH2G in order to access the additional extended widescreen modes that weren't supported in the original firmware (this includes the ability to display at 4320x900.)Sorry if you were already aware of what I wrote, but I was under the impression that you thought your second DVI port on your 8800 would remain available if using the TH2G at 4320x900, and I just wanted to be sure that you were aware that isn't the case.Good luck, I'm sure you'll enjoy yours as much as I've been enjoying mine (in fact, you'll probably enjoy it more, as I still have a couple more weeks to wait before I can get my hands on my third monitor.
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I'll be getting my 3rd monitor at the end of the month (stealing my wife's when we upgrade hers lol), so I'll be running the same resolution you will be, so I've spent some time looking into it. So if you will want an extra monitor connected (in addition to the 3 1440x900's), you will need another video connection on your machine. To make use of the extended resolutions (ie 4320x900), you have to use both outputs from your video card to your TH2G, so you may want to keep that in mind if you were planning on buying a 15" monitor to connect to your 8800's 2nd port, as that port will be used with the resolution you'll be running. I'm very excited to see how well this works and depending on how my 8800GTS 640MB handles it, hooking up a small 15" LCD to throw my misc gauges on.I've recently gotten a TH2G Digital, and currently have 2 1440x900 lcd's connected to it. My TH2GO is supposed to show up sometime this week and then I'll have 3 19" 1440x900's all tied together. Here I posted a pic showing triple monitors in roll mode and which illustrates nicely why monitors need to be square to the pilot's line of vision. Bert-Bert- have a look at the FSX forum for a thread started yesterday entitled "Using Two Monitors". With the cockpit panel and in VC view the cockpit must look a bit strange with outer monitors 45 degrees to the main monitor. I take it that this is for cockpit builders monitors with an outside view only.
As to your comment that outer monitors should be angled toward the pilot. I have seen some videos on different setups from some cockpit builders site, but of course the resolution on those videos are not good enough to see horizon alignment in roll mode. I wish I could find some screenshots somewhere that illustrates all your points. Can I use that port to get a 2D view on a separate display and have the VC view on the TH2G?Alex- Thanks for the detailed explanation.
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Thank you for all the information.John- I also prefer to use VC mode in FS9 but occasionally during a flight you need to switch to 2D because all switches in the aircraft may not work in VC mode.My graphic card is an 8800GTX, which means that I will have one free output port if one is connected to TH2G.
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