Kiezer Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Right guys just a quick question. Is there anyway to make an old laptop screen work on my PC with the two Thrustmaster MFD's on top... or am I just wasting my time. cheers :thumbup: My failed attempts to get the GRcade community into flight sims :joystick:
juankeiko Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Right guys just a quick question. Is there anyway to make an old laptop screen work on my PC with the two Thrustmaster MFD's on top... or am I just wasting my time. cheers :thumbup: The best thing to do is buy a 19-22 inch screen. You can use the HELIOS Software that lets you put instruments in the cockpit in it too. Cheers Check this. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75946 ---=ONLY ANGELS FLY HIGHER=----[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Cuando llegues al final de tu cuerda, haz un nudo y aguanta. Franklin Delano Roosevelt When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin Delano Roosevelt :pilotfly::thumbup: Buenos Vuelos-Good flights
cichlidfan Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Right guys just a quick question. Is there anyway to make an old laptop screen work on my PC with the two Thrustmaster MFD's on top... or am I just wasting my time. cheers :thumbup: It might be doable but probably not worth the time and effort. I found a 17" Dell 1280x1024 at a used computer place for $50 for my MFDs. Did the job beautifully, no fuss no muss. The I completely changed how I wanted to do things but that's another story.:D Helios caused me to want more real estate for other panels.:thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Kiezer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Posted July 19, 2011 cheers guys. just had an old laptop kicking about so I thought instead of scrapping it let see what I can reuse on that note you think I would be able to use the keypad from it? My failed attempts to get the GRcade community into flight sims :joystick:
Advicepuppy Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 cheers guys. just had an old laptop kicking about so I thought instead of scrapping it let see what I can reuse on that note you think I would be able to use the keypad from it? The sense of accomplishment after you get the laptop screen to work would be nice, but if you're not using a program/the entire laptop, and only the screen, things get tricky. A lot of the components required for the monitor to function are located in the body itself, and not attached to the screen like on a traditional desktop monitor. As for using the keypad? I'm not sure, but hell if you can put video across them, I don't see why key presses won't work. Fly safe... as far as flying a simulator in your room and the dangers associated with that go...
shu77 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 There is an application that lets you use a laptop as a second screen, which I never bothered with because it was $25-50 and I always had surplus screens. Try Google For my money you are better off sending Helios/Hawgtouch out a network stream and rendering it on the laptop to get rid of the GPU load and looking at a second LCD for your MFCD's. Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools
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