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http://www.rogerdodger.net/videos/multi-monitor_1.html
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See Part 2 of this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkQKYlkgE6w
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See how you can use two monitors for your flight simulator. Part 1 covers attaching the monitor cables and enabling horizontal span across two monitors. Continued in Part 2.

The flight sim shown featured in the video is the Desktop Airliner Cockpit. You can learn more about building your own at this link:
http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims/airliner_cockpit.html

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  • RDA, I have a question regarding 1:02 when you show your graphics card, it obviously has a VGA output and a DVI, but their is also a S-video plug. My question isn't really about this directly, but your answer will help. I'm upgrading my own graphics and the card I'm buying is shown almost exactly like yours, DVI, VGA and S-vid plugs, but it is listed as not having S-video. Perhaps its just a plug to nowhere for some reason. So I'm wondering if your S-video plug works. Thanks!

  • @NikySportsPromotion I only use the S-video to connect to my camcorder. I do that when I want to record video footage directly from the game.

  • Does this decrease performance of the PC?

  • @Dmetrey437 When you span the view across two monitors I think there's a chance it could reduce frame rates because the video card is calculating values for twice the number of pixels. This would be most noticeable in virtual cockpit or the exterior views.

  • Hi, I am running vista. I got up tp the part where you said to go to additional settings but I don't have any of the other options. I probably should tell you that I am running an Intel Centrino Duo Core Processor and the graphics setting say Intel. Please mail back.

  • Check with your graphics card manufacturer and verify they have updated drivers for Vista.

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  • This doesn't work on Win 7....it simply doesn't allow you to stretch the view over the both monitors :( If anyone has a solution to this, please reply

  • Great videos...Thanks for the posts.

  • How do I know what fsx screen res to put

  • What would you have :

    > 3 Monitors at 22in

    > 1 32in Monitor and a 22 in one

  • @almostscienceguy yer i use 2 monitors and middle is a tv HD screen

  • I have win xp pro installed.

  • @rogerdodgeraviation So it does actually function as an output? Great, thats all I was looking for. Many Thanks!

  • @blade75964 what operating system?

  • @willtama111 as long as the card has more then one output it can handle more then one monitor. If the plugs are special like HDMI, you'll either need a monitor/TV with an HDMI input or an adapter to go from HDMI to either VGA or DVI

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