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    ASUS n53xv-1 scaling question

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sryinex, Oct 4, 2011.

  1. sryinex

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    I'm unable to get the "black bars" in gaming using lower resolutions specifically at 4:3 aspect ratios. I've been searching on how I could achieve this on this laptop, however there aren't the same kind of options in the NVidia CP that there are on the desktop cards. I would have just changed it to "NVidia fixed aspect ratio scaling" but there's no option that gives that effect.

    Has anyone successfully gotten the "black bars" with this laptop/540m video card?
     
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    What Forceware version are you using?
    You might have to turn on advanced options but under Display >> Adjust desktop size and position are my options for aspect ratio scaling (I know this works with 279.xx and 280.xx drivers). I don't like stretched images either.
     
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    I'm using 280.26 drivers and I don't see anything that sounds like "adjust desktop size and position" All I see is the scaling option, and customize aspect ratio which changes the scaling for everything not just applications using different ratios.

    Thanks for the reply
     
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    These are the only options in the NVidia control panel.

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    sryinex, Oct 5, 2011
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