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    1024x768 game on a 1440x900 screen...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Fredrick_NP, Apr 27, 2006.

  1. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    There is this game PSO BB I really want to get, but it's highest resolution is 1024x768... for some reason this screen will stretch the the picture to fit on the whole screen... which looks really bad IMO.

    Is there a way to get it to not stretch, and just have a black border around the image? I dont mind if it's tiny.

    (Sorry... I know I have another topic close by, but I didn't think it's subject was similar enough)
     
    Fredrick_NP, Apr 27, 2006
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  2. pbcustom98

    pbcustom98 Goldmember

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    what game is it?

    see if this helps

    www.widescreengamingforum.com

    click the master game list

    if it isnt listed there, check your .inf file and see if you can change the resolution manually to your native resolution.

    pb,out.
     
    pbcustom98, Apr 27, 2006
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  3. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst... I think it has zero widescreen support.

    Like I said... I dont care if takes up the whole screen or not, I just dont want it stretchy.
     
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    try a different resolution...also try a non WS resolution.

    pb,out.
     
    pbcustom98, Apr 27, 2006
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  5. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    1024x768 isnt widescreen. Thats the problem. This notebook converts 4:5 or 4:3 into 16:10... which makes it all stretchy and ugly.
     
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    Check your video card driver settings, ATI and Nvidia both have options to turn off scaling (black bars on all sides) or stretch while maintaining aspect ratio (stretches the image but keeps it at the 4:3 ratio with black bars on the sides).
     
    lazybum131, Apr 27, 2006
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  7. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    !!! You were right!

    Thank you so much. I dont know how I missed that.
     
    Fredrick_NP, Apr 27, 2006
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