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Questions about LCD monitor upscaling and mouse sensitivity.
Masqued Man
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I have two (slightly related, in that they both are relevant when I play PC games,) questions.
First of all, my newest computer has a Dell LCD monitor (model E207WFP) with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050 resolution. Most PC games I play (Quake 4, Halo: CE,) do not list any equivalent aspect ratios, so I must play on another resolution, and the monitor automatically upscales the image. My question is: is there any way to disable the monitor's upscaler? I would prefer to play my games with a lower resolution set to the correct ratio, even if it means that there will be thick black bars on each side. Some listed options on the monitor's menu which may help, but are currently disabled are "Auto adjust," "Positionings," and "Image Settings." It's possible that they are disabled because I am using a digital connection. I would try using the VGA cable, but I can't seem to get the monitor to accept analog signals (I have the VGA cable plugged in, but when I select Analog Input, the screen turns black.) I am using A Dell Dimension E521 running Windows Vista, with an nVidia GeForce 7300 LE graphics card.
My second problem involves mouse sensitivity. When I play some FPS's, (most notably Halo,) I can't seem to get the mouse sensitivity to be high enough. In the program itself, sensitivity is maxed out. Also, the pointer speed is at the highest speed possible in the "Mouse Properties," in the control panel. Currently I am using a Microsoft "Basic optical mouse." My question is: short of buying a specialized gaming mouse with buttons for changing sensitivity, is there any other way to multiply the mouse's sensitivity? For the record, I am using a Dimension 2400 with Windows XP with the mouse in question (Although I doubt that's relevant.)
First of all, my newest computer has a Dell LCD monitor (model E207WFP) with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050 resolution. Most PC games I play (Quake 4, Halo: CE,) do not list any equivalent aspect ratios, so I must play on another resolution, and the monitor automatically upscales the image. My question is: is there any way to disable the monitor's upscaler? I would prefer to play my games with a lower resolution set to the correct ratio, even if it means that there will be thick black bars on each side. Some listed options on the monitor's menu which may help, but are currently disabled are "Auto adjust," "Positionings," and "Image Settings." It's possible that they are disabled because I am using a digital connection. I would try using the VGA cable, but I can't seem to get the monitor to accept analog signals (I have the VGA cable plugged in, but when I select Analog Input, the screen turns black.) I am using A Dell Dimension E521 running Windows Vista, with an nVidia GeForce 7300 LE graphics card.
My second problem involves mouse sensitivity. When I play some FPS's, (most notably Halo,) I can't seem to get the mouse sensitivity to be high enough. In the program itself, sensitivity is maxed out. Also, the pointer speed is at the highest speed possible in the "Mouse Properties," in the control panel. Currently I am using a Microsoft "Basic optical mouse." My question is: short of buying a specialized gaming mouse with buttons for changing sensitivity, is there any other way to multiply the mouse's sensitivity? For the record, I am using a Dimension 2400 with Windows XP with the mouse in question (Although I doubt that's relevant.)
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Upscaling with proper resolution can be enabled within the nvidia driver control panel (sorry, I only have the German version):
You can tweak most games to use a 16:10 resolution. I have been playing Doom 3 and Quake 4 for months (years) with the correct aspect ratio. For further ventures in this region, please consider checking this source: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
With the help of the nvidia drivers you can even create a few custom resolutions with the proper ratio, which equal 1024x768, if your graphic card isn't up to the task.
Now I wouldn't hesitate to buy a more expensive Logitech mouse, but I was worried because I didn't like any of their joysticks or crap I had bought in the past. I do with the LX3 was a lot fatter, though, as I prefered the wide shape of my long-dead, ancient Intellimouse Explorer.
I tried the solution to introduce a new aspect ratio to Halo using the method listed http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=98 It did not solve the problem, rather it caused the program to crash, saying Direct 3d wasn't working properly, and telling me to run dxdiag, a program which does not seem to exist. (I'm using Windows Vista, and Microsoft's site only tells where it's located in 2000, Me, and XP.) I couldn't even find the program from the Start>Search option.
[sarcasm] Yeah right, having a big ass logo, or 3D graphic floating/spinning around the setting dialog, makes the whole thing more "next-gen". The other, advanced option just scare the new users away which won't even change the resolution of their games from 640x480 to something else (let olone changing the desktop resolution above 800x600).[/sarcasm] :x