Printer-friendly version of this topic Bookmark this topic (Registered users only)	Previous Topic | Next Topic
VPC Forums FSFORUM

Current Message

maurice Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 6. "RE: Purple Plague" 09-26-02, 06:44z  >When I bought a new PC back in April (?) I specc'd an 18" LG TFT. The graphics card is the nVidia GeForce3 Ti500. The original driver that came with the PC gave a weird halo effect to any red lettering (eg frame rates, etc) but, since upgrading the driver, now the 28.32, I've had no further problems.< That effect has been described elsewhere, too. The 28.32 driver kit also works well with my GeF4. >Wouldn't go back to a CRT for anything........< Moi aussi. One still sees TFTs in stores showing dim and foggy pictures and that's what put me off investing in one for my PC. But as soon as all TFTs perform like my Eizo and the prices continue to fall, CRTs will be finished for PCs and TV IMO. >As an aside, I was looking into the possibility of upgrading my rather dated 4:3 TV set the other day. Apart from being stunned by the monstrous size (and cost) of some of these 32" 16:9 sets, which I've decided to steer clear of for a while.< Understood. Having spent much of my career in the development of PAL, NTSC and Secam television reception systems involving shadow mask CRTs and being aware of what an amazing piece of production technology they comprise I'm a bit sad to have to contemplate their demise but I can't see the massive chunk of hardware that is a large-screen picture tube continuing very far into the future. Incidentally, I was up near you at BA Heathrow Cranebank the othe day for a couple of hours on a 744 sim (http://www.virtualaviation.co.uk/index.html), one of eighteen they have there. It wasn't the first time I'd tried out a big sim but it was the best. Being an experienced pilot myself (MSFlightsim<G>) I didn't do too badly in it. Kai Tak was still in the support software on that sim and I made one good landing there and two hard ones. But the sim was still working when I left it. Yes, these big sims suffer from program malfunctions just like my PCs Flightsim<g>. Touching down at one airport in Scandinavia I was suddenly 100' under the runway and watching the edge lights whizzing by above my head! The two hours went in a flash. I can understand why these sims are known in the trade as "sweatboxes". M. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Table of Contents

Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Purple Plague    maurice       09-19-02              RE: Purple Plague    maurice       09-20-02       1            RE: Purple Plague    Ben_Chiu       09-20-02       2            RE: Purple Plague    PaulCroft       09-23-02       3                 RE: Purple Plague    maurice       09-23-02       4                      RE: Purple Plague    PaulCroft       09-24-02       5                           RE: Purple Plague    maurice       09-26-02       6                                RE: Purple Plague    PaulCroft       09-28-02       8                           RE: Purple Plague    BillC       09-27-02       7                                RE: Purple Plague    PaulCroft       09-28-02       9

Forums | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic