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2006-09-09 03:11:00
cosworth1983
Member
+21|6788|Enschede / Netherlands
Maybe its a bit of a noobish question,  but i can't seem to find an answer to this.
Do you actually see more in width compared to a normal tft,   or is the image just streched out to fit te whole screen.
i ask this because i saw some screenshots of a widescreen,  and it looked to me the minimap wasn't perfectly round,  more like an oval,   so im guessing its just streched.

Greetz
2006-09-09 03:14:12
ShotYourSix
Boldly going nowhere...
+196|7022|Las Vegas
Depends.  If the game supports widescreen settings, you will not get a stretched effect and you will have a wider field of view.  If you force widescreen settings  then you will get the stretched effect you described and it will actually chop a bit off the top and bottom.

Edit:

Look down about 20 posts for a photo comparison (click to enlarge)
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fo … 18d3fbda1e

Last edited by ShotYourSix (2006-09-09 03:21:50)

2006-09-09 18:58:48
Twist
Too old to be doing this sh*t
+103|6826|Little blue planet, milky way
Nah.. Like the dude above me posted... It depends on your settings.

Normally a game (and monitor) runs in say 1024x768. Wide screen is 1440x900. So if I run the first one on a wide screen I'll get a streched out image... It'll look pretty weird in some cases, but I'll work. If I do vice versa, I'll have a compressed image.

It's the same as with TVs, the 4:3 vs the 16:9. The equirements are the same. If your movie is in a specific format, your TV must be able to process this information (display, or cut and display).

So in answer to your Q.... If I set my game res to 1280x1024 or some other "regular" res, then yes.. I will get a streched out effect. But if I set my res to 1440x900 or some other widescreen format, then no, the game will look just normal. The only downside is that I have to set the res manually.
2006-09-10 11:40:58
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6884|SE London

I run BF2 in 1680x1050, well I did until I had to go back to using my old 6600GT . Looked ok to me.

Had to fiddle about with it a bit to get it working though.

 

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