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    playing 4:3 games on widescreen

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by _radditz_, Aug 13, 2006.

  1. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    just a quick question - how do i stop them from stretching? It looks horrid! There are no settings in the Nvidia control panel that i can find.

    I want to play a game - max res 1024x768 on my 1280x800 screen.

    Thanks.

    P.S - im sure this has been answered before but i couldnt find anything since i must be using the wrong words.
     
    _radditz_, Aug 13, 2006
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  2. NOSintake

    NOSintake Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    try looking here for the game you are trying to play, and see what kind of solution they have
     
    NOSintake, Aug 13, 2006
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  3. Final_Spirit

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    If you go into the nvidia control panel, you'll see an option called nView Display Settings. Select that, and then an option should come up that says Device Settings. From the menu that pops up, select Device Adjustments. In there you can select Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling, which will prevent the GPU from distorting the game, by stretching to fit screen but maintaining the 4:3 ratio.
     
    Final_Spirit, Aug 13, 2006
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  4. Mattf121

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    Is there an ATI way of doing this as I've got a DELL 6400 comming with an ATI card?
     
    Mattf121, Aug 13, 2006
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  5. _radditz_

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    Thanks final_spirit! I knew there would have been an option somewhere, cheers.
     
    _radditz_, Aug 13, 2006
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    Also I would like to introduce you to http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/ , an invaluable source to see if some 4:3 games can be hacked to play in a widescreen mode of some sort.

    edit: nos had the link, I missed the small "here" link in my scan of the thread. ;)
     
    jeffmd, Aug 13, 2006
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  7. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    ^^^Great resource. I downloaded the NFS:MW res launcher and now I play the game at native res no problems. Great resource.
     
    Paul, Aug 13, 2006
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    Is there a way to do it with ATI cards though?
     
    Mattf121, Aug 14, 2006
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    JamesRoss, Aug 14, 2006
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