SHIII wide aspect screen monitor - how2fix?

94cruiser · 04-25-07, 07:42 AM

I have purchased a wide screen monitor and I was under assumption the game would shrink the display to 4:3 aspect ratio, however that is not the case.

Anyway to fix this?
I am running a clean install of SHIII on a clean install of XP Pro.
Sure when hitting F12 all the waves look pretty, however the controlls, persiscope, and ships are all stretched out.

Help

danlisa · 04-25-07, 07:48 AM

SH3 does not support widescreen display or high rez.

However, if you look here - http://www.communitymanuals.com/shii...lay_Resolution you will find the tools & method for changing the display resolution. I suspect that you will still be stuck with squashed dials & munchkins though. You'll need to play with the rez dimensions to find the 'best fit' but it will never be as good as a 4:3 monitor. It's worth a try.

Kpt. Lehmann · 04-25-07, 05:02 PM

Danlisa is right, and knows I've gone through that pain as well.

To make the story really short... I sold my brand new 19" widescreen LCD and went with a 19" full screen LCD.

My advice to PC gamers who intend to run games older than one year:

Get a full screen monitor fast. The industry is moving away from them fast.

nikbear · 04-25-07, 06:05 PM

what do you mean when you say "full screen" I was going to get a wide screen monitor and now you've really put me off,do you mean old style LCD monitor and keep a wide screen LCD for other applications

Telgriff · 04-25-07, 07:00 PM

Strange. I have a 22" Wide Screen LCD and dont have that problem. If you had configuration software for your LCD/Graphics card, maybe run that to see if it will fix the aspect ratio for you. I run GWX SHIII and have played SHIII stock aswell and both fit perfectly on the widescreen format.

fredbass · 04-25-07, 07:14 PM

I don't notice any problem with my widescreen LCD. There are two things I have set. One is with the video card which I have the image scaling set to "Scale to Full Panel Size" and the other is with the settings in my monitor which I have the scaling set to "Fill".

04-25-07, 07:42 AM	#1
94cruiser Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 60 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	SHIII wide aspect screen monitor - how2fix? I have purchased a wide screen monitor and I was under assumption the game would shrink the display to 4:3 aspect ratio, however that is not the case. Anyway to fix this? I am running a clean install of SHIII on a clean install of XP Pro. Sure when hitting F12 all the waves look pretty, however the controlls, persiscope, and ships are all stretched out. Help

04-25-07, 07:48 AM	#2
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	SH3 does not support widescreen display or high rez. However, if you look here - http://www.communitymanuals.com/shii...lay_Resolution you will find the tools & method for changing the display resolution. I suspect that you will still be stuck with squashed dials & munchkins though. You'll need to play with the rez dimensions to find the 'best fit' but it will never be as good as a 4:3 monitor. It's worth a try. __________________

04-25-07, 05:02 PM	#3
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,996 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Danlisa is right, and knows I've gone through that pain as well. To make the story really short... I sold my brand new 19" widescreen LCD and went with a 19" full screen LCD. My advice to PC gamers who intend to run games older than one year: Get a full screen monitor fast. The industry is moving away from them fast. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

04-25-07, 07:00 PM	#5
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Strange. I have a 22" Wide Screen LCD and dont have that problem. If you had configuration software for your LCD/Graphics card, maybe run that to see if it will fix the aspect ratio for you. I run GWX SHIII and have played SHIII stock aswell and both fit perfectly on the widescreen format. __________________ Back into the hunt after far too long, GWX 3 Gold, SH3 Commander, DiD Rules, 27% realism and rising Intel Core2Duo 6400 GeForce 8800GTS 4 Gig DDr2

04-25-07, 07:14 PM	#6
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't notice any problem with my widescreen LCD. There are two things I have set. One is with the video card which I have the image scaling set to "Scale to Full Panel Size" and the other is with the settings in my monitor which I have the scaling set to "Fill". __________________

04-25-07, 06:05 PM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	what do you mean when you say "full screen" I was going to get a wide screen monitor and now you've really put me off,do you mean old style LCD monitor and keep a wide screen LCD for other applications