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16:9 vs 16:10 and Screen Stretching/Shrinking to 1:1

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October 14, 2014 1:11:30 PM

Hi,

I've been looking for a good IPS monitor with a low response time and most of the ones I've found are 16:10. A reviewer of one such monitor on Newegg said:

"720p console games games cannot be stretched to fit the screen while maintaining their 16:9 aspect ratio. You have to play them shrunk to 1:1, or vertically stretched to 16:10."

This is slightly disconcerting, but I'm not really sure what he means; if shrunk to 1:1, will there be a band on the sides or top/bottom of the screen? Are all games adjustable to 1:1?

For reference, the two monitors I'm looking at are:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I would like to avoid getting a monitor that will cause some games to be displayed with a black border, so am essentially hoping that one of you knowledgeable users can explain how this works.

Thank you!

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October 15, 2014 8:35:42 AM

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October 16, 2014 8:31:02 AM

Could I please get some info about this? :) 
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