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July 21st, 2006 15:00
Does wide screen always stretch content?
To fill the wide screen I have the desktop in stretch mode. I like that, but it also stretches content...making working with pictures in photoshop a problem. Do I have options here? Is there other aspect ratio available? Or does this make the wide screen really only usuable for DVD's etc.? Ideas anyone?
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alan sh
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July 21st, 2006 17:00
Reneesong
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July 21st, 2006 20:00
What sort of graphics card do you have - ATI, Nvidia...?
Isn't there some setting in Nvidia's control panel for fixed width ratio or something? I've got to figure this out for myself as well...I don't want my pics/games to stretch, but to scale so that I've got black sides or however you describe it.
emtilt
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July 22nd, 2006 15:00
I'm very curious about knowing how this works also. I'm considering buying one of these monitors but I have to know if what you describe is possible. I will watch movies on the monitor, and any stretching or distortion is unacceptable. Can anyone clarify how this works?
alan sh
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July 22nd, 2006 16:00
Like I said, the monitor can sort this out.
Alan
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July 23rd, 2006 10:00
to others - watching movies/games through your PC - the software gives you scaling options. So does the graphics driver Plugging a games console or other video source directly into the monitor is a different story, you have to use the monitors scaling options in the OSD. Have a look at this thread:
Considering buying 2007fpw - S-Video Stretching Question
There are also several threads about isuues with the 2407WFP as a games monitor.
Garywin
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July 26th, 2006 14:00
How would one know what resolution matches what monitor? Also, where would one find the place to change the "Wide Screen" to 1:1 ?
I'm asking this because I have the Laptop with a 15.4 inch screen and when I display photographs that I've taken, the pictures are stretched and people look FATTER than what they should. This laptop has an ATI graphics card.
Message Edited by Garywin on 07-26-200610:54 AM
alan sh
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July 27th, 2006 20:00
Press the menu button on the screen. Scroll along to Display settings. Press the menu button again.The second option is "Wide mode". Select 1-1 there.
But ATI should have a driver to allow 1680 x 1050. So, try that first - then you won't need the 1-1 option
Alan
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July 27th, 2006 22:00
Thanx Alan! There is a 1680 x 1050 setting and it does correctly display photos w/o stretching them. I will say that at that size one needs a good set of eyes to read any print on other applications but, hey, I guess I can always use the 1680 x 1050 for just when I'm looking at photos and swith back to the 1280 x 800 for wide screen.
Thanx again.