Disappearing Aircraft

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by FS~Lewis

I have a problem with disappearing aircraft during flights. An aircraft will be seen at a distance but on closing in the aircraft disappears. It seems like that there is a transition from single or few pixel information on the screen to a different type of format. The game is trying to show me a closer view of what I should see as I approach and for some reason my PC and monitor can not show it me so the object disappears at least thats what it feels like.

The video I have enclosed

seems the issue he is raising here in the OP is about the distant aircraft, hence my earlier reply, re:
- possible LoD model errors for some specific planes
- the critical issue of having the right FoV for your monitor size
- for 2 different people looking at the same distant aircraft dot, monitor technology does matter (8 bit versus 6 bit)

[zapatista]

Lewis,

the 6 or 8 bit color issue of your monitor is unilely to be an issue, since most likely your monitor is 6 bit (meaning in theory it would be easier for you to spot dots then somebody with an 8 bit monitor). since you havnt given the details of your team mate's monitor (who was able to spot these distant dots better then you), monitor technology is unlikely to be an issue in your problem.

http://widescreengamingforum.com/node/11174
http://www.prad.de/en/guide/screen.php?id=5132

and

"As many today's "cheap and fast" LCD monitors this one is a 6 bit screen. This said it can only produce 262,144 exact colors - and do this very fast.
Other 16,515,072 colors are produced using very sophisticated Hi-FRC time-based dithering algorithm, that actually flicks monitor dot slightly at very high frequency.
Most people do not notice HFRC dithering and it does not create any inconvenience for computer related activities or for watching movies or for playing games. Nevertheless Hi-FRC systems visibly change colors shade depending on screen tilt.

So if you are buying this screen for editing images (and I mean at least PhotoShop or Gimp here) or any other application that requires correct color representation you should consider more expensive 8 bit screen.

With exception of this detail the monitor is real value for money.

from http://www.amazon.com/Acer-H233H-bmi...ews/B001OD76RW