10 Jan 2008 at 16:33 #1 Skully Skully Soldato Joined 6 Jan 2004 Posts 9,653 Location Halesowen Why do I keep getting an inch or so of letterboxing on most of my 360 games? Think the only one that doesn't do this is PGR4. I'm using an LG Flatron Widescreen LCD monitor through VGA!
Why do I keep getting an inch or so of letterboxing on most of my 360 games? Think the only one that doesn't do this is PGR4. I'm using an LG Flatron Widescreen LCD monitor through VGA!
10 Jan 2008 at 16:35 #2 Nismo Nismo Soldato Joined 17 Oct 2002 Posts 18,543 Location UK What resolution are you trying to use? Anything in the TFT options that tells it not to fill the whole screen under certain conditions?
What resolution are you trying to use? Anything in the TFT options that tells it not to fill the whole screen under certain conditions?
10 Jan 2008 at 16:35 #3 ic1male ic1male Caporegime Joined 28 Oct 2003 Posts 32,663 Location Chestershire And what is the model of your TV?
10 Jan 2008 at 16:35 #4 Skully Skully Soldato OP Joined 6 Jan 2004 Posts 9,653 Location Halesowen It's 1280*1024 in the settings, I didn't use the widescreen option in the dashboard as it made everything look squashed. Monitor is 22".
It's 1280*1024 in the settings, I didn't use the widescreen option in the dashboard as it made everything look squashed. Monitor is 22".
10 Jan 2008 at 16:36 #5 suarve suarve Soldato Joined 8 Oct 2005 Posts 4,184 Location Midlands, UK Think it depends on your resolution. try changing the settings??? I know for a fact on my 19" WS LCD the whole screen is filled.
Think it depends on your resolution. try changing the settings??? I know for a fact on my 19" WS LCD the whole screen is filled.
10 Jan 2008 at 16:37 #6 Nismo Nismo Soldato Joined 17 Oct 2002 Posts 18,543 Location UK Skully said: It's 1280*1024 in the settings, I didn't use the widescreen option in the dashboard as it made everything look squashed. Monitor is 22". Click to expand... Youve got a widescreen monitor but arnt using widescreen? Have have you tried setting the 360 to, or as close as possible, to the native resolution of the monitor? 1280x1024 isn't a widescreen resolution.
Skully said: It's 1280*1024 in the settings, I didn't use the widescreen option in the dashboard as it made everything look squashed. Monitor is 22". Click to expand... Youve got a widescreen monitor but arnt using widescreen? Have have you tried setting the 360 to, or as close as possible, to the native resolution of the monitor? 1280x1024 isn't a widescreen resolution.
10 Jan 2008 at 16:37 #7 ic1male ic1male Caporegime Joined 28 Oct 2003 Posts 32,663 Location Chestershire Can you set it at 1280x800?
10 Jan 2008 at 16:38 #8 sunlitsix sunlitsix Soldato Joined 27 Oct 2004 Posts 11,031 Location Stoke on Trent im using 1920x1080 with my 22" monitor, then its resized so it all fits on screen
10 Jan 2008 at 16:38 #9 ~J~ ~J~ Soldato Joined 20 Oct 2003 Posts 7,558 Location London Nismo said: Youve got a widescreen monitor but arnt using widescreen? Click to expand... *edit* Forget me - I'm a nob. Last edited: 10 Jan 2008
Nismo said: Youve got a widescreen monitor but arnt using widescreen? Click to expand... *edit* Forget me - I'm a nob.
10 Jan 2008 at 16:40 #10 Nismo Nismo Soldato Joined 17 Oct 2002 Posts 18,543 Location UK Yar, even stuffed the quote up
10 Jan 2008 at 16:41 #11 Skully Skully Soldato OP Joined 6 Jan 2004 Posts 9,653 Location Halesowen It looked the best in dashboard with 1280*1024 so that's what I kept without thinking . I have 640*480 848*480 1024*768 1280*720 1280*768 1280*1024 1360*768 1920*1080 (monitor doesn't support this)
It looked the best in dashboard with 1280*1024 so that's what I kept without thinking . I have 640*480 848*480 1024*768 1280*720 1280*768 1280*1024 1360*768 1920*1080 (monitor doesn't support this)
10 Jan 2008 at 17:13 #12 ic1male ic1male Caporegime Joined 28 Oct 2003 Posts 32,663 Location Chestershire Choose the highest you can that matches your resolution without going over. So it will probably be 1360*768
Choose the highest you can that matches your resolution without going over. So it will probably be 1360*768