planning to buy 24" WIDE LCD FROM DELL

[Rollercoaster]

there is not problem with the quality but with the aspect ratio....
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first change the desktop resolution to 4:3.
640x480/800x600/1024x768/
OR
I think the maximum 4:3 in your case will be
1280x1024

then try the nvidia control panel thing.

and widescreen gaming forum will treat u for Blood Money..

no man it doesnt work....

 

[W i d e S c r e e N]

which application do u use?

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*reviews.cnet.com/4520-10163_7-5912625-5.html

 

[Rollercoaster]

i dont understand.. what application am i supposed to use..

there is a software called magic tune which came with the LCD and is actually an app to do what u can do with the OSD of the LCD but from the windows environment.

and i have nvidia display drivers installed.

i searched on the web and there are a lot of people who seem to have this problem with many LCDs

how can the manufacturers be so careless..even my cheap hp laptop has a shortcut to enable and disable the AS scaling.
and does aspect ratio scaling get affected if we use VGA or DVI

 

[janitha]

It was only because of the aspect ratio issue that I bought a normal LCD and not a wide one. I had the same doubts and posted it in the forum but nobody cared to reply. Finally bought VX922, though costlier than 940BW.

 

[W i d e S c r e e N]

OK, here's how Dell 2407 takes care of aspect ratio "issue"
1=@ 1920x1200 it's at the maximum resolution of the monitor
2=@ 1920x1200 in detail
3=@ 800x600 it's at a 16:9 filled in full screen
4=@ 800x600 it's at a 4:3 corrected version with black bars on the sides
5= Monitor's on screen display (OSD) which gives u the options.

1*img48.imageshack.us/img48/8352/dell24071gq0.th.jpg
2*img48.imageshack.us/img48/7190/dell24072me3.th.jpg
3*img138.imageshack.us/img138/4082/dell24073ie4.th.jpg
4*img50.imageshack.us/img50/9254/dell24074ja6.th.jpg
5*img171.imageshack.us/img171/7656/dell24075kt9.th.jpg

hunt for an application to force the aspect ratio to ur desired screen size, im lookin for it...
and how do you think i watch the TV in stretched mode...???no, never, it makes 4:3 Standard TV images "oval" and that's bad...

@Rollercoaster
No i meant the software u r working on, maybe it can be modified to fit the 1440x resolution..?

 

[Rollercoaster]

damn i cant believe it... how can huge companies like samsung and other mess out on such a crutial feature.

the only widescreen i used before this was my 15" wide laptop and it has the right option and function abt aspect ratios and pillaring

i was under the impression that such a function is automatically supposed to be there so i never asked.

the monitor is great but i miss that feature..

and not yaar i cant modify the software as i have to go by guidelines of teh coustomer. i will have to make do with my old crt for it.

 

[W i d e S c r e e N]

how about rotating the monitor? "potrait view"

 

[Rollercoaster]

the stand available does not permit portrait.. only landscape
the other stand was not available