Cannot get widescreen in dead space

ColdAsIce · 17 Dec 2008 at 12:12

Hi guys,

didn't want to go into the dead space thread to avoid spoilers. Basically I am getting no option to select a widescreen resolution.

My gfx card is an ATI 3850 pro

Winows XP professional 32bit

LCD is a Sony Bravia 32inch 1920x1080 max res

Any advice?

Dark_Angel · 17 Dec 2008 at 12:14

Odd - my options are right there when I go to the video menu.

Have you got the latest drivers and stuff? (Not sure if that is the solution, but just a guess).

ColdAsIce · 17 Dec 2008 at 12:19

I am wondering if I should uninstall the game and then reinstall the game using the 32inch LCD.

I installed the game using my 19inch lcd so perhaps it has detected that as my default and only monitor?

Dark_Angel · 17 Dec 2008 at 12:20

ColdAsIce said:
I am wondering if I should uninstall the game and then reinstall the game using the 32inch LCD.

I installed the game using my 19inch lcd so perhaps it has detected that as my default and only monitor?

Possibly could be the issue, maybe you can go in to the games config and edit it manually? I am not sure if it has a .cfg file though.

ColdAsIce · 17 Dec 2008 at 12:29

Dark_Angel said:
Possibly could be the issue, maybe you can go in to the games config and edit it manually? I am not sure if it has a .cfg file though.

I edited the settings.txt file

Seems my tv will only support 30hz at 1920x1080 in 32bit colour.

If I force 60hz at that resolution then it changes to 16bit colour.

So I have set the tv to 1360x768 60hz 32bit colour and then forced it in the settings.txt file which did work.

Even if I edit the settings.txt file to 1920x1080 and select 30hz it still doesn't display that res.