forcing 16:9 ratio in non 16:9 resolutions

[kfim]

In Call of Duty i can force 16:9 aspect ratio even with resolutions that are not 16:9 like 800x600 (4:3) and 1280x800 (16:10)
This results in no distortion on a 16:9 screen with the scaling set to full screen instead of maintain aspect ratio in the gpu driver

Is there a way of doing this in other games?

[kfim]

bump
please help if you can

[jackfuste]

In Call of Duty i can force 16:9 aspect ratio even with resolutions that are not 16:9 like 800x600 (4:3) and 1280x800 (16:10)
This results in no distortion on a 16:9 screen with the scaling set to full screen instead of maintain aspect ratio in the gpu driver

Is there a way of doing this in other games?

If the game does not support changing the aspect ratio, then it can be changed only by hacking the game.

[suiken_2mieu]

You can, this mostly just changing the FOV. HUD might be an issue though. It may distort.

[Svardskampe]

Check your video drivers. If you have an ATI card:

"My digital screens" -> tick "turn on GPU adaptation" -> Second (middle) selection "Adapt image to full screen size"*

*English terms might not be different, just translating it loosely from dutch:



I bet Nvidia has something alike in their drivers. Don't have an Nvidia so can't look it up for you.