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    WIDE SCREENS ?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SupraSkylineSTI, Jul 23, 2004.

  1. SupraSkylineSTI

    SupraSkylineSTI Notebook Geek

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    Do wide screens affect gaming, does the picture get stretched out , what other things do the wide screens affect ?

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    SupraSkylineSTI, Jul 23, 2004
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    It mainly affects games because it's specifically programed to operate at specifc resolutions (usually 4:3 ratio resolutions). You can disable the screen stretching feature in either the BIOS and/or the Display Properties. I have also heard people mentioning that web pages come out stretched, but I haven't encountered any while using my NX7000.

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  3. marcog

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    I've also heard it only affects gaming. And I haven't had any stretching websites. Sometimes they only take up about 3/4 of the screen though, depending on how they were coded.



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