Widescreen Games

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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:09:19 -0600, "Einstine" <noway@nohow.net>
wrote:

>Just got a 24" widescreen LCD and am looking for games that support a widescreen res.
>
>Thanks.
>
Half-Life 2 does

toadie

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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:09:19 -0600, "Einstine" <noway@nohow.net>
wrote:

>Just got a 24" widescreen LCD and am looking for games that support a widescreen res.
>
>Thanks.
>

I know that there is a console command for Far Cry that puts it in
cinematic mod, and that may, or may not, look good on your LCD.

However, be forewarned that your LCD has an optimum "native"
resolution at which it displays everything correctly with respect to
aspect ratio, etc. For games that do not support that native
resolution, you will need to change the resolution of your LCD, and
whichs it will use a fancy algorithm to interpolate this new
resolution.

On normal (i.e., non-widescreen) LCDs, this stretching can be
noticeable at certain non-native resolutions. Do the math:
-a nice 21" LCD that does 1600x1200 natively has a 1.33 ratio.
-if you need to interpolate 640x480 (for Starcraft, for
example), it should look pretty good (ratio of 1.33).
-if you need to interpolate 1024x769, it should look pretty
good (1.33).
-if you need to interpolate 1280x1024, it will look
"stretched" (1.21 ratio).

For you, with a widescreen resolution, this stretching could be VERY
pronounced when you have to support "normal" aspect ratio game (4:3 or
1.33). The stretching experienced on any LCD is really vendor and
model specific...


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Thanks.

Gotta try BF 1942 and HL2.

"Tweek" <tweek@comeonletsbereal.com> wrote in message news:2A8ae.13643$If1.3655945@read2.cgocable.net...
> You definitely need this website:
> http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/
>
> I used it to get BF1942 and some other games running in true widescreen.
>
> --
> Tweek
>
> Einstine <noway@nohow.net> wrote in message
> news:IZednT_VWrha9_XfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
>> Just got a 24" widescreen LCD and am looking for games that support a
> widescreen res.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>

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"Memnoch" <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:n9ei61h8shvjsrnc63s6m5qji9qtpiph2c@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:09:19 -0600, "Einstine" <noway@nohow.net> wrote:
>
>>Just got a 24" widescreen LCD and am looking for games that support a widescreen res.
>>
>>Thanks.
>
> Which one? I was looking at a Sony model of the same size last week and am
> still to decide?

Dell. It was a gift, so don't look to me for insight.

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You must have a good video card...my experience with widescreen games
so far has been terrible performance. I have the Sony widescreen
and a 5700-256 that makes games a slide show.

Homeworld 2 is another deal...this game looks awesome on a widescreen...
too bad the game could be better...

Your responders are correct...but those games listed require a VERY
good graphics card to even push it to barely playability.

Perhaps the new SLI setup might fix this....

Redbrick...who Loves his CLK

In article <IZednT_VWrha9_XfRVn-3A@comcast.com>, noway@nohow.net says...
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>Just got a 24" widescreen LCD and am looking for games that support a
widescreen res.
>
>Thanks.
>
>