[simpits-tech] Projector impressions

[Rod Dale]

Sounds great Justin, I've got a projector setup as well. Just out of 
interest - what is the distance from your eye to the screen ? And what 
resolution are you using ?
My projector is an old InFocus and max resolution is 640x480. If I have my 
sim too close to the screen each pixel looks about the size of a house 
brick :-) Can't afford a better one just yet.
Rod

At 06:15 PM 10/14/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>I have finally started flying my sim with the projector and I was a bit 
>surprised. The only other time I have flown a fighter sim equiped with a 
>projector it had the main canopy covered so you could only see throught 
>the forward windscreen(what a big no, no!). I have my projector projecting 
>about 6 to 7 feet across and I dont even have a canopy (no room for one) 
>so the view out of the pit is unobstructed. Well, I was flying in 
>formation with an F-16 that takes off, circles around the airport, lands 
>again, then taxis and takes off yet again. I tend to fly a bit under it 
>and realized I was looking over the top of my pit's  forward canopy rail 
>at the under side of the F-16. It felt so realistic! Even though I only 
>have the forward view being projected the view is big enough that when 
>looking out of the pit I am looking up, right and left, and even down the 
>sides of the pit. I love it! When flying real planes I am always looking 
>all over the sky for other aircraft and at the ground for navigation. This 
>is the first time I've had that feeling with my pit.
>
>The other thing I noticed is how easy flying becomes. On a 15 inch monitor 
>I always had a hard time staying with that pesky little F-16, and I could 
>never seem to land in formaiton with it. Now staying in formation is a 
>breeze and I have made great formation landings every time, and on the 
>correct side of the runway to boot! I have decided a projector is one of 
>the most important parts of building a SimPit if one truely wants a 
>realistic feel.
>
>One mistake I made was painting the inside of the room gloss white not 
>long ago, the walls need to be flat black no that they are not so 
>noticable. Overhead projectors tend to throw out a lot of light around the 
>room.
>
>
>Ok, I'm steping off of my soap box now.
>
>Justin
>
>
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