GW Have Widescreen Setting?

Death by Ooga Booga

Death by Ooga Booga

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

TBMF

Before I buy Dells bad ars Widescreen. Does GW have a widescreen setting? Or will I have to stretch it out? I have seen WOW on the Dell widescreen and it looks great. Thank you in advance!

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

in window mode you can resize it into any size shape you want, as long as it's rectangle

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

also has in full screen
800x600
1024x768
1152x864
1280x720,768,960,1024
1360x768,1024
1600x1200

Death by Ooga Booga

Death by Ooga Booga

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

TBMF

Hey thanks Ange1! But if I stretch the screen out would my char. look all Short and Fat? lol BTW is 1360 x 768 a widescreen setting? Sorry if I sound like a Noob! Never owned a widescreen before.

Ironsword

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Newport News Va

Unknown Warriors of Ascalon

W/R

yeah if you stretch your screen it will become distorted but I'm using a widescreen laptop with the resolution set on 1280x768

Feydis

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

W/

the answer is yes. I use the Dell 20" wide screen, and the resolution option inside GW has 1680 x 1050 for me to choose from. Funny thing is my window desktop doesn't offer this resolution to me.

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

mine don't get distorted, my char is still the same proportion.

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Yes, it worked Widescreen just fine, I'm using a 24" wide. It even envelopes you more into the gameplay, IMHO =)

well there ya go

--The Shim

glenn_rolfe

glenn_rolfe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

mine is 1920 x 1200, so it has all options

Cartoonhero

Cartoonhero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sooner Nation

Mo/

my widescreen doesnt distort. looks fine.

Xue Yi Liang

Xue Yi Liang

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Northern CA

Outlaws of the Water Margin

Mo/Me

1920x1200 here - no distortion ...

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

wow how much you all pay for ur 1920x1200lcd?

Xue Yi Liang

Xue Yi Liang

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Northern CA

Outlaws of the Water Margin

Mo/Me

My WUXGA screen came with my Dell XPS laptop.

Dylanowns

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Leader of: Zombies Stole My Ecto [ECTO] currently of the [SMS] Alliance, Racthoh ftw

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang
My WUXGA screen came with my Dell XPS laptop.
Oh no wonder, the new XPS

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Most of them you listed are 16:10
Widescreen as i have it is 1280 * 720
heres a guide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution

true widescreen's 16:9 are
1280×720
1920×1080

Oh and if you want; there is a program iv been hearing about called "powerstrip" to make your own resolution... so if your drivers dont support the true widescreen resolution's; Iv read/heard you can make your own...

16:10 is widespec; not true widescreen.

Xue Yi Liang

Xue Yi Liang

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Northern CA

Outlaws of the Water Margin

Mo/Me

*sigh* geez.

I shoulda known someone was gonna get technical on the issue.

Of course you're right. LCD screens for PCs and laptops are 16:10, I know. It's quite evident when you view a DVD movie in 16:9 on your computer and see some letterboxing on the screen.

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Heh I just put the knowledge I just learned about 5-6days ago to use...

in a gamers world, technical specifics are worth mentioning.

oh and FYI Dells HDTVs/LCD Displays have a 25ms response time; please post the Name this widescreen has. like a item# such as "W1900"

well this dell doesnt... PX2320MW; but cmon 1705$...

RobotMULE

RobotMULE

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/W

GW has native widescreen support, so no hassles.

Although for most of the games that do not, theres usually some simple hack/workaround to force it into a widescreen resolution (see widescreengamingforum.com).

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RobotMULE
GW has native widescreen support, so no hassles.

Although for most of the games that do not, theres usually some simple hack/workaround to force it into a widescreen resolution (see widescreengamingforum.com).
Accually there is a problem with guildwars above 1280 * 1024; Iv heard of crash's and freeze's and constant lag if your Full Screened above it... thats why it was mentioned that they have it window'd and strecth it.