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jeffr1111

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Since: May 08, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:33 am
Post subject: Widescreen newbie questions
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Hi everyone. I'm thinking about getting a widescreen monitor but I
have some questions before I seriously look into it.

What are the typical widescreen resolutions? I'd like to see if the
games I play even support those resolutions. What does a widescreen
monitor show if a game is displaying a standard resolution (say
1024x768) ?

How much bigger is a 23" or 30" widescreen compared to a 21" (20"
viewable") CRT? How much more viewable space do you see vertically?
Is it just the same viewable vertically and lots more horizontally?

I do realize that the 30" widescreen monitors require special
connectors that only the latest video cards support.

Any info would be appreciated!

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JohnS

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:57 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:31 pm
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> I have a philips 17" widescreen if i play a game at 1028x768 it
does not
> stretch the game as such i just see the black bars either side of
screen

Yeah, there is a setting in the bios of most widescreen laptops that
stops it from stretching. With widescreen monitors, there is usually
an option in the OSD somewhere for that. Your monitor probably has
the option somewhere in there. Some monitors, sadly, do not have
this option and they are only capable of stretching the image...which
looks terrible. Just look up a review of any monitor you like. If
you cannot stop it from stretching, the reviewers will notice.
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