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N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

Jeff Leonar

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Jeff Leonar » Mon, 14 Jan 2002 02:19:07

Has anyone had any success running n4 in 16:9 mode? I have tried to force a
16:9 resolution, but it defaults to 4:3. It would be cool to get the extra
peripheral vision, but alas, I cannot.

Any suggestions or hacks?

Thanks!

Jeff

Jeff Leonar

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Jeff Leonar » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:02:11

By the way..I am talking about nascar 4 for the pc. After no one answered, I
thought that "this looks like an x-box question." I have a 16:9 monitor.
Quake3 has widescreen support and N4 would be perfect for 16:9.
Again...anyone tried it? I try to force a 16:9 rez in the ini file but it
resets to a 4:3 mode. Anyone? Bueller?

Jeff


Grant Reev

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Grant Reev » Wed, 16 Jan 2002 03:39:55

sorry, N4 is hard coded for 4:3.
Out of curiousity, what size/type is your 16:9 monitor?

> By the way..I am talking about nascar 4 for the pc. After no one answered, I
> thought that "this looks like an x-box question." I have a 16:9 monitor.
> Quake3 has widescreen support and N4 would be perfect for 16:9.
> Again...anyone tried it? I try to force a 16:9 rez in the ini file but it
> resets to a 4:3 mode. Anyone? Bueller?

> Jeff



> > Has anyone had any success running n4 in 16:9 mode? I have tried to force
> a
> > 16:9 resolution, but it defaults to 4:3. It would be cool to get the extra
> > peripheral vision, but alas, I cannot.

> > Any suggestions or hacks?

> > Thanks!

> > Jeff

Jeff Leonar

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Jeff Leonar » Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:26:32


Thanks Grant.

My 19" monitor is 4:3.

My 16:9 monitor is my Mitsubishi 55" HDTV. It has VGA input via a VGA-BNC
breakout cable.

Fun for *** in small doses...gotta watch out for burn-in :)

Jeff

David Myshral

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by David Myshral » Fri, 18 Jan 2002 06:20:12

I have the same TV.  Can't you only play that in 640x480.

-David




> > sorry, N4 is hard coded for 4:3.
> > Out of curiousity, what size/type is your 16:9 monitor?

> Thanks Grant.

> My 19" monitor is 4:3.

> My 16:9 monitor is my Mitsubishi 55" HDTV. It has VGA input via a VGA-BNC
> breakout cable.

> Fun for *** in small doses...gotta watch out for burn-in :)

> Jeff

Jeff Leonar

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Jeff Leonar » Sat, 19 Jan 2002 07:30:31



> > My 19" monitor is 4:3.

> > My 16:9 monitor is my Mitsubishi 55" HDTV. It has VGA input via a
VGA-BNC
> > breakout cable.

> > Fun for *** in small doses...gotta watch out for burn-in :)

> > Jeff




Hi David.

That is correct.

My GF2 does support 16 X 9 resolutions, but the TV won't take a 16X9 rez at
720p. Or, it might, but I don't want to overdrive it. Too chicken to find
out. I was hoping to get a 1920 X 1080 setting to work, but again, 1080p
might overdrive the set.  I usually just***around at the 480p 16X9 res.
(848? something like that...I'm at work now). Besides, I get grief if I tie
up the CPU and the TV.

Off-topic question: What HD-tuner do you have? I've got a DTC-100. Gotta
love HD. Pissed about Superbowl in 480p widescreen. CBS 1080 football is
just jawdropping.

Thanks for your reply!

Jeff

David Myshral

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by David Myshral » Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:00:47

My Reply:

Im pretty sure that you need component video cables to get 480p or 1080i
resolutions.

I wish I had a HD tuner, there just too expensive at this time.  The good
thing is that I have a DVD player that supports progressive scan 480p.

-David

Jeff Leonar

N4 in 16:9/Widescreen?

by Jeff Leonar » Wed, 23 Jan 2002 01:31:20


 David,

The VGA-BNC breakout cable will feed whatever resolution your CPU card will
put out...it's just that the mits only accepts 480i, 480p, 540p and 1080i.

OT: you can find a DTC 100 for $350-400. If your local stations are doing
HD...you owe it to yourself to get one.


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