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    FSX and Peix GA Panel

    Hello all. I want to run FSX in full screen mode in my 23' LCD tv/monitor(connected via DVI) and run my Peix GA Panel in 15' LCD monitor (RGB connected) on the same computer (nvidia 7600GS AGP). When I go to full screen mode, the 15' monitor blacks out and my panel disappears. In windowed mode it seems to work ok but the title bars are bothersome and an eyesore. I have seen some pix posted by wollo that looks like he is able to do it. Any advise is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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    do you have both monitors enabled under windows? (i.e. do they both operate before you start FSX?)

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    ddim, thats a two pc setup. on the Peix page it's the recommended setup with fsuipc.
    I think there are problems with two programmes trying to run in fullscreen simultaneously.

    Bill
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    pc 1: MSI K9NSli, onboard sound and lan, LC AMD 6400X2, 4096mb corsair 800ddr2, Pcie 7600GT with 32" lcd@1360x768
    pc 2:Asus mobo, onboard sound and lan, Athlon xp2800, 1.5gb pc4200, agp 4200Ti and 10.4" touchscreen lcd@1024x768
    pc 3:generic mobo, Athlon xp2400, 1gb 133 ram, agp Radeon 9200, pci Radeon 9250 with dual psone vga lcds @768x576
    Cougar, f16u, 7.1 sound, 4.1 sound, Trackir 4pro and vrf tfs seat pack.

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    I think the only way this will work is if you run both in a window, not full screen.
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    Thanks for the quick response. I do have both monitors enabled. The GA panel does work in windowed mode on the second montior with the first displaying the FSX. I was hoping to avoid using 2 machines for running FSX. Is there a way to hide the title bar?

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    The only thing I can think of is to stretch the picture "oversize" for the monitor.
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    Sorry I don't know. I've not done much playing about withgapanel yet.

    Have you worked out how to display the frame rate yet? it looks like like an upside down ! I can't find that anywhere.

    Are you getting smooth instrument refresh rates?

    Bill.
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    pc 1: MSI K9NSli, onboard sound and lan, LC AMD 6400X2, 4096mb corsair 800ddr2, Pcie 7600GT with 32" lcd@1360x768
    pc 2:Asus mobo, onboard sound and lan, Athlon xp2800, 1.5gb pc4200, agp 4200Ti and 10.4" touchscreen lcd@1024x768
    pc 3:generic mobo, Athlon xp2400, 1gb 133 ram, agp Radeon 9200, pci Radeon 9250 with dual psone vga lcds @768x576
    Cougar, f16u, 7.1 sound, 4.1 sound, Trackir 4pro and vrf tfs seat pack.

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    My framerates acceptable with the use of GA Panel running in the 15" LCD and full screen for FSX. I have a lot of the sliders to the left so I dont get big frame rate hits. I intend to mount the 15" LCS into my C172 panel I am building right now. I will cover that monitor with a thin piece of plywood or plastic and cut circles out for the instruments so they are visible. I found that using cheap fresnel lenses in the back of the cut out circles for the glass makes the instrument appear 3D.

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    fresnel idea sounds great, any pictures? Sorry I meant the frame rate for gapanel itself.
    My setup:
    pc 1: MSI K9NSli, onboard sound and lan, LC AMD 6400X2, 4096mb corsair 800ddr2, Pcie 7600GT with 32" lcd@1360x768
    pc 2:Asus mobo, onboard sound and lan, Athlon xp2800, 1.5gb pc4200, agp 4200Ti and 10.4" touchscreen lcd@1024x768
    pc 3:generic mobo, Athlon xp2400, 1gb 133 ram, agp Radeon 9200, pci Radeon 9250 with dual psone vga lcds @768x576
    Cougar, f16u, 7.1 sound, 4.1 sound, Trackir 4pro and vrf tfs seat pack.

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    I think the GA panel product uses 2D and not running in 3D. The product readme states "The program does not use graphical specific acceleration, so it should work in any computer with a newly installed operating system". I will try to get some pix posted soon.

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