Ben,
Well, it is nice to be back in the cozy surrounds of FlightAdventures!!
The Parhelia ONLY runs in multiple monitor mode when using 2D...if you use the Cntl/Alt key combo you will only get ONE monitor output.
Not to worry.....2D mode is simply outstanding and there is NO slowdown in frame rates whether you are using 1, 2, or 3 monitors. Antialiasing checkbox is NOT available in 2D mode.....but you don't need it as the Parhelia has built in features that provide the same smoothness while in 2D mode.
The card CAN provide 1024x760 graphics, or HIGHER, across 3 monitors for WinXP........however when you get to FS2002....the limitations of DirectX only allow 640x480 graphics across 3 monitors. Hence, until that software is updated, I am running two monitors at 1024x768 mode.
The DEFAULT and UNCHANGEABLE monitor setup for the Parhelia is 3,1,2 for your monitors and is 1,2 for a two monitor mode.
1 is my flying position for outside view center....with 3 and 2 becoming the periphreal view, left and right.
When using the 640x480 graphic mode to enable 3 monitor output...I found that using monitor 2 for my forward view and monitors 1 and 3 for a totally LEFT outside periphreal view gave me unacceptable NON LEVEL horizon lines on monitor 2, especially when flying the DC-3...or any tail dragger aircraft. I found that it is a requirement to use monitor 1, in the 3,1,2 arrangement for satisfactory horizon alignment.
Otherwise you always seem to want to fly WUNWINGLOW. grin.
This video card seems to unload the server CPU from a lot of extra work and allows SUPERB frame rates.....and in my opinion is MUCH faster than that of my Nvidia Ti4600's...not to mention the BETTER color and scenery clarity.
I am a real FAN of this card and couldn't be happier...even though I cannot use it as I had inteneded in the 3 monitor mode.....as we all await an update to DirectX for another try at that later. That later update will require me to reposition my monitor arrangement to allow that necessary monitor 1 to be my center view.
I know this is hard to follow with just words and not a picture to show what I mean. Grin.
Regards,
Mel
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