22" Widescreen Monitor Resolution Question...

[Sir Alock]

Hi All: I just picked up an LG L226WTQ-BF LCD Monitor @ BB. I had about $170.00+ in gift certificates & BB rewards. Anyway...Decent enough monitor to replace my older 19" Sony 4:3 LCD.

I noticed when I play most games (old & new) @ it's native resolution (1650x1050) it looks perfect! In other words, I pick out 1650x1050 within a game everthing is fine. But with Heroes (ToE) it gives me the option for native res, only that the text & GUI is stretched out!

Example:

Rise of Nations @ 1650x1060=Perfect!
War Front: Turning Point @ 1650x1050=Perfect!
Older Game: Age of Wonders II: 1650x1050=Perfect!

No text issues, no streching of the GUI.

Heroes V.....The text/GUI is all stretched out! The graphics look fine (i.e. units of the battlefield etc.) but everthing else if off!

Is it HoMMV?...I have all 3 versions. Only have checked ToE.

Any inisght from some 22" Widescreen players?

Thanks All!

Alex

[Wulfstan8182]

this is sort of off topic, but, Can i please have your 19"?

[Eternor]

HOMMV interface does not properly support widescreen resolutions. Actually the only resolution where the interface is displayed without stretching is 1024x768.

[Sir Alock]

HOMMV interface does not properly support widescreen resolutions. Actually the only resolution where the interface is displayed without stretching is 1024x768.

Wulfstan8182: LOL! Sorry my HoMM friend, I need to put that monitor downstairs in the basement. I took my older computer & installed Windows 98 (Yes 98!) because of my love of DOS based games! Wish I could have helped out!

Eternor: Thanks for the follow-up! I feel better now knowing it's HoMM & not my new LG monitor. I can live with it. Geez....You would think Nival would have looked ahead & thought that WS monitors are becoming more mainstream. Oh well...

Thanks!

Alex

[Ceres]

I see... now I know why everything looks a bit stretched on my monitor. I thought at first it does supports widescreen because on the opening the Nival logo animation looks fine but when it comes to the game itself, everything got stretched. I also assumed that I'm missing some updates that could fix that.

[TheUndeadKing]

I took my older computer & installed Windows 98 (Yes 98!) because of my love of DOS based games! Wish I could have helped out!

lol, you don't need Win98 to play DOS games. All you need is DOSBox. It even runs fine on the dreaded Vista!

[Ohma]

Indeed, DOSBox is incredibly useful once you learn how to use it. I've even been able to play my old copy of HoMM1 off the HD with no problems at all.

[Sir Alock]

I took my older computer & installed Windows 98 (Yes 98!) because of my love of DOS based games! Wish I could have helped out!

lol, you don't need Win98 to play DOS games. All you need is DOSBox. It even runs fine on the dreaded Vista!

Well...Yes & no. I have DOSBOX installed on WINXP now & it does "OK" But...Nothing beats the original OS a game was intended to play on. I love a game called "Cavewars" by now defunct Avalon Hill. It plays way too choppy in DOSBOX, now that I have installed WIN98 on my downstairs computer, runs like a champ is DOS mode!

BTW....has anymore played Cavewars before? It's a pretty cool older turned based game. It may not be for everyone, but it appeals to me.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/cav ... bs;summary