Custom Resolutions - Widescreen?

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Its strange for a simulation to have such limited resolutions. DW is only a few years old, and widescreen monitors were very much on the increase. Seems a shame to leave something so simple, yet so important out.

DW is a pretty new game but build on old tech.
Thats why many obvious settings are missing from an otherwise excellent simulation.

[BakaNi]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

I just updated to the beta version of the Nvidia drivers for 32bit Vista. Version 7.15.11.7512. Scaling is not in this one either.

Am I looking at the right place in the Nvidia Control Panel?

Should be in 'Change flat planel scaling', which is under the 'Display' tree on the left side of the nvidia control panel.

You're not, for some reason, still using the old nvidia control panel, are you?

Pic below for a screenshot of the control panel.

http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/...gm_853c148.jpg

[Bubblehead Nuke]

Ok, my control panel looks like that. I am lacking the 'Change Flat Screen Resolutions', but I have a 'Move CRT position' & 'Manage Custom Resoutons'

I have a question, actually, TWO questions.

1) Are you connected to your monitor via DVI (digital) or VGA (analog) connector? Might this be the source of the discrepancy we are seeing?

2) What version are you using? I will download it and try it.

[BakaNi]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

Ok, my control panel looks like that. I am lacking the 'Change Flat Screen Resolutions', but I have a 'Move CRT position' & 'Manage Custom Resoutons'

Per chance, are you using a crt monitor? Do you have drivers installed for it?
Additionally, I vaguely recall that it might be possible to set your screen to 4:3 using the custom resolution mode, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know how to do that, without googling and testing.

Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

1) Are you connected to your monitor via DVI (digital) or VGA (analog) connector? Might this be the source of the discrepancy we are seeing?

Using dual-link DVI to my LCD screen.

Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

2) What version are you using? I will download it and try it.

I'm using the beta 175.51s, but nVidia have just released a new official set of drivers, the 175.16s, they're the best bet. (You might have to find a modified set, to install them on a 7xxx series card)

It appears that there might be a bug/feature missing with nvidia scaling and analog screens.
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=44831

If you don't have a dvi input then I suggest trying powerstrip to set a resolution manually, this link provides a tutorial.
http://mentoliptus.blogspot.com/2007...tio-howto.html

Good luck, keep us updated with how it goes.

[Bubblehead Nuke]

Originally Posted by BakaNi

Per chance, are you using a crt monitor? Do you have drivers installed for it?
Additionally, I vaguely recall that it might be possible to set your screen to 4:3 using the custom resolution mode, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know how to do that, without googling and testing.

I am using a 22" Soyo widescreen LCD monitor with a 1680x1050 native resolution. It has dual inputs, one DVI and one VGA. It is recognized by the system as UPnP monitor. There are no drivers that I am aware of or could find.

I'm using the beta 175.51s, but nVidia have just released a new official set of drivers, the 175.16s, they're the best bet. (You might have to find a modified set, to install them on a 7xxx series card)

It appears that there might be a bug/feature missing with nvidia scaling and analog screens.
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=44831

If you don't have a dvi input then I suggest trying powerstrip to set a resolution manually, this link provides a tutorial.
http://mentoliptus.blogspot.com/2007...tio-howto.html

Good luck, keep us updated with how it goes.

That Nvidia thread told the tale. You have to be using a DVI connector to get Flatpanel scaling to appear in the control panel. Some people went from VGA to DVI and PRESTO.. there is was.

Soo.. I am buggered then. My current KVM switch is VGA only and my second machine lacks a DVI port. Nobody makes a hybrid (errr.. AFFORDABLE hybrid) that I can find.

Mmm.. I wonder is I can hook one machine up to the analog and one machine up to the DVI and swap inputs while using the KVM for the mouse and keyboard???? Nah, I better not try as this monitor has gone WAY up in price.

I can always use this as an excuse to get a NEW VGA card for the secondary machine, but I hate to spend any more money on a old tech AGP card in a machine that is a backup/test machine.

[BakaNi]

[quote=Bubblehead Nuke]

Originally Posted by BakaNi

Soo.. I am buggered then. My current KVM switch is VGA only and my second machine lacks a DVI port. Nobody makes a hybrid (errr.. AFFORDABLE hybrid) that I can find.

Did you read the second link I posted? It details how to achieve analog scaling under vista with a screen at the same resolution as yours. Chances are it'll only be 1-2-1 pixel mapping, so you'll end up with a 1280x1024 image in the middle of your screen, however it's better than paying for a solution.

[Bubblehead Nuke]

Yep, I read it. I am still working on making it work correctly. Seems my machine is being cranky. I am gonna try it on the XP machine and see if I have better success.

[Bacon]

Originally Posted by HTWingNut

Hi! I'm new to these forums, but have been a die hard combat flight sim enthusiast, dabbling with great other military sims like Silent Hunter and way back in the day 688(i).

I have an Eee PC which is a subcompact laptop with modest hardware specs:

7" LCD
800x480 resolution (emulation for 800x600 and 1024x768)
Intel Celeron M 900MHz (Dotham core)
Intel GMA 900 (128MB)

This thing has been amazing actually playing older and lower spec games. The only problem is that the native resolution is 800x480 widescreen. I'd like to be able to run the game at that resolution if at all possible. Or even 640x480 - is that possible? Widescreen would be preferable but 640x480 would work fine too.

Thanks.

Did you ever get this running on your Eee PC. I have one as well and it keeps giving me 'failure to initialise graphics display' errors and won't run. Just wondering if I need to persevere with this or is it a problem with the Eee PC

Harpoon classic and Harpoon 3 run OK on it BTW. I will try Fleet Command soon and see if that will work.

[Bubblehead Nuke]

Yeah, its an old thread, but I have an update.

I tried all the other methods to get the scaling correct and none of them worked.

I went and purchased a DVI capable KVM switch. It is a IOGEAR GCS92 (on sale for $49 on Newegg). The magical scaling options appear and all is well with the world. I am back to playing DW again.

My I have missed it.

Torpedo's in the water!