800x600 and 16:10

[nylock10]

I have a 20" Widescreen 16:10 monitor but I need to play at 800x600 (me wants performance).

But, I have a problem...

I played Halo 1 for PC at 800x600, but the field of view was all messed up (it appeared a little too zoomed in). I read that Microsoft made H2V a widescreen-compatible game, does this mean it will fix the FOV or just have widescreen resolutions?

[thehoodedsmack]

That's great. Your excitement doesn't need a whole thread. Lock.

[nylock10]

I actually just changed the topic to something else, other post seemed stupid lol

[Mr Buckshot]

If you mean that the picture becomes overly stretched...

No, the game won't fix your FOV for you. You'll either run the game "stretched," or you'll have to run the game in a window to correct the image (arguably the best way for lower-end computers).

[Amit]

Here's a tip: NEW VIDEO CARD, that way you can run the game at resolutions your LCD was made for.

[nylock10]

I have an iMac so I can't upgrade, I have a Radeon x1600 256MB.

[InnerGoat]

Maybe because that card can't do any better then 800x600? You know, H2V plays like crap on everything but high end...

[HMReaper]

how can u stand even looking at the game at such low res.....it must be like shooting at blocks.

[Mr Buckshot]

If you run the game at a lower resolution but in windowed mode, it won't look that bad (running Halo at 1024x768 in a window on my desktop still looks quite clear).

Radeon X1600 only gives you 800x600? Probably a support issue (some older games may not work properly on newer cards that should be able to blow them away). Contact Hired Gun. By rights, you should be running in widescreen with everything maxed, because my Geforce 7600 GT, which is Nvidia's rival to the X1600, can run much better-looking games at high settings.

[klange]

Can't you just change the settings on your monitor to make it not stretch to the full extent? Most laptops do that for you (most of the time...), and it's not that hard to do manually, you just change the width so that it's a little bit lower.

[nylock10]

I'll wait to see once I install the game and see how well it runs on 1280x720.

[InnerGoat]

I am talking about Halo 2 for Windows Vista, not other games. Where did you get the idea I was talking about other games?:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Crest]

Run it in a window at like 960x600.

960/600=1.6
16/10=1.6

16:10 aspect with a 600 pixel height.

Or run it at 800x500, But I'm pretty sure Vidoe games can't run at resolutiosn not divisible by 16.

I'd just try 960x600.

[Patrickssj6]

A FoV hack is going to be the first thing on my list once I get my hands on Vista AND H2V >.>

[Crest]

A FoV hack is going to be the first thing on my list once I get my hands on Vista AND H2V >.>

Why? H2V supports widescreens.

or just for fun and to modify the FOV. I figured it was to make widescreen look... wide.

[Phopojijo]

If you run the game at a lower resolution but in windowed mode, it won't look that bad (running Halo at 1024x768 in a window on my desktop still looks quite clear).

Radeon X1600 only gives you 800x600? Probably a support issue (some older games may not work properly on newer cards that should be able to blow them away). Contact Hired Gun. By rights, you should be running in widescreen with everything maxed, because my Geforce 7600 GT, which is Nvidia's rival to the X1600, can run much better-looking games at high settings.Actually, the GeForce 6600 GT is a better rival for the X1600. Yes, the X1600 does suck, that much.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=736&model2=722&chart=290

Look for the two blue lines. Your 7600GT is a dozen or so cards above the 6600.

Admittedly overall the X1600 beats the 6600GT, but just click the overall score, they're RIGHT BESIDE each other.

[Varmint260]

how can u stand even looking at the game at such low res.....it must be like shooting at blocks.

FYI, I play at 640X480 because my Radeon 9250 is so lame. You get used to it. I just laugh when I see posts like playing in a 1024X768 window on the desktop since that's the maximum my computer can do in full screen (and Halo runs at 2 frames/second lol).

Anyways, I do know that if my 9250 can do 1024X768 (it actually lists that in can do 2048X something, lol), something is wrong with an X1600 that is only doing 800X600... as has been said, definitely look at new drivers.

[Roostervier]

By field of view, he means that in Halo 2, the FoV is 70 degrees. He plans on making a hack that allows for 90 degrees, possibly more or less too.

[Lightning]

If you have a 256 mb x1600 why the hell do you need to play at 800 x600? That card gives me good performance on 1440 x 900 on most games, just don't turn AA on. At that resolution you don't need it anyway


I have an x1600xt, and I need to find a way to use 1440 x 900, but I can't find it D:

Any ideas?

(H2V, btw. H1 natively supports it, and looks/plays quite fine)

[Crest]

I have an x1600xt, and I need to find a way to use 1440 x 900, but I can't find it D:

Any ideas?

(H2V, btw. H1 natively supports it, and looks/plays quite fine)

-window -vidmode 1440,900

I Don't recommend using widescreen with HPC. I play so much better in a 4:3 actually. And some of my friends say it's easier. The Lead changes some.

[Patrickssj6]

By field of view, he means that in Halo 2, the FoV is 70 degrees. He plans on making a hack that allows for 90 degrees, possibly more or less too.
Yep.Many people prefer a bigger FoV

[Mr Buckshot]

I know that Nvidia cards have an option to maintain the aspect ratio of the game, so if you're say, running a game at a 4:3 ratio on a widescreen monitor, the monitor will place black bars on the vertical sides of the screen and the picture is enlarged but not stretched.

Do ATI cards have this option?

LOL, anyone want to try running H2V at the 2.35 ratio (theater widescreen)?

[InnerGoat]

Do ATI cards have this option?

Nope. Thats why you buy a monitor with an internal scaler.

[Amit]

Actually, the GeForce 6600 GT is a better rival for the X1600. Yes, the X1600 does suck, that much.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=736&model2=722&chart=290

Look for the two blue lines. Your 7600GT is a dozen or so cards above the 6600.

Admittedly overall the X1600 beats the 6600GT, but just click the overall score, they're RIGHT BESIDE each other.

That chart is spoofed, how can a 7300GT possibly beat a x1950GT? Also that's Flight Simulator X, it's an inaccurate game to judge video cards on. Just because the 6600GT performed as well as the X1600 Pro in one game that doesn't mean that it has the same performance that the X1600 Pro does. All you have to do is check the clock and memory speeds and most of the time that is what tells you which card performs better.

[nylock10]

-window -vidmode 1440,900

I Don't recommend using widescreen with HPC. I play so much better in a 4:3 actually. And some of my friends say it's easier. The Lead changes some.


Thanks for the vidmode command, that'll help me a bunch I'll use 16:10 resolution instead of 800x600.

[Lightning]

-window -vidmode 1440,900

I Don't recommend using widescreen with HPC. I play so much better in a 4:3 actually. And some of my friends say it's easier. The Lead changes some.


I get over 100 FPS at 1440x900x75

I can get it in CE fine, but not in H2V, which is what I'm asking.

[InnerGoat]

Oh, thats neat.

Lights, AIM :-3

[bcrt2000]

My brother had the macbook pro with that card and was able to play oblivion at 1440x900, so that does widescreen resolutions. Perhaps the patch just released fixed the resolution problem?

[jonesy827]

The problem is that Halo 2 Vista is such a resource hog. I can barely play it with my 6600gt...

About the x1600...I do know that my friend has horrible time with his mid range ATI card.

[bleach]

uhhh...i don't really know how a Visiontek ATI X1550 PCI will do on H2V.:confused2: