xray20 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have just upgraded my graphics card to a 980Ti, so I got some spare ports to connect up the MFCDs. I thought I'd try the SainSmart 9" TFT LCD 1024*600 Display + Monitor Driver HDMI VGA for Raspberry Pi from Ebay UK, at £43 it looks like a bargain and its working out OK too. I have built a small chassis to hold the display and the Cougar MFCD sits on top. The electronics for the display are mounted on the back of the chassis. I have cut a piece of 10mm clear plexiglas to fit in the Cougar frame to bring the display surface forward. The display is 16:9, so I'm going to export the RWR to the portion of the screen that extends from the side of the MFCD frame. The second display is on order so I can start work on the Right MFCD at the weekend. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeb Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Looks a really good option there Matt. The attached image doesn't work m8, at least on my machine. Can you check ? Windows 7 64 Home Premium, i5 3570K (3.4 @ 4.4GHz), Asus P8Z77-V LX, 16GB dual channel 1600 ram, EVGA Nvidia GTX980ti, 240 GB OCZ SSD, 3 TB Raptor, Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas and Throttle, Saitek Pro Combat Rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xray20 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Looks a really good option there Matt. The attached image doesn't work m8, at least on my machine. Can you check ? Sorry, bit of a tiny thumbnail. Here's a better one and the link to Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351532328545?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeb Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 My actual pit uses a 27 inch monitor albeit only 1920 X 1080. That monitor is not big enough to incorporate the radar and the speedo, turning it lengthwise fouls the landing panels. It's an option but not for me. Cheers for the heads up tho. weeb Windows 7 64 Home Premium, i5 3570K (3.4 @ 4.4GHz), Asus P8Z77-V LX, 16GB dual channel 1600 ram, EVGA Nvidia GTX980ti, 240 GB OCZ SSD, 3 TB Raptor, Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas and Throttle, Saitek Pro Combat Rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcshobbis Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Wow, looks good! Will follow this :-) Regards HoBBiS Simpit: i7 8700k, 64GB RAM, Geforce RTX 2080 TI, Oculus Rift-S, Grip: Virpil Constellation Alpha. Throttle: Virpil Mongoos T-50CM2 all mounted on a IKEA office chair with the Monstertech office chair kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xray20 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Right MFCD and RWR working Good progress this week. I got the RWR panel working with the part of the screen that overhangs the Left MFCD and the Right MFCD is in place for testing and is working well. The CMSP and CMSC displays fit well on the Right screen overhang. The surprising thing is how much better the simulation works with the MFCDs removed from the big screens. The static MFD images really fixed the world image in place, now they are gone the sense of movement is much better. I made myself feel quite sick - which is great! Next job is to set the displays properly in the front panel and shift the Helios instruments and indicators which are now covered by the new screens so I can see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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