Will that not give me an inch black border on the sidesBertster7 wrote:
To make it not look fat on a 22" monitor you use this command line.White-Fusion wrote:
Im a lazy bugger, im not doing anything
I think ill go with the 22" inch dell widescreen, i just dont like the idea of the game being fat.
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050
OK.
Iiyama.White-Fusion wrote:
what make is that? :SBertster7 wrote:
That's what I'd do.leetkyle wrote:
DELL 24" Ultrasharp IS the way to go Or go dual screening. One widescreen, one normal. That's what I'll be doing in a few days ;P Currently running dual 1280x1024's.
If that's too much money and you want a 22" then this:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductI … tID=487000
is better than the Dell one.
They are a professional monitor specialist.
They make very, very good monitors.
No. It won't.White-Fusion wrote:
Will that not give me an inch black border on the sidesBertster7 wrote:
To make it not look fat on a 22" monitor you use this command line.White-Fusion wrote:
Im a lazy bugger, im not doing anything
I think ill go with the 22" inch dell widescreen, i just dont like the idea of the game being fat.
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050
OK.
I'll post some screenies later to prove it, but not yet, 'cos I need to play some BF2 to get the screenies.
Ok thanks
That command works like a charm on my Dell Widescreen. Way better resolution. I was running 1280X1024 because BF didn't support widescreen then I found out how to force the resolution. You should be able to do the same on your widescreen.
Cant find the extra SS, but read this and look at the picture comparison to see if you can deal with the distortion.
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fo … php?t=1030
Edit: last one like he says looks ok, but you do miss a bit off the top...
Martyn
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fo … php?t=1030
Edit: last one like he says looks ok, but you do miss a bit off the top...
Martyn
Last edited by Bell (2007-01-25 13:59:46)
samsung 204b has treated me very well. 1600x1200 20.1"
I've yet to snap a picture of my dual monitor setup that I now have. I recently got a pair of Dell 2007FPW (arrived units are rev A03) and both running off of a GeForce 7900GT. BF2 and 2142 run seemingly fine at their native resolution. Sometimes in 2142, there'd be some particles being rendered on screen and that'll kill it over quick (usually caused by arties or landing a pod). But mostly, it runs quite fine on it.
You'll need to decide between color and response time. You cannot have both... at least, not yet anyway. If you desire the best color, you need to make sure the monitor you get doesn't use a TN panel. Yet, on the other hand, TN panels usually provide faster response time. The link going towards Widescreen Gaming Forums, I suggest that you bookmark it and use its Monitor list to check what panel a particular monitor is using.
For size, bigger is always better. But gaming is always best when viewed at the monitor's native resolution. For the video card that you plan on getting, a 24" widescreen may be an interesting option to consider.
Widescreen or no? -- While both BF2 and 2142 have no proper widescreen support, one can set the proper resolution by modifying the game's shortcut as described earlier. The game will render perfectly well but the drawback is, of course, a stretched HUD and/or interface. Plus, you lose some vertical viewing. There have been numerous requests to EA/DICE to support this but so far, the excuses and lack of support only say that they would rather screw us over than to think ahead.
There are some 20" 4:3 monitors but the current trend right now is to go wide instead. It'd be worth going wide just to be part of the entire widescreen bandwagon. Eventually, we'll see plenty more support of games featuring native widescreen resolutions instead of some hacked up work-around just to claim it. (remember, Unreal Tournament even supports widescreen resolutions!)
If money permits, try going dual-monitor. It's truly a nice thing to have. It won't enable you to use both monitors in game. But at least you'll be able to have some small programs running in the background (4GB will let you do that) and see its activities while gaming.
You'll need to decide between color and response time. You cannot have both... at least, not yet anyway. If you desire the best color, you need to make sure the monitor you get doesn't use a TN panel. Yet, on the other hand, TN panels usually provide faster response time. The link going towards Widescreen Gaming Forums, I suggest that you bookmark it and use its Monitor list to check what panel a particular monitor is using.
For size, bigger is always better. But gaming is always best when viewed at the monitor's native resolution. For the video card that you plan on getting, a 24" widescreen may be an interesting option to consider.
Widescreen or no? -- While both BF2 and 2142 have no proper widescreen support, one can set the proper resolution by modifying the game's shortcut as described earlier. The game will render perfectly well but the drawback is, of course, a stretched HUD and/or interface. Plus, you lose some vertical viewing. There have been numerous requests to EA/DICE to support this but so far, the excuses and lack of support only say that they would rather screw us over than to think ahead.
There are some 20" 4:3 monitors but the current trend right now is to go wide instead. It'd be worth going wide just to be part of the entire widescreen bandwagon. Eventually, we'll see plenty more support of games featuring native widescreen resolutions instead of some hacked up work-around just to claim it. (remember, Unreal Tournament even supports widescreen resolutions!)
If money permits, try going dual-monitor. It's truly a nice thing to have. It won't enable you to use both monitors in game. But at least you'll be able to have some small programs running in the background (4GB will let you do that) and see its activities while gaming.