@@DCS.1-1 Not just VR. Integration sucks. Developers cost money. It's not really necessary. For most people just having quick access to the button is more than enough.
@@DCS.1-1 i agree, once you have played in VR there is no way i would use these over my VR but that said the Cougar pack is great and i plan to mount them in my cockpit at the Exact same place as it would be in the plane so I get a 1 to 1 feel when I push the buttons they will feel like there as far away as they would be if I was in a real plane
That's why I don't got those so for years. because there is no version with a fitting screen. So I don't want buy parts of a thing to figure out by myself how it works and if it fails I'm standing there with pieces and can't do anything with them. sad.
Nice one brother. Have just designed and made a couple of these myself, bit of a different design but similar principles. The hardest part I am finding is removing the rubber screws from the front of the MFD hahahaha!
This is great, something I really want to do. I see so many ask about this. It is a shame the Thrustmaster don't offer this LCD screen as a built in option. Are you able to share the LUA file? And also the thingyverse link for the 3D prints. I have a 3D printer, so I could print.
@@clynned9664 I just did one of these builds, and the LUA file config will be specific to your set up (Size of your screen(s) resolutions, placement of your multiple monitors etc) - so someone else's LUA file is unlikely to help. This video helped me do it ---> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GaDISR17N9E.html
Very nice modification turning them into actual MFDs. Would you please describe how you got the aircraft displays onto the screens? Have you attached them to the PC as additional monitors and then used a multi-monitor-capable Flightsim or did you use some additional software/plug-ins?
They are set up as additional monitors, no other software needed. You just have to configure the Lua file in the dcs folder for your specific monitor layout and screen sizes, linked the video on where I found out how to do that. Then each aircraft with MFD will should display on your screens
No, I edited the Lua script in the Monitorsetp folder within DCS Used this video as a basic guide as I didn't have a clue what I was doing at first: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V8vGESqLeE8.html
Ok, I'm not understanding here. I've already printed the case with no alterations. Followed the link to the screens and it says the dimensions are 154mm x 129mm. The case is 161.9mm x 123.8mm , so how does the 129mm side fit the 123.8mm dimensions of the box? I don't want to order these screens and have them be the wrong size.
Hi @Rigg Gaming. I have just started tackling this upgrade, and I have got everything nicely setup so that I can view the Left MFCD as I want it but the screen display is populating the entire screen. How did you resolve this. Do you just tell the LUA file that the maximum resolution is less than the 800x600 offered by the monitor to shrink the viewing area to size, or is there something else I should do? Would you maybe be able to share your LUA file? I used the screens as per your link, and I am having the cases 3d Printed as we speak.
Hi! Thanks for this great video, I am just about to order the parts myself. Before that I am just wondering how you connected the screens to the Computer? Personally I only have 1 hdmi port and 3 Display ports. As such I would need to buy some conversion anyway. Any tips?
@@rigggaming3908 did you notice any kind of performance drop when running these off the gpu? I was wondering if running usb screens might be better since i think those run from the cpu instead, considering my cpu is barely breaking a sweat compared to the gpu maxing out
Great video. I currently run triples from my 3080ti so haven't got enough outputs to run the screen. I have an old gtx1080. Is it possible to put it in a spare slot and run the screens from that?
Nice setup. I have something similar in mind. But I have only 1 HDMI slot available in my graphics card. I cannot find a solution with a HDMI splitter yet (they split into the same picture, not two seperate ones as needed for the two MFDs). Did you plug your MFDs into two seperate HDMI slots? Any ideas? Edit: I just realized, I need a docking station, not a splitter I guess
great video! I am currently trying to setup a similar setup. My Graphics card only has one HDMI, did you have the same issue? How did you get around it?
My card has 2 hdmi and 2 display ports, I used the display port with hdmi converter but if you dont have at least 2 spare you won't be able to set it up
@@rigggaming3908 thanks! Sorted it, the screen I was using the resolution was too high for then hdmi to dp adapter. As soon as I tried one of these screens it worked!! I still have nightmares about that lua file! Haha
Do you have a link maybe that you followed As a guide for this? I designed my own cases and printed them, have screens shipped, but haven't had time to find a good source on installation instructions for the actual screen mirroring and all that to set it up. Would appreciate any help or if you can point me to a source
Finished to print everything for two mfd with buttons and supports all in pla and I think it's more like 5€... not 50£ my issue is getting the right screws and press nuts, etc.
Hi, this looks amazing! I already own cougars mfd and I am planning to build the same setup. Just a question: my graphic card (msi geforce rtx2070) have only one hdmi port that I am already using for my monitor (the card feature also 3 display ports but I think are useless in this case). Can I use a hdmi splitter?? How you solved it? Thanks a lot in advance!!!
Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is a great call. For people who stumble upon this and are already running a triples setup and don't have extra ports to spare, you can also get USB display adapters/GPUs that aren't terribly expensive (not super cheap either) that will enable you to connect more HDMI displays. These are separate from those ones intended for laptops that basically just use an alternate mode to pipe DisplayPort through USB, those are unlikely to work on a desktop.
@@jubuttib DisplayPort can output native HDMI on 99% of fairly recent gpu's, easy with a passive adapter. HDMI has no such option to output DisplayPort. This means active adapter, more potential for problems.
Hey, did you have any issues with conflicting screen refresh rates? For example, is it possible to run your main monitor at 144Hz, but the small displays at 60Hz? I know this used to be a problem on windows 10, but I'm not sure if they fixed it.
I run main at 75Hz and 2nd at 60Hz and then the 2 smaller at 60Hz with no issues, so I guess you could run main at 144Hz and other 60Hz but don't quote me on it ;)
Ive just picked up a Ender 3 Pro and the screen enclosures will be one of my first projects. Would PLA be ok for this or do the screens heat up enough to cause problems? Any recommendation for filament type? Thanks
I have the same screens but cannot get past the no signal on the screens and then they go into standby mode and I can't seem to windows 10 to recognize the screens. Any suggestions as to what you did to enable the screens?
When I 1st plugged the screens in the PC was running and didn't detect them, I rebooted with the screens on and they were detected. ddn'tt have to do anything more than that.
Great video thanks! We're busy doing the same at the moment, but struggling with the lua setup. Would you be willing to share your lua? We also have 800x600 7 inch screens. Many thanks for your time!
My lua file will prob make things worse as I run 4 monitors and ultra wide as well, my best advice is to follow this video as I didn't have a clue what I was doing till I watched this:- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V8vGESqLeE8.html
Because you have to use a mouse to find the button and press it. It's more difficult than it sounds, especially if you use head tracking. Once you've used hardware MFCDs you won't want to go back.
