half life 2, custom?

harsaphes · Post by **harsaphes** » 17 Nov 2004, 02:53

hi, sorry should have posted this here.
any idea how to do custom resolutions for half life 2?
Im looking for 1280/768. thankyou

kilmar · Post by **kilmar** » 17 Nov 2004, 19:34

hi, sorry should have posted this here.
any idea how to do custom resolutions for half life 2?
Im looking for 1280/768. thankyou

Change the format in Video Options from 4:3 to 16:10 and you will have 1280x768 as a choice. No customization needed.

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 18 Nov 2004, 11:06

1280x768 is 16:9 ratio ;)

PowerK · Post by **PowerK** » 18 Nov 2004, 11:29

1280x768 is 16:9 ratio ;)

1280x720 is 16:9 AR. Not 768.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 18 Nov 2004, 12:40

Actually, 1280x800 is a 16:10 ratio res. And 1280x720 is a 16:9 ratio.

1280x768 is a sort of halfbreed of the two: neither a true 16:10 or 16:9... which makes me wonder why its just about the only widescreen res available in the lower screen sizes (it's the de facto standard for 17" widescreens on desktops, when laptops can have just about any res panel...)

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 18 Nov 2004, 20:31

i think it's because of standard format, like 1024x768, for software, drivers etc... 720 and 800 didn't exist yet

endlessflood · Post by **endlessflood** » 18 Nov 2004, 23:59

Yeah, 1280x768 is cool because you can run a standard 1024x768 pictue and it will automatically fill the screen vertically, with just black bars on both sides . . .

. . . unless your 1280x768 panel is an Acer AL1751W, in which case it doesn't matter a damn what 4:3 resolution you set, you're still going to get a distorted picture.

remf · Post by **remf** » 19 Nov 2004, 00:37

Actually, 1280x800 is a 16:10 ratio res. And 1280x720 is a 16:9 ratio.

1280x768 is a sort of halfbreed of the two: neither a true 16:10 or 16:9... which makes me wonder why its just about the only widescreen res available in the lower screen sizes (it's the de facto standard for 17" widescreens on desktops, when laptops can have just about any res panel...)

1280x768 is the defacto standard for LCD TV's. only ultraportable laptops with 12" screens use this res that i know of.

most (cheap) widescreen notebooks and 17" desktop displays use 1280x800.

Xenolith · Post by **Xenolith** » 19 Nov 2004, 01:12

I have a 1280x1024 LCD monitor. Is it possible to run at 640x512?

endlessflood · Post by **endlessflood** » 19 Nov 2004, 06:35

1280x768 is the defacto standard for LCD TV's. only ultraportable laptops with 12" screens use this res that i know of.

most (cheap) widescreen notebooks and 17" desktop displays use 1280x800.

1280x768 (WXGA) is the standard now being used for most 17" widescreen LCD monitors.

remf · Post by **remf** » 19 Nov 2004, 11:50

all the 17" monitors i've seen advertised use 1280x800? :?

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 19 Nov 2004, 14:04

Now, that's the problem: both 1280x768 and 1280x800 are considered 'WXGA'...

The only ultraportable laptop I've seen with a widescreen (from Rock Direct) uses a 1280x800 panel, albeit 12.2". :) It's quite a nice laptop, actually. If only it wasn't Intel Integrated 'Extreme2' Graphics. ;)

Laptops that are WXGA are 1280x800...

Desktop screens that are WXGA are 1280x768...

The only widescreen res's that seem to remain the same are WSXGA+ (1680x1050) and WUXGA (1920x1200)...

remf · Post by **remf** » 20 Nov 2004, 16:00

i have to disagree there.

most desktop (as opposed to LCD-TV's) that i have found are 1280x800.
panasonic and sony both have ultra-notebooks using 1280x768, but as you say; most laptops use 1280x800.

these split standards really bug me!
first their is WXGA which can be either 1280x800 or 1280x768
then there is WSXGA/WSXGA+ which is either 1600x1024 or 1680x1050.

incidently, of the latter, which is the more common?

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 20 Nov 2004, 19:11

WSXGA is a lot less common than WSXGA+, as far as I can tell.

As for the confusion between 1600x1024 and 1680x1050, one is WSXGA and one is WSXGA+, so there shouldn't be much to get confused about... unless a reviewer doesn't know what he's talking about. In which case, you're in trouble. ;) 1400x1050 was considered SXGA+, not SXGA...

Am I confusing anyone else apart from me? :lol:

But yes, split standards are annoying in the extreme. Can you provide a few links to desktop screens that are 1280x800? I've not found any. :?:

remf · Post by **remf** » 21 Nov 2004, 13:36

i stand corrected. :)

SEMC · Post by **SEMC** » 24 Nov 2004, 10:08

How's this one:

My Sager 8790s uses a 17" WXGA screen at 1440x900.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 24 Nov 2004, 14:24

1440x900 is supposed to be WXGA+. Given that both 1280x768 and 1280x800 are WXGA, however, there is some confusion. The rules only seem to apply to the higher resolutions. ;)

probedb · Post by **probedb** » 29 Nov 2004, 14:36

I seem to remember from reading Home Cinema mags that 1280x768 is 15:9, it's still silly.

1366x768 is 16:9 and what some manufacturers of LCD TVs seem to be moving to :)

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