[simpits-tech] FSX

[lestatandakasha at msn.com]

Gene, if my memory serves me correctly, your building projectors from flat 
screen kits and OHP's right?

If that is the case - you wont be using shiny digital widescreen monitors, 
and will instead be using standard resolution monitors.

In that case do what i did - don't be looking at a new digital TH2G - Get on 
e-bay and pick up an analogue one for $200. I got mine for £90 last year and 
its brilliant.

If you don't need bells - don't buy them - you taught me that. The only 
difference is the offset adjustment and bezel adjustment, which frankly you 
can do by hand by physically shifting the viewpiont of the projectors.

Just an idea, i just hate this "ripoff" mentality that  a lot of FS hardware 
companies like Matrox have.

Jamie.



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From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 6:23 PM
To: "Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] FSX

>>> I just wish it was priced reasonably. :(
>>>
>>
>> You know, $430 sounds like a lot, but if you've just dropped enough coin
>> to get 2-3 projectors, a TH2G and screens to accommodate this whole
>> setup... Well $430 wouldn't be that much more. Heck it's about the cost
>> of a replacement bulb for a lot of projectors. Tack on the cost of an
>> entire sim behind that projection setup and it's even more reasonable.
>> These folks have developed what appears to me to be a really powerful,
>> flexible software solution to, lets face it, a very niche problem. I
>> wouldn't hold out for anything much cheaper.
>>
> The problem is that all those things can be had piecemeal.  I'm scratch
> building my own projectors because I can't afford to drop $1k each on
> them when I can build them myself for $400.
>
> I guess it just galls me that they charge so much for a one trick pony.
> Being the only game in town however, they're charging what the market will
> bear.
>
> g.
>
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