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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ghostavo on September 29, 2005, 05:10:29 pm

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Ghostavo on September 29, 2005, 05:10:29 pm

Can anyone with a laptop using a widescreen monitor tell me how to change the aspect ratio from 16:10 to 4:3? Like adding black bars on the sides? Every time I try to use an aplication which uses the 4:3 aspect ratio the image gets streched or squeezed to fit the screen. :(

Help?

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Fenrir on September 29, 2005, 07:19:39 pm

With mine I just go into my graphics properties and look for the checkbox that says "maintain aspect ratio" and click it.

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Grey Wolf on September 29, 2005, 07:54:01 pm

I know for my 6800GT in my desktop I have to select Aspect Ratio Scaling (I have a 5:4 17" LCD).

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Sandwich on September 30, 2005, 05:59:48 am

On a laptop, it's most likely either a Fn key combo (Fn key + different colored icons on the F1-12 keys), or in the BIOS.

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Ghostavo on September 30, 2005, 11:13:44 am

Well, the Fn keys do everything except change the aspect ratio and I am unable to find anything having to do with aspects ratios in the definitions and such :(

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: ZylonBane on September 30, 2005, 02:42:01 pm

I'm sure a piddling detail like what make and model of laptop you're using wouldn't be helpful at all.

Title: Widescreen and aspect ratio
Post by: Ghostavo on September 30, 2005, 04:06:34 pm

Nevermind, I found a menu that modified the aspect ratio. ZB sorry, but I thought there was an universal menu or something :p my bad.

Anyway, thanks for the help.