Phoenix Demo Version?

[Maverick]

I see the website info about the availability of a demo hasn't changed. It's still "temporarily postponed".

I'm pretty much convinced this is the sim I want to use, but I'd still like to be 100% sure it runs on my laptop before I buy it. (For example, despite matching the specs the G3 demo does, but the Reflex one doesn't. Glad I didn't buy that!!)

I don't have any other fellow flyer or shop in the vicinity where I can check it either.

Just wondered if anyone knew when or was in a position to push it forward?

[robgt]

I reckon the demo will be some time off yet.
Lots of work going on in the sim that keeps pushing it back.
I reckon, if your laptop will run G3, it should run Phoenix.
What spec laptop is it?
CPU, Ram, Graphics card?

Cheers,
Rob

[Smoothound]

Must be someone local to Mav that can meet up and install their copy on his PC just to test this out?

[Ade_Law]

sounds like a trip to skyline is required. its worth it just to say hi to the boys :-)

Ade

[woody]

Must be someone local to Mav that can meet up and install their copy on his PC just to test this out?

I am hoping to be in Swindon on 3 Feb so would be happy to bring my copy of phoenix along and try it on your laptop if you want, thats assuming you can wait that long.

[Smoothound]

sounds like a trip to skyline is required. its worth it just to say hi to the boys :-)

Ade

Bit of a hike for a poxy Sim

[Ade_Law]

true :-)

another option is to ask questions in your local shop about it....

Ade

[Fixer]

Just take the plunge and buy it, I’ve run it on a 64meg card with no problems at all, go get it you won’t be disappointed.

[Maverick]

Thanks for the offer Woody, not sure if I have anything on for the 3rd Feb yet, I need to check my social secretary (SHMBO!) first.

Laptop spec is :-

AMD Turion64 MT34 processor
1024Mb DDR Ram
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics - 128Mb GDDR3 memory

I think I remember reading somewhere that the ATI Radeon card causes problems with Reflex?

[robgt]

Your laptop should run Phoenix fine!
I'm fairly sure it would run Reflex too looking at the spec - the main issue would be the graphics capabilities of the laptop as the processor and ram will kick arse.
The X1600 mobile spec looks pretty impressive.

If you have yet to buy a sim, Phoenix is the one!
Better and cheaper than Reflex.

I think I remember reading somewhere that the ATI Radeon card causes problems with Reflex?

I use an ATI Radeon in my Desktop PCs and when I ran Reflex, it worked fine for me...
Cheers,
Rob

[trvo]

There's no need for a demo, just go to the flying field, take off and fly. The sim is pretty much the same

Trev

[moyesboy]

I recently noticed that you don't need the tx dongle to run a phoenix demo.
Thus anyone who wants to see how it looks can, <ehm..> obtain a copy of the installation files, install it and play rec files owners of the software have recorded.
This may also show how well the software would run on that machine - but I'm not sure how much less processing the demo needs compared to actually running from the tx.
Of course without the dongle you can't actually use it as a sim.

If phoenix are sure of their dongle security then the software could be a download allowing the recordings to be played (but not a tx to be used).

[woody]

Laptop spec is :-

AMD Turion64 MT34 processor
1024Mb DDR Ram
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics - 128Mb GDDR3 memory

I think you are worrying too much, , my laptop has similar spec

Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz Processor
1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 256MB PCI Express Graphics

and Phoenix works perfectly.

Just go and buy it http://www.phoenix-sim.com/

[Maverick]

Well I finally bit the bullet and ordered it direct on Saturday as a birthday present.

Here's hoping it doesn't take too long to arrive so I can see what all the fuss is about.

It did occur to me that I've never actually used the buddy connection on my tx, so I am assuming that it actually works!