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    Do games support 1365x768 resolution?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Chimeray, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. Chimeray

    Chimeray Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, the acer aspire 6935 has a 16" monitor with a resolution of 16:9, thus 1365x768... Do games support this resolution or am I bound to set it to something different which will turn the graphics to crap?
    (If there's stretching then please say so)
    Thank you :)
     
    Chimeray, Sep 13, 2008
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  2. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    you can turn off streching in nvidia control panel.

    EDIT: go to 'change flat panel scaling' and choose 'use nvidia scaling with fixed aspect ratio', but you just have to deal with black bars.
     
    tianxia, Sep 13, 2008
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  3. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Some games will support the 1366x768 resolution - don't despair!
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 13, 2008
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  4. Chimeray

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    'some' games... doesn't sound that good :p
    So... say I've got black bars, then the game will probably use 1024*768?

    Pffft... might just go with a 1400x900, will give less issues...
    I'm an oldskool gamer so I doubt those older games support 1366x768 :s
     
    Chimeray, Sep 13, 2008
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  5. TehSuigi

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    How old do you mean by "older?" Some won't even support widescreen resolutions at all!
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 13, 2008
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    70% of my gamelist is 2006-2007 and later.
    The other 30% are games 2003 and up.

    I don't really know what to do :s I don't want to be stuck with a laptop that I hate looking at... Physically speaking, the 16" screen is lower than a 17" and if I get black bars on that 16" then it's even more shrunken down :O
     
    Chimeray, Sep 14, 2008
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    Anyone else please??
     
    Chimeray, Sep 15, 2008
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    More than likely not. Many are just optimized for 1440x900 resolution and stuff. I noticed with certain games (such as warcraft 3), you can edit the resolution to your liking. For instance:

    The game didn't have a 1440x900 mode listed, so I googled it and went into the registry, and set the resolution to 1440x900. Looked beautiful.
     
    Polarix, Sep 15, 2008
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