Does bigger monitor help lap times

Mike Blackstock (one of the really fast guys on NROS) swears by larger monitors. He thinks that they give him an edge. -- Pat Dotson > I'm sure it would. The road is wider. ;) > > I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if > > upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger > > screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. > > Thanks > > Jan

>> I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if >> upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger >> screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. I have a 21" monitor and I completely suck at GPL. I'm sure I would completely suck just as much or more on a smaller monitor, too. :o) ~daxe -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. Thanks Jan

I'm sure it would. The road is wider. ;) > I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if > upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger > screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. > Thanks > Jan

I was going to say the same thing :-) -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com > >> I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering > if > >> upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger > >> screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving > line. > I have a 21" monitor and I completely suck at GPL. I'm sure I would > completely suck just as much or more on a smaller monitor, too. > :o) > ~daxe > -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! > ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

No, not really, Jan. A higher resolution helps, certainly, but the Catch-22 is that unless you have the grunt to run at 800 x 600 or indeed 1024 x 768, then any advantage in detail gain will be lost by stuttering frame-rate. The funny thing is that since I've had the sim (October 1998) I've gone from 640 x 480 up to 1024 x 768 and back again! Even though I have the computing power to run a full field at the highest resolution without any dramas I still believe that I get a whisker better "smoothness" at the lower end of the scale. This fractional gain in sensitivity far outweighs the "prettyness" of the finer graphics...I can still put the front wheel exactly where I want it! -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

> I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if > upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger > screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. > Thanks > Jan It doesn't make you any faster, but it does make it more comfortable to drive. Here at work I play GPL on a 21" monitor, and that's just awesome, but of course I'm not supposed to play GPL much at work :) At home I've been playing GPL a bit on my roommate's PC which has a 17". I've been setting a few personal bests there lately, but the screen just feels so small and I feel like I'm squinting and concentrating too hard just to see the road compared to the 21". I just bought a 19" last week (slowly building my own PC) and put that on my roommate's PC and that made quite a big difference - I'm not any faster, but it did feel more comfortable, less squinting. And to think I used to play GPL on a 15" monitor back in '98. argh :) So larger monitors don't make you any faster, they just make it a lot more comfortable to look at (which I guess could improve your ability to concentrate over a full length GP, at least). Grant.

At least it would be healthy to change better monitor with higher refresh rates...If you think your eyes, you'll buy one

Hello, It may not improve your lap times, but it will definitely be more fun! Raymond Raymond ACT LABS

Well, it certainly will not hurt your lap times. line.

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>> I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering >if >> upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger >> screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. >> Thanks >> Jan >It doesn't make you any faster, but it does make it more comfortable >to drive. Here at work I play GPL on a 21" monitor, and that's just >awesome, but of course I'm not supposed to play GPL much at work :) >At home I've been playing GPL a bit on my roommate's PC which has a >17". I've been setting a few personal bests there lately, but the >screen just feels so small and I feel like I'm squinting and >concentrating too hard just to see the road compared to the 21". I >just bought a 19" last week (slowly building my own PC) and put that >on my roommate's PC and that made quite a big difference - I'm not >any faster, but it did feel more comfortable, less squinting. And >to think I used to play GPL on a 15" monitor back in '98. argh :)

Hey, I'm STILL on a 15" monitor... :( Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> I'm sure it would. The road is wider. ;) > > I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am wondering if > > upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a bigger > > screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving line. > > Thanks > > Jan Two weeks ago I finally upgraded my old HP 14" monitor to a 17" Sony Trinitron Multiscan E200. And the difference is like night and day. For one thing, you can run refresh rates of 85hz ( recomended), and 1024x786 resolution. This alone makes a big difference. Joel Willstein

> Two weeks ago I finally upgraded my old HP 14" monitor to a 17" Sony >Trinitron Multiscan E200. And the difference is like night and day. For one >thing, you can run refresh rates of 85hz ( recomended), and 1024x786 >resolution. This alone makes a big difference. >Joel Willstein Ok, dumb question. How do you change the refresh rates? I assume that I can find the limits for my monitor somewhere, but where do you make the change? I didn't see any settings under Display... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

>Ok, dumb question. How do you change the refresh rates? I assume that I can >find the limits for my monitor somewhere, but where do you make the change? I >didn't see any settings under Display... Display properties | Settings | Advanced Should be in there. Make sure you don't put it higher than your monitor can handle or you'll warp the space-time continuum and kill us all. ~daxe -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

I recently upgraded my whole system, however the first upgrade was to a Sony 17' HMD A200 (previous monitor 14' goldfish bowl!) It didn't improve the frame rate but it did allow me to run at a greater resolution and a higher refresh rate. Previously I found it almost impossible to drive "in-car" because I just couldn't pick out the apex and braking points. Now the in-car is great but I still prefer the "roll bar" view which IMHO just can't be beat. I would certainly recommend a monitor upgrade. Of course the down side to upgrading to a good monitor is that you then realise just how much the rest of your system is lacking so you then feel the need to upgrade further! Cheers Stewart > I have been driving GPL for 14 months using a 14" monitor. I am > wondering if > upgrading to a 19" would have any benifit to GPL lap times? Does a > bigger > screen allow you to pick out finer details thus improving the driving > line.

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>>Ok, dumb question. How do you change the refresh rates? I assume that I >can >>find the limits for my monitor somewhere, but where do you make the change? >I >>didn't see any settings under Display... >Display properties | Settings | Advanced >Should be in there. Make sure you don't put it higher than your monitor can >handle or you'll warp the space-time continuum and kill us all. >~daxe

Hmm. It gives me two choices - Adapter Default, and Optimal. Somehow I was expecting more... I wanted to try my hand at creating a time-shift... :) Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Stewart, Up until last month, I ran gpl and Nascar3 on a 14 inch monitor. And I raced strickly with the***pit view. You're just having problems getting adjusted to the***pit view after all the time you spent with the rollbar view. But if it's realism you're after, then spend the time. However, there is a good compromise. There is a high cocpit view out that raises you a few feet higher than the regular view, and gives you much better view down the track:http//warpedracing.figc.net/gaugepages/index/html Joel Willstein Joel