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A question for you widescreen LCD users...

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ozziegn

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okay, so one of my buddies just got the 24" Samsung 243T and while he does like the monitor, its got the usual "short and fat" thing going on with everything being stretched out.

I know that people with regular widescreen TVs also have to deal with this which has been the main reason why I've never wanted to get one. for some reason, I just dont think I could get use to watching the normal TV stars looking like short and chubby "George Costanzas" like on Sienfeld. :p

so I'm wondering how you widescreen LCD owners fix this or is it something that you've had to deal with?

(my buddy is running a 6800 GT on his 243T if that helps with any suggestions.)
 
first off, why not let your friend post for himself? im sure hes perfectly capable of doing so :p

im not sure what your problem is...if the screen is 16:9 and the program is in 4:3 there is obviously going to be some stretching. there is probably something in the settings menu that allows you to view something with the black bars. our widescreen CRT (HT tv) has this feature..i imagine most decent computer monitors do as well
 
If you find that annoying you could just run 4:3 TV shows at 1600x1200 and get black bars to the left and right. :)

Personally I don't watch TV on my HP L2335 widescreen since I've not set it up on my monitor arm (while I'll use to stretch in front of the sofa), I'm waiting for my Samsung 243T as I'll replace my HP with that.
 
firey-eyez said:
first off, why not let your friend post for himself?
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uhhh, he doesnt post because he isnt a member on the [H] or any other forum for that matter.

so I figured I could do the asking for him.
 
Martin64 said:
If you find that annoying you could just run 4:3 TV shows at 1600x1200 and get black bars to the left and right. :)
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yeah, we already tried that but he doesnt/didnt like the black sides on the screen.

oh well, I think he's just gonna have to get use to it.
 
ozziegn said:
okay, so one of my buddies just got the 24" Samsung 243T and while he does like the monitor, its got the usual "short and fat" thing going on with everything being stretched out.

I know that people with regular widescreen TVs also have to deal with this which has been the main reason why I've never wanted to get one. for some reason, I just dont think I could get use to watching the normal TV stars looking like short and chubby "George Costanzas" like on Sienfeld. :p

so I'm wondering how you widescreen LCD owners fix this or is it something that you've had to deal with?

(my buddy is running a 6800 GT on his 243T if that helps with any suggestions.)
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He's not running in the Monitors Native resolution? If he is then nothing in Windows should look odd..

Some games now support widescreen resolutions...and many can be hacked to support it...

Though in FPS's if its not native support the hacked widescreen resolution can look weird as your POV gets off.

More games will being to support WS resolutions native..it just takes time.

Movies will be in widescreen resolution...HD TV is 720p or 1080i and will be in WS resolution..
 
You mentioned wide screen TV. Almost all HD wide screen sets have at least 3 to 5 adjustments for normalization of the 4 X 3 picture. The reality is HD has taken off faster then almost anyone wants to admit. All my evening programming is available in wide screen (HD) as well as 4 of the major movie channels, and quite a few others. Wide screen DVD is the norm these days as well.

Over the air 4 X 3 is due to go away at the end of 2006 and that appears to be right on schedule. Also, keep in mind the cable and satellite companies are not going to spend any more money to make your square picture any better.

I’m in no way trying to be a commercial for HD TV but it’s been here since 1997 and isn’t going away. Heck, just try going into your local CC or BB to buy a “regular” TV, all they offer now is a few Sony pieces and more and more generic junk.

Wide screen computer systems are just the new frontier ;)
 
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