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    7422GX full screen stretch to scale?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by grantmaster, Mar 19, 2005.

  1. grantmaster

    grantmaster Newbie

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    Hello,

    In 7422GX, I've noticed that when I play games in full screen, it stretchs the image to literally fill the whole 16:9 widescreen. I guess that's what a "full screen" is supposed to do, but it causes the games to run at some unnatural, horizontally-stretched proportion. Characters look shorter than they should.

    Is there a way to get a more "industry standard" full screen? like getting some empty spaces on the sides.

    I wanna see games run the way they're designed to look, you know.

    If you know a solution, please let me know.

    Thanks! ;-)

     
    grantmaster, Mar 19, 2005
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    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> ATI Displays -> Panel -> Panel Attributes -> Scale Image to Panel Size (If you have the stock ATI Driver)...

    First PC = Vic-20, 8" 128KB Home-Brew Floppy Drive ... Current Rig = eMachines m6805 ... Quantum Leap?
     
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    grantmaster Newbie

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    whoa... thanks. [ :)] it put the game back in proportion.

    Except the game seems to have been designed for a small resolution about 640X480. I see a small, well-proportioned box in the middle of the whole screen that only uses about 1/4 of the entire screen. [:0]

    The image does look crispier, but small.

    Is there no way to use as much space as possible on the screen while keeping the proportion intact?

    Thanks.
     
    grantmaster, Mar 20, 2005
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    Gargoyle Notebook Evangelist

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by grantmaster
     
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    Gargoyle, Mar 20, 2005
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