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Jan 19^th, 2010 at 9:55am

ermias Offline
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Hello!

I have two questions regarding outputting and using the PFD and ND displays for captain and first officer sides of flight simulator.
I have a Pentium 4, 1.9GH computer which I am considering to use with a cheap additional VGA card so that the same info can be displayed on both monitors. How would I know if this computer can handle additional VGA card?

My second question is if anyone knows or has tried a second CH flight yoke can be used without conflict with the one I already have. This might be possible using FSUISC, but I tried a joystick with my ch yoke and it didn't work. I works fine with the yoke and when I touch the joystick the plane ailerons freeze and then obviously the plane crashes. The joystick works fine when used separately.
I don't know if it is easy, but I am hopping I would get a used yoke for a lot less $s, it never seems to get cheaper . Sad

Regards,
ermias

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Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2010 at 5:26pm

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I have successfully got a joystick and a saitek yoke to work togather. There are a few thing that I haven't been able to work out like the brakes on the joystick but they don't conflict uless you try to use both at the same time.
As for the display question, just use a spliter. Both monitors will diplay the same thing from a single source.

Good luck

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Reply #2 - Jan 20^th, 2010 at 10:32pm

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Westside, thank you for your suggestion. I will try the joystick and yoke again, I might have missed something when I calibrate them. But my main goal is to get another CH flight yoke and since they would be the same brand running them together could probably be easy.
I was considering using a splitter, I remember reading somewhere the resolution of the two monitors would drop since they share one source. But it is a good idea to try a splitter and it is cheap too.

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ermias

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Reply #3 - Jan 23^rd, 2010 at 8:22pm

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I don't think the resolution will drop. But both monitors on the Y cord need to have the same native resolution. The Y cord simply sends the signal to two monitors rather than one. The computer does not "know" that there are two monitors. Both monitors will display the EXACT same image.

This is not the same as using the two outputs of a video card.

best,

.................john

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Reply #4 - Jan 24^th, 2010 at 9:54pm

ermias Offline
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John, thanks for the reply. I listened to advices and decided to try the splitter so it is on it's way.

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