firefly2442 0 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 For those of you that have widescreen LCD monitors, do you have any problems playing games? I'm worried my older games won't work or will be stretched. I may or may not be getting a new monitor... still unsure... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pave Low 16 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Nope, not had problems with my TFT. A wide-screen is a must for serious gaming (plus is very handy for office apps and browsing) Depends on what old games you want to play, but usually there are "fixes/tweaks" available for most games that don’t have wide-screen option as standard Just make sure you get one with a fast response time and you wont get any problems with ghosting and you’ll need a good graphics card to drive it at the higher resolution Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nutlink 0 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Even if a game doesn't really support the resolution the monitor is supposed to run at you can run anything at basic resolutions, like 1024x768, if the monitor supports it (most, if not all, do). The only problem with that is that it stretches the image a little bit horizontally, but that's usually not too noticeable and not really that big of a deal for most people. I don't think I could ever go back to having just a 4:3 or 5:4 monitor ever again. Oh, and if you want to know how well a game supports widescreen, check this out: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/...title=Main_Page Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky 1,223 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 No issues here at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firefly2442 0 Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squad_e 215 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 On My bro's laptop (widescreen), games and movies always look/feel better IMO.. I my self have been looking out for a TFT/LCD widescreen myself.. Any suggestions?.. I'm currently using a 19" HANNS-G LCD monitor.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker_Zero 0 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Have had no problems whatsoever with my 30" 16:10 aspect ratio 2560x1600 resolution monitor. Games scale nicely and halflife2 especially. In fact I've already played several games now that run at the full native res and its a sight to be hold lemme tell ya! But.....I think I'm going to get another lcd monitor that only runs at 16:9 and 1920x1200 resolution or 1080p. Why you may ask? Well.......*sigh* because its only a measly 52" freakin inches with 500000:1 dynamic contrast ratio boooyaaaaaa!!!! Try playin the COD4 demo on that monster and watch ya head explode!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRP 56 92 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Oh, and if you want to know how well a game supports widescreen, check this out: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/...title=Main_Page Good info. I see a couple of my all time favorites but Raven Shield seems to be missing. Have any of you widescreen users tried Raven Shield? If so how does it look? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nutlink 0 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I never noticed that Raven Shield is missing, but it runs on the Unreal engine so I'd try the Unreal way of doing it. http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum...opic.php?t=4656 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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