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When I switch back in forth from views, say cockpit view (F1) then to fly-by view (F3) and back again to cockpit , the cockpit FOV goes back to the old FOV. Then I have to re-activate the FOV again which can be an annoyance when trying to shake a zero off your six (haha)

After further review ...

:bowdown San, You ARE the Man! :bowdown

I have been waiting and hoping for a long time that someone could do what you have done.

see........

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9425

Never would have thought the answer would have had anything to do with DeviceLink. I use ...

I should also add Iam not very good at this stuff but learning as I go.
Windturbin is teaching me....hehehe

Sounds like the blind leading the blind :lol:

I am learning as I go as well. Is complicated stuff, no doubt.

The next question I have on my mind is..............

Is it ...

IL2-1946 does not work :(

Are you sure you are not just getting confused as ... 3 x 16:9 ( 3840x720 - 4080x768 - 4098x768 ) has a greater FOV that 3 x 16:10 (4098x768 - 3420x900 - 5040x1050) which has a greater FOV than 3 x 5:4 (3840x1024) ... which has a greater FOV than widescreen ... and so on ... Wink

oh yea, I am ...

To add to this discussion, one item that should be verified is that the TripleHead2Go is properly detected in Windows Vista 64bit.

For the 64bit version of Vista, all users will need to MANUALLY update their monitor driver (INF) in order for the TripleHead2Go to be properly detected. If you ...

ok, here are screenshots .............


The (abv) is my FOV after selecting 3-1280x800 16:10 ratio in my "edit list mode" in my "Matrox-SE". Then selecting 3840x800 in my "SGU".
Notice the top of aircraft prop is at the top of the screen. Also notice that you can only see about half of the ...

ok, I understand, you guys are correct, I was not thinking correctly, increasing the resolution does not effect the in game FOV.

But now that I know that, it must mean that I have found a way of increasing the FOV in IL2-1946 by changing the ratio then.

I shouldn't continue to hack up ...

I would have thought the only way to be sure what resolution is being used would be to take a screenshot and see what size it is.

and ...
I don't have the game but is that really true that you should be more of the cockpit using 5040x1050 if it is utilizing it ... compared with 3840x800 ...

Are you guys sure you are getting 5040x1050 in FSX? Could you please confirm that.

Just because the sim pulls up does not mean it is actually utilizing the resolution in game.

To be sure, try setting the resolution to say 3840x800 or 3840x900 and go to cockpit view, see what your FOV looks ...

Are you having trouble with any other games besides IL2 1946?

It is possible that the problem is that your version of IL2 1946 is a Steam version. If the Steam version's config file is not being edited properly by the SGU, then the resolutions will not be set.

We will take a closer look ...

2) I'm also looking for a triple monitor stand. Everything I've found so far is only capable of holding 3 standard ratio monitors. The only thing coming close is this Ergotron. But even then, it seems the monitors are too big. Anyone know of anything else that's available?

I hung my three ...

Upon Further review, just because IL2 will pull up with the SGU set to 5040x1050 does not mean its actually working in Windows XP. I have a wider FOV using 3840X960 than 5040x1050 so I would say it is not working.

I went back to Windows Vista and did some more experimenting. I think I may be on ...

ok, I got it!

The SGU I was using for XP was not XP specific. I download the specific SGU software from Matrox sight for XP and presto, all resolutions are now showing up in SGU. IL2 appears to hold the 5040x1050, yippee!

Now I have to get my TrackIR, and CH harware installed so I can fly ...

Thanks a million meddle, that did the trick for FSX! :D

Wow, computers & computer software are so touchy, every dot and every tittle has to be just so! :roll:

Installed.........

windows xp sp3

175.19 geforce display driver

directx 10

Changed my monitors to "Matrox Triplehead2go digital edition" in my device manager (I have two of them listed for some reason?)

matrox power desk -se

matrox sgu

matrox updates vxp2k_THDE_v2 ...

Good job windturbin!
Thanks for your input.
I was reluctant to answer as I am running XP SP3 and getting 5040x1050.
I dont know all the problems with running vista system.
It sounds as if Vista is holding things back a bit?
I have looked at the "View Cfg" in SGU and it lists it being ...

3840x1024 should work for you , go look at your nvidia or ati display properties to make sure it is an available resolution for your monitors and make sure the matrox SGU software is writing that resolution in your IL2 config file! 3840x960 is what I am using for IL2 right now, you might want to ...

inteljoc, I got it to work (except for the change view problem) by un-checking the direct X 10 box. :?

also , something that was strange to me.............

while installing FSX, I noticed that an information box had poped up saying that FSX was currently installing direct 9.0c. I assumed ...

Dude why do I keep hearing about IL2 all of a sudden? Aint it an older game?

Just my opinion that it is the best flight sim ever.

I need to keep working on FSX though, I have not spent enough time tweaking it. I had it running pretty good on my old previous computer..