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    800x600 and 16:10

    I have a 20" Widescreen 16:10 monitor but I need to play at 800x600 (me wants performance).

    But, I have a problem...

    I played Halo 1 for PC at 800x600, but the field of view was all messed up (it appeared a little too zoomed in). I read that Microsoft made H2V a widescreen-compatible game, does this mean it will fix the FOV or just have widescreen resolutions?
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    I actually just changed the topic to something else, other post seemed stupid lol
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    If you mean that the picture becomes overly stretched...

    No, the game won't fix your FOV for you. You'll either run the game "stretched," or you'll have to run the game in a window to correct the image (arguably the best way for lower-end computers).
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    Here's a tip: NEW VIDEO CARD, that way you can run the game at resolutions your LCD was made for.
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    I have an iMac so I can't upgrade, I have a Radeon x1600 256MB.
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    Maybe because that card can't do any better then 800x600? You know, H2V plays like crap on everything but high end...
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    how can u stand even looking at the game at such low res.....it must be like shooting at blocks.
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    If you run the game at a lower resolution but in windowed mode, it won't look that bad (running Halo at 1024x768 in a window on my desktop still looks quite clear).

    Radeon X1600 only gives you 800x600? Probably a support issue (some older games may not work properly on newer cards that should be able to blow them away). Contact Hired Gun. By rights, you should be running in widescreen with everything maxed, because my Geforce 7600 GT, which is Nvidia's rival to the X1600, can run much better-looking games at high settings.
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    Re: 800x600 and 16:10

    Can't you just change the settings on your monitor to make it not stretch to the full extent? Most laptops do that for you (most of the time...), and it's not that hard to do manually, you just change the width so that it's a little bit lower.
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