Widescreen Gaming Forum

In extended desktop mode you can run each monitor in it's proper aspect ratio with it's own resolution, the options both in the desttop properties and Catalyst Control Center.
I see, thanks for the info.
I'm pretty sure you can by creating a resolution within a resolution with powerstrip ...

btw wouldnt the fact that the crt is 4:3 and the lcd is 16:10 cause problems when using them at the same time?

and if I understand this correctly, there is no way to get pillarboxing without digital-in?

I would recommend that. An LCD without a digital input isn't worth keeping.
Yea, its probably going back on monday, hope they don't give me a hard time.

Actually, if you had an LCD with digital-in, you could have the LCD on digital and the CRT on analog. Otherwise, you would need a DVI to ...

Nevermind, I just figured out that the monitor doesn't have a digital input, so that's pretty lame. I am very disappointed in it and may even return it to the store if they will give me a refund.

The other option would be (and this may not be the proper place to ask this) to use my old crt ...

I see :)
Thanks a lot, I was really confused.
So if I get a digital cable, will the option be there?
As you can see, I have an AG neovo K-A19 on RADEON 9800 PRO, are these 2 devices able to get a digital connection going between them, or is there no way I can get pillarboxing working?

1) Sapphire x1800xt
2) 6.14
3) Yes "use centered timings"



I just got a widescreen monitor and I found out many of my favourite games are not supporting WS, so I would prefer to have black bars around then having a stretched image, but I can't make it happen... I have a radeon 9800 ...