rec.autos.simulators

GPL no-letterbox mod?

magnulu

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by magnulu » Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:40:58


  They aren't similar at all.  I have no problem with widescreen movies.  I
have a problem with letterbox games.  I want my screen real estate used more
effectively than that.

Dave Henri

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by Dave Henri » Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:09:16


online.com:

   The first time we saw LOTR:TFOTR, we were just about the last people in
the theatre...I had to go back a week later to re-view the movie...we sat
so close to the front and side that any time there was fast action, we'd
go....
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

:)  the funny thing about widescreen movies...is us SMART Americans think
we are MISSING part of the picture(due to the black borders)...rather than
actually SEEING the whole thing..

  Same thing with GPL, there isn't much more picture under those bars is
there?

dave henrie

Stephen F

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by Stephen F » Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:02:09


There is nothing worse than buying a cheap "pan and scan" version of a DVD,
rather than the full widescreen version.  I made this mistake a few times on
Amazon and it is really irritating to try to watch.

Stephen

Herwig Hensele

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by Herwig Hensele » Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:25:06

Hi,



>   Anybody ever make one of these?  I might want to get back into playing GPL
> offline (and perhaps online), but I can't stand the letterbox effect,
> especially as my new monitor doesn't have a zoom mode.

Install Pribluda and you are happy that these borders exist 8^)

Herwig

simps

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by simps » Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:25:38

While changing the view angle gives a wider side range of view, it
also shows more sky and driver's legs which isn't really important.
That's all that is hidden by those bars in GPL in that format.

>   You can change the viewing angle in most other gamse without adding black
> bars.

Jan Verschuere

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by Jan Verschuere » Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:16:38

Yes, but the problem is I can neither buy one, nor subscribe because I don't
live in the UK. They won't let me. I tried, honest. ;-)

Jan.
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Jan Verschuere

GPL no-letterbox mod?

by Jan Verschuere » Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:16:38

I agree, we're backward in that respect. We don't even have digital cable
yet!!

The point is, their 4:3 SBK broadcast is not even fullscreen on a 4:3
TV!! -You have to agree that pretty much defeats any purpose.

Jan.
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