What looks best for IL2 (& therefore SoW) - 3 22" screens, or 1 27"?

[Les]

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

...The difficulty I'm having is comparing the two options specifically from the in cockpit perspective. I'd love the width of 3 22", as it allows you to use your peripheral vision without having to keep moving your head left/right, as with trackIR (which I'll also be using)...

From the measurements I've taken, I don't think three 22" monitors, even in landscape mode, would actually stretch into your peripheral vision. It would show more of your in-game pilot's peripheral vision, if that's what you're looking for, but even then I'm not sure you'd see all of it.

If you want the monitors to stretch into your real life peripheral vision (which I think you'd need bigger monitors for anyway), then, just like in real life, you're still going to have to turn your head to discern any details in that range. Then you'd have to turn your head about 90 degrees to use your TrackIR to see behind you, depending how close you sit to the monitors.

But if you just want the monitors to stretch into your virtual pilot's peripheral vision (which I think 3x22" will only do to some extent) then you'd just have to move your real eyes to see the details therein, at the risk of them becoming tired from looking to their extremes all the time. Then you'd just have to move your head about 45 degrees to see behind you with your TrackIR.

I'm just not sure 3x22" will give you the extra width you're looking for, in-game, without distorting the image and having your wings pointing about 45 degrees in front of you, if you know what I mean.

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Les

I'm just not sure 3x22" will give you the extra width you're looking for, in-game, without distorting the image and having your wings pointing about 45 degrees in front of you, if you know what I mean.

Having a distorted image is a good point, something I'll need to check out. I don't want it to look like my wings are heading out front.

From the measurements I've taken, I don't think three 22" monitors, even in landscape mode, would actually stretch into your peripheral vision.

I have a 22" minitor in front of me now, with a 19" monitor to my left, which is in my peripheral vision. As you say, I'd have to turn my head to discern any details, but that's fine, and as much as I like trackIR, it would be better to just turn your head to look at something, rather than rely on the way trackIR works. It would just mean a large horizontal dead zone, picking up as you start to look towards the outside of the side screens (I wouldn't just look to the side with my eyes).