Trouble wiht World of Warcraft widescreen

ShadowKntSDS · Post by **ShadowKntSDS** » 22 Jan 2005, 12:17

I cant seem to get widescreen video modes functioning properly on World of Warcraft. I've run plenty of game is widescreen before, with and without native support.

My PC is connected to a Sony HS10 via DVI cable. I am using powerstrip to set the resolution to 1368x768. All other "native support" widescreen games recognize this.

WoW gives me the following options:
800x600
1024x768
1280x720 (wide)
1360x768 (wide)
1366x768 (wide)

None of the wide resolutions work properly. They all chop major portions of the screen.

There may be a 1366x768 PS setting for the HS10 that works. I've ried many w/o sucess. ATi's drivers require setting the resoltion in multiples of 8 anyway.
Any ideas?

ntstambo2 · Post by **ntstambo2** » 11 Feb 2005, 15:29

I'm also interested in this. What I have to done to get the best out of this game is select it to be played in a window and stretch out the window, but the text is still pretty small and hard to read on a projection tv. We still need a better fix though.

Van · Post by **Van** » 12 Feb 2005, 21:58

I play WoW fine in widescreen mode. Why not use the 1680X1050 res? It is a supported option.

ntstambo2 · Post by **ntstambo2** » 14 Feb 2005, 15:34

I've tried all of the resolutions and the only way to get everything on the screen to fit is to play in a window and expand it out. Even still, all of the text is too tiny to read. You can increase the font size of the chat text but that's it.

golem · Post by **golem** » 15 Feb 2005, 05:13

here are my wtfconfig.wtf settings for video stuff

SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET gxResolution "1680x1050"
SET gxRefresh "60"
SET hwDetect "0"
SET fullAlpha "1"
SET lodDist "100.000000"

hope that helps..

jlhopwo · Post by **jlhopwo** » 15 Feb 2005, 17:43

The problem might be that you don't have the correct .inf file for your monitor. I recently purchased a new 2005FPW. As soon as I installed it (analogue right now to my 9800 Pro), WoW came right up with the native 1600x1050 res choice.

Post by **skipclarke** » 16 Feb 2005, 15:55

Is the Sony HS10 built as a computer monitor, or as an HDTV?

tofagerl · Post by **tofagerl** » 27 Feb 2005, 16:40

I have the same problem.
I have a 2005FPW, the correct INI and everything.
However, I can't get the resolution over 1280x720.
This is fine, except the text gets fuzzy.
Any help appreciated.

Van · Post by **Van** » 27 Feb 2005, 19:58

I have the same problem.
I have a 2005FPW, the correct INI and everything.
However, I can't get the resolution over 1280x720.
This is fine, except the text gets fuzzy.
Any help appreciated.

What video card do you have? Are you sure you have the drivers for the 2005FPW installed correctly?

I have a 2005FPW and play WoW as well. 1680x1050 is right there in the resolution option list for me. There is no modifying of the .ini file needed to play WoW in widescreen.

tofagerl · Post by **tofagerl** » 27 Feb 2005, 20:01

I have an x800 XT PE.
Installing Omega drivers now to check if it works.
And I don't really know of any other way to install the screen than with the included cd.

Van · Post by **Van** » 27 Feb 2005, 20:04

I assume your running XP. No idea what your issue could be then. I have a near identical set up as you and it was just an option available to me. I installed my monitor and a few days later installed WoW. Unless WoW auto-detects your hardware and includes the setting if your capable of using it.

mburcke · Post by **mburcke** » 04 Mar 2005, 19:10

Hey, great forum! First time here.

I was wondering if anyone is running WOW at 1920x1200. I'm looking at one of those shiny, new Dell 24" LCD 2405 monitors.

BrainDamaged · Post by **BrainDamaged** » 09 Mar 2005, 04:37

Hey, great forum! First time here.

I was wondering if anyone is running WOW at 1920x1200. I'm looking at one of those shiny, new Dell 24" LCD 2405 monitors.

Just got a 2405 today.. running WOW at 1920x1200.. looks awesome.. I did have to turn down antialiasing since I am running a ati 9700 pro but it still looks awesome!

I am having a problem converting the 1920x1200 tga screenshots to JPGS but it might be the shareware I am using.

KayDawg · Post by **KayDawg** » 09 Mar 2005, 06:12

[quote] I am having a problem converting the 1920x1200 tga screenshots to JPGS but it might be the shareware I am using.

my friend uses this program, he swears by it
i've never tried it though
http://files.filefront.com/tgaconverter/;3764277;;/fileinfo.html

it's just a simple converter which takes seconds to convert tga to jpg

BrainDamaged · Post by **BrainDamaged** » 12 Mar 2005, 15:31

i've never tried it though
http://files.filefront.com/tgaconverter/;3764277;;/fileinfo.html

it's just a simple converter which takes seconds to convert tga to jpg

Thanks. that seemed to do the trick. Now the 1920x1200 convert with no problems! Thanks again.

tofagerl · Post by **tofagerl** » 05 May 2005, 06:12

Just wanted to let everyone know that I finally got my problem sorted...
It seems that the problem was that I was using dual screen, and the Dell was on the VGA-port. I switched it to the DVI-port (where the Mac used to be), and 1680x1050 popped up right away...

Shinshoku · Post by **Shinshoku** » 05 May 2005, 21:35

Hi guys, im new member here...
I just recieved my DELL 2405FPW, and now had a problem with this game, world of warcraft.

my systems:
AMD64 3500+
Gigabyte K8NS-ULTRA
2gb Corsair 3200LL Ram
Asus V9999GT 6800GT 128mb

I'm using DUAL-VIEW setup, pairing with my old 15" LCD.
I run most of my games (Half Life 2 and GTA Vice city) smoothly in 1920x1200 Resolution, and I'm using DVI connection.

But I can't manage to run WOW in 1920x1200 at all, stuck in 1024x768 (my 15" max resolution), I try changing config.wtf but still the same, all restarted to 800x600 at the first boot. I also try to turn off the 2nd display, but still the same...

Plz anyone can help me?

eddiejclayton · Post by **eddiejclayton** » 04 Jun 2005, 23:47

I'm having a similar issue, I'm only able to select 800x600 or 1024x768. I'm using dual 17" monitors on a 6800GT in Horizontal Span mode. I can game in almost all of my other games at 2560x1024 but I can't get WoW to run like this, any thoughts?

Post by **skipclarke** » 05 Jun 2005, 04:42

Have you tried rebooting without the 2nd display attached? It may be that WoW is seeing the 2nd display and will only provide a res both monitors can handle

joe · Post by **joe** » 18 Mar 2006, 05:55

I think the problem is that WoW seems to only pick up the primary display...so in the display properties applet if your widescreen monitor is monitor 2, WoW won't pick it up. To fix this, I unisinstalled the non-widescreen monitor, rebooted, installed the monitor, and then all was well

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