How are people running Zwift

[JhnBssll]

I added a second graphics card to my garage PC yesterday, it still has the old Quadro 2000 for CAD use but has a GeForce GTX 750 Ti gaming card now as well. I picked it up second hand, I know they're not particularly new or powerful by todays standards but it runs Zwift in 1080p very smoothly. Not sure what the frame rate is but it seems good. It runs it in Ultra mode fairly well, but since the beamer is only 800x600 it seems a bit pointless rendering it in UHD so I've scaled it back

The PC itself is pretty powerful, its a quad core Xeon 3.2GHz, 8GB RAM. It loads Zwift pretty quickly, about 15 seconds I would guess. Solid state hard drive too which I'm sure helps. Being a CAD user at work certainly has benefits, it was my work machine and I picked it up free when it had come to the end of its useful life about 4 years ago. The PC now in my study was it's replacement and I took it home last year for the same reason, it's a quad core Xeon 3.6GHz, 32GB RAM and a Quadro 4000 graphics card It'll likely be the last freebie I get as they've moved to leasing their hardware so it will probably not end up in the garage on Zwift duties any time soon

 

[Norry1]

Runs on a PC with hdmi cable to a 50 inch HD tv

The same only 42 inch tv. Ant+ dongle on extender cable.

 

[Freelanderuk]

I have goon from this , trainer and bike and ipad

To this , trainer bike ,ipad and a17" tv on a table and boxes

To train ,bike , tablet for Zwift companion, 28" tv on a tv stand , kicker fan behind tv stand

 

[Milkfloat]

Thanks to this thread I have now found myself looking for a cheap tv/monitor whilst seeing what space I can clear out of my garage. The problem is - to fit in a TV I may need to evict some bikes, or the wife's car.

 

[Freelanderuk]

The tv is a jvc smart tv 28” with Netflix and extras on offer at curry’s for £160 and the pole mount tv stand was from eBay for £49.98, using a AV iPad adapter to put Zwift on the screen from my iPad pro

 

[CXRAndy]

I am not able to do social whilst actually riding/racing, just cant press or type the correct buttons . i have remote keyboard,which i throw onto chair once racing starts

 

[Freelanderuk]

It often surprises me how people can have a conversation on the message board whist riding

 

[tom73]

Thanks to this thread I have now found myself looking for a cheap tv/monitor whilst seeing what space I can clear out of my garage. The problem is - to fit in a TV I may need to evict some bikes, or the wife's car.

Oh talk about a rock and hard place. Your going to need to cash in some serious brownie pts.

 

[tom73]

The tv is a jvc smart tv 28” with Netflix and extras on offer at curry’s for £160 and the pole mount tv stand was from eBay for £49.98, using a AV iPad adapter to put Zwift on the screen from my iPad pro[/QUOTE

Add Apple TV and then you can airplay the whole thing.

 

[Gary E]

It often surprises me how people can have a conversation on the message board whist riding

Unless you're racing or putting in 100% for a PB it's not difficult - unless you type with your feet
I find that during a normal ride it's easy to sit up in the saddle and operate a keyboard. To make it a little easier I have a 10" keyboard and a Track Ball Mouse. I believe it's also possible to set up your mobile so that you can send messages by voice control without the need to take your hands off the bars at all.

 

[Alba Zeus]

@Freelanderuk what the ipad/tablet holder you have there?

 

[Freelanderuk]

It's the tacx one from Amazon

 

[Freelanderuk]

@Freelanderuk what the ipad/tablet holder you have there?

Amazon product ASIN B00GO4WDZ6View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tacx-Handlebar-Mount-iPads-Tablets/dp/B00GO4WDZ6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VLPVSMPUD2RG&dchild=1&keywords=tacx+tablet+holder&qid=1591801455&sprefix=Tacx%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1

It’s a tight fit but it works well with iPad mini

 

[Alba Zeus]

Cheers mate

 

[DCLane]

We're running it from my PC via a long cable (study > hallway > lounge > dining room) where it's connected to an Elite Zumo that's got my son's training bike on. Then the PC screen is Chromecast through to the TV in the lounge - which we can then watch. Just.

Fiddly, but works.