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>>I am sure it varies from person to person but I simply can't cope with
any form of variable view in front of me - including look to apex type
views. <<

ME TOO!
I can't seem to keep the car on the track if I look left or right longer
than a millisecond!
I can't wait for 3 screen systems to become 'affordable'.

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"Tony Rickard" > wrote in message
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> Villanova wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:49:28 -0500, "PlowBoy" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not ready to game monitor, or is it?
>>>
>>> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/periphera...ers-196974.php
>>>
>>> I know there are guys who used to post here, have money to burn, sure
>>> hope they try it and post back <G>
>> Track IR does a better job for games, for nearly $9000 less.
>
> I don't agree it does a better job, but certainly better value!
>
> The advantage of three screen gaming is it allows you to look left and
> right whilst still retaining your peripheral view straight ahead as in
> real life. Similarly it allows the right and left views to sit in your
> peripheral vision.
>
> I am sure it varies from person to person but I simply can't cope with any
> form of variable view in front of me - including look to apex type views.
> I need the real life fixed view of straight ahead and then the ability to
> have additional rather than alternative views right and left.
>
> I guess it maybe because I have been sim racing for over 15 years and you
> know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks...
>
> Cheers
> Tony

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> I can't seem to keep the car on the track if I look left or right
> longer than a millisecond!

Agreed, glancing either side is very disruptive indeed. And despite
spending too much money on a TIR1 and eventually a TIR4 (because I could
see the potential even if I didn't enjoying using the TIR1) I find them
impossible to use for racing... perhaps because of many years of
associating the screen view with the direction of travel.

The TIR's a bit better for flight sims, as steering isn't such a twitchy
big deal, and I'm used to having to look around with joystick hats. But
I still find the experience pretty disorientating.

Andrew McP

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"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
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> (==--==) wrote:
>
>> I can't seem to keep the car on the track if I look left or right
>> longer than a millisecond!
>
> Agreed, glancing either side is very disruptive indeed. And despite
> spending too much money on a TIR1 and eventually a TIR4 (because I could
> see the potential even if I didn't enjoying using the TIR1) I find them
> impossible to use for racing... perhaps because of many years of
> associating the screen view with the direction of travel.
>
> The TIR's a bit better for flight sims, as steering isn't such a twitchy
> big deal, and I'm used to having to look around with joystick hats. But
> I still find the experience pretty disorientating.
>
> Andrew McP