Question about Split-Screen in games with a widescreen TV

[Hotrod]

As you might know, when you play a two player split-screen game with a widescreen TV, the screen is split into two parts by a vertical line, making a screen on the right, and one on the left. However, I prefer having a screen on the top and one on the bottom. How would I change it to be like that? I know it's possible because my friends have it set up that way (top screen/bottom screen).

[Dr Nick]

Using what? An xbox? Just change the screen settings to regular, it'll look a little stretched, but you can have the screen split horizontally.

[Mr Buckshot]

If it's the xbox 1, change the settings of the xbox itself from widescreen to fullscreen. If it's the 360, I think you can select the options for split screen from the dashboard or from the game (I don't know, since I don't have friends over that often although split screen is my only form of console multiplayer gaming).

[Hotrod]

It's for the 360. And where exactly in the dashboard do you select the option?

[Mr Buckshot]

You can set it back to the 4:3 ratio, that's the only way I know.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3291043913/m/8981073185

Did a google search, not sure if it's possible. Are you transmitting over HDMI or the old cable that came with your xbox 360?

[Hotrod]

I'm transmitting over HDMI, and as I can see, the only way to have horizontal split screen is to switch it back to 4:3, which I don't want. I guess I'll stay with vertical split screen...

[Mr Buckshot]

Yep. If you had horizontal split screen while in 16:9 mode...that'd be a little TOO wide.

[Hotrod]

Yep. If you had horizontal split screen while in 16:9 mode...that'd be a little TOO wide.

I like it that way though. I know I do because my friend has it set that way on his widescreen TV with his 360, even in 1080p... I find the vertical split screen not wide enough.

[Dr Nick]

Horizontal view gives you more of a landscape view whereas vertical view shows you what's in front, above and below you.

Everyone likes horizontal!

[Hotrod]

Horizontal view gives you more of a landscape view whereas vertical view shows you what's in front, above and below you.

Everyone likes horizontal!

Yes, and I want it to be horizontal. Vertical split just makes the screen a lot less wide... oh well, I'll still have a lot of fun beating Halo 3 Co-op tommorow with my brother.

[Warsaw]

Vertical, however annoying, is better for games like Rainbow Six: Vegas, with its cover system. However, Halo (1, 2, 3) are more suited to wide FOVs.

[Hotrod]

Ok, when you play Halo 3 on a widescreen TV, it's horizontal split-screen, but there are black bars on the side. You can't change that, so there's no more point to this thread. Thank you for all your help.

[Mr Buckshot]

If you're wondering how some people "apparently" got horizontal splitting in 16:9 mode, my theory is that it was a 4:3 view that was stretched to fill the 16:9 view (making things look fat).

Yeah the Halo series of games does best with horizontal splitting.

I don't have Halo 3 yet, but I suspect that if you do a three-player split screen match, you'll have one super-wide screen on top and two quarter-size 16:9 screens on the bottom.

[Hotrod]

I don't have Halo 3 yet, but I suspect that if you do a three-player split screen match, you'll have one super-wide screen on top and two quarter-size 16:9 screens on the bottom.

Look at the post above you.

[Dr Nick]

Lock the thread.

[Hotrod]

Lock the thread.

Ok. Done.