How do I know about widescreen support?

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rudedog89

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I am looking at purchasing a widescreen monitor and was wondering do all video cards support widescreen modes? I know some games do not, but, didnt know if you have to have a video card that does.

I am looking at getting a 6800 xt or a 7600 gs . Would these support widescreen?

Thanks
 
I know the 7600 would. Im pretty sure that any card can support widescreen resolutions, it just depends on the game.
 
My friends Geforce 3 supports widescreen. I recently had an ATI X300 as a holdover card, which also supports widescreen. Both are considered pretty low-end cards by today's standards. I think you'd have to look long and hard for a modern video card that doesn't support widescreen, at least at 1920x1200 and below. You'll be fine with any ATI or Nvidia card you can find on the market right now.

If you are wanting 30" Apple or Dell widescreens, you'll want a video card with Dual-link DVI. The ATI X1800, X1900 and the Nvidia 7900 series cards all have this feature.
 
Alot of the newer games that are starting to come out support Wide Screen Gaming. And their is a difference. I have an Apple HD 23' WS and I love it
Being able to play UT2004 and Quake 4 in true wide screen is amazing. I can do 19x12 and still get 85FPS on my setup. All games that are coming out in the future should support WS gaming.

I was really pissed off when BF2 came out, I played 1942 until the CD had a hole in it. I bought BF2 thinking that it would support WS, the friggen thing didn't even support 12x10.

:mad:
 
Not to threadjack, but fuggin EA will flag you as a cheater if you show up to an online game with the widescreen hack enabled.

EA is screwing PC gaming over....
 
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