TrackIR5 & sighting problems

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by binky9

I don't do any zooming in, when I'm shooting. I prefer to shoot and see the target as a real pilot would have.

Not saying you can't, it's just not realistic to me.

binky9

Hmmmm, I thought the zoomed in view (30 POV) *is* how a real pilot would see it. Because of the size limitations of an average 23" monitor, backed out views of 70 POV and 90 POV are provided (as in most sims) to take this monitor size limitation into account in order for us to have some kind of Situational Awareness.

In an actual WW2 fighter cockpit, the gunsight is physically very close to the pilot's head -- just as the "zoomed in" 30 POV depicts it!

What we really need is a curved movie theatre-sized monitor about 4 feet in front of us. Then 30 POV would be fine in ALL respects. LOL

(Actually, some guys on this forum come close using 3 monitors with the video card(s) that can handle it.

[badfinger]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Hmmmm, I thought the zoomed in view (30 POV) *is* how a real pilot would see it. Because of the size limitations of an average 23" monitor, backed out views of 70 POV and 90 POV are provided (as in most sims) to take this monitor size limitation into account in order for us to have some kind of Situational Awareness.

In an actual WW2 fighter cockpit, the gunsight is physically very close to the pilot's head -- just as the "zoomed in" 30 POV depicts it!

What we really need is a curved movie theatre-sized monitor about 4 feet in front of us. Then 30 POV would be fine in ALL respects. LOL

(Actually, some guys on this forum come close using 3 monitors with the video card(s) that can handle it.

I don't have a curved theater sized monitor. But, I do have a 42" monitor which is about 4 feet in front of me. I like it a lot.

A real pilot probably did lean forward, but the result wasn't like looking through a telescope.

binky9

[ATAG_Snapper]

No argument there, Binky. It's a trade off. We, as humans, have almost 180 degrees field of view, not 30 degrees. So even the 90 POV is not "realistic", but if the devs backed it out even more we'd end up with a "fisheye" distorted image (23", 42", 60" -- all are too small to give a true representation of a human's actual field of view without distortion).

The 30 POV isn't looking through a telescope -- it's like having blinkers on -- or very restrictive goggles. The gun sights in the fighters WERE in your face, just as the 30 POV depicts it.

Obviously, you go with what seems right to you. To me, it's unrealistic to have your head placed somewhere between your radio mast and your tailplane when looking through a distant gun sight.

[badfinger]

I was just reading about the Micrivision PicoP Pico projector. It has 720p resolution, and can be projected on a curved surface w/o distortion.

Could this replace multiple monitors?

binky9