Guildwars 2 widescreen?
ParanoidDenny
With the advent of widescreen tft's one wonders if theres going to be a widescreen option for GW2.
Etta
well seeing that there is a widescreen resolution setting for GW1, I don't see why not. ......um you do know about that setting, right?
Sophitia Leafblade
Yups Etta is quite correct, there already is a Widescreen setting for Gw (i should know, i use it)
ParanoidDenny
LOL After all this time i never knew, just shows how i look oO
Thats for the heads up
Thats for the heads up
Lonesamurai
Quick question (sounds noobie after all the vista advice I've given out recently, but...) I'm getting my first Widescreen 19" tft tomorrow (if it arrives, if not I'm gonna kick off to the business I bought it from...)
So anyway, how do you set up a widescreen?
So anyway, how do you set up a widescreen?
Etta
no biggie, nothing wrong with asking about what you don't know.
The widescreen setting is 1400x9...920 or 940 i forgot :P anyway it's on the buttom list of the resolution setting. Go in to the graphic setting and you'll see it, it will turn up when you connect the new monitor. Any graphic card from gfx5900 upward will be ok.
You can use that setting for window desktop as well, the "stretch to fit" option from the monitor is rubbish, turn it off. Just be sure to get a new wallpaper that fit the widescreen.
The widescreen setting is 1400x9...920 or 940 i forgot :P anyway it's on the buttom list of the resolution setting. Go in to the graphic setting and you'll see it, it will turn up when you connect the new monitor. Any graphic card from gfx5900 upward will be ok.
You can use that setting for window desktop as well, the "stretch to fit" option from the monitor is rubbish, turn it off. Just be sure to get a new wallpaper that fit the widescreen.
Yanman.be
Like a normal PC I guess...GW will detect your native resolutions I reckon.
Hengis
I've been running Guild Wars at 1650x1050 on a 20.1 inch widescreen lately, and it really does look absolutely gorgeous, giving an almost 3D quality to the game.
Guild Wars genuinely suports widescreen and expands the visible area to show more of the environment (rather than just stretching the displayed area to fit the screen).
It's great to have your Party and hero windows and your radar at the side of the screen and still have a huge visible game play area.
Guild Wars genuinely suports widescreen and expands the visible area to show more of the environment (rather than just stretching the displayed area to fit the screen).
It's great to have your Party and hero windows and your radar at the side of the screen and still have a huge visible game play area.
Yanman.be
I even actually have 2 monitor's, 1 15" for msn&console views etc, and 1 17" for mainstream programs. I can stretch GW to fit both, even thought they have different native resolution.
Star Naiad
not only it should have widescreen it should also have DirectX10 and Games for Windows logo on!
ichigo_panty
I do not think that they will be based on directX10. Windows maybe unless they release the long awaited Mac platform.
Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen.
Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen.
Lonesamurai
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I do not think that they will be based on directX10. Windows maybe unless they release the long awaited Mac platform.
Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen. |
Etta
Yeah according to Miss Grey, GW2 will support both DX9 & 10. But then again by the time it comes out, everyone will be using dx10 card anyway. Well maybe most not all, it still 2 years away.
BTW samurai, how's your monitor?
BTW samurai, how's your monitor?
ichigo_panty
Thank for correcting me. I always had that impression that DX10 games will not come out till next year.
Yea, how is your monitor? SS your desktop and let us see.
Yea, how is your monitor? SS your desktop and let us see.
Lonesamurai
Not arrived yet.... I was so bored waiting for it, i actually went and did 4 hours of mining in EvE whilst i did something else...
Oh, and this is the monitor I'm getting: http://www.mirai.eu/Uk/ProductDetail...d=52&cat_id=39
Oh, and this is the monitor I'm getting: http://www.mirai.eu/Uk/ProductDetail...d=52&cat_id=39
vaxmor
GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200
Mournblade
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GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200
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Tachyon
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GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200
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ichigo_panty
30" is overkilled.
Using a projector to play on a wall while lying on the bed is fun too.
Using a projector to play on a wall while lying on the bed is fun too.
Eragon Dragonslayer
I love connecting my laptop to my 65' hd tv and playing guildwars there 1920 x 1080 FTW!
ichigo_panty
How was it? Do you have a hard time navigating your cursor?
Gotta try it on those 100++" hdtv if possible.
Gotta try it on those 100++" hdtv if possible.
Lonesamurai
well, as its arrived this morning and I just connected it and went through all my settings etc (the one I got has a nice lil feature of becoming a 15" normal screen if not using Widescreen), its definately a different experience (and much easier on the eyes than the CRT that was a few inches from my face)
of course, going from 1280x1024 to 1440x900 is actually a slight drop in the screen size, so had to redo my guild wars GUI completely, but seems nice enough and the 2ms refresh rate I'm guessing is pretty sweet too
of course, going from 1280x1024 to 1440x900 is actually a slight drop in the screen size, so had to redo my guild wars GUI completely, but seems nice enough and the 2ms refresh rate I'm guessing is pretty sweet too
Etta
yep when my girlfriend switch her old monitor to one of those new HD tft mumbo jumbo, widescreen. I couldn't belive how much nicer everything look on her monitor. I'm still using my dual sony trinitron 21" for photoshop, Illustrator etc, they work better with two screens.
Sjekster
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Originally Posted by Hengis Stone
I've been running Guild Wars at 1650x1050 on a 20.1 inch widescreen lately, and it really does look absolutely gorgeous, giving an almost 3D quality to the game.
Guild Wars genuinely suports widescreen and expands the visible area to show more of the environment (rather than just stretching the displayed area to fit the screen). It's great to have your Party and hero windows and your radar at the side of the screen and still have a huge visible game play area. |
See http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...hots/gwars.php for an example.
Farrell-Zander
I am playing on my 17" alienware laptop with 1920x1200 
Had to swtich the interface to large, because I couldn't read the chat anymore.
Had to swtich the interface to large, because I couldn't read the chat anymore.
Thomas.knbk
Guild Wars looks great on a 150" 10500 x 6070
/end epeen contest
/end epeen contest
Tachyon
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Guild Wars looks great on a 150" 10500 x 6070
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Nanood
OMG lol.. Just mention a piece of hardware and its a competition..
24" is nice.. But now i look at the 30" and think.. GW would look great on that monitor..
24" is nice.. But now i look at the 30" and think.. GW would look great on that monitor..
Hengis
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That's not entirely correct. GW in widescreen offers LESS visible area than a normal monitor. While the image is slightly wider in range, some image top and bottom of the screen gets cut off. So you see slightly more at the left and right, but slightly less at the top and bottom. You do have more room for the interface however, so that's a big plus.
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It all depends on the monitor's maximum resolution.
Guild Wars will fill the available resolution with the game environment.
On a 17 inch standard monitor this would usually be 1280x1024
On a 19 inch wide screen this would usually be 1400x900 (In this example you would lose some from the top and bottom and gain at the sides - This is the example image shown in your link)
On a 20 inch widescreen this would usually be 1650x1050 (In this example you gain visible game environment in both width and height)
On a greater than 20 inch widescreen you will gain even more visible game area in both width and height up to the monitor's maximum displayable resolution.
This is why I decided to spend a little more on a 20.1 inch widescreen rather than a 19 inch one, as I did not want to lose any of the visible height in the game.
Hope this has clarified it for you.
TheWarder
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I'm going to disagree with you there:
It all depends on the monitor's maximum resolution. Guild Wars will fill the available resolution with the game environment. On a 17 inch standard monitor this would usually be 1280x1024 On a 19 inch wide screen this would usually be 1400x900 (In this example you would lose some from the top and bottom and gain at the sides - This is the example image shown in your link) On a 20 inch widescreen this would usually be 1650x1050 (In this example you gain visible game environment in both width and height) On a greater than 20 inch widescreen you will gain even more visible game area in both width and height up to the monitor's maximum displayable resolution. This is why I decided to spend a little more on a 20.1 inch widescreen rather than a 19 inch one, as I did not want to lose any of the visible height in the game. Hope this has clarified it for you. |