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<blockquote data-quote="CCob" data-source="post: 390105" data-attributes="member: 84421">Yea, these type monitor/tv's can be a real pain.&nbsp; Basically your TV has non square pixels but most video drivers (maybe even all, I'm not certain) assume they are square which is why you are getting 4:3 output.&nbsp; Ideally we would need the video drivers to allow you to specify the pixel aspect ratio of your monitor as well as the resolution so that it can compensate accordingly.This is what I would do, the equivalent wide screen resolution for 1024x768 is 1366x768, use powerstrip if this resolution is not available to you in windows to force this resolution.&nbsp; The desktop will most likely be a little softer because the panel will scale it, but it should all be the correct aspect ratio then.&nbsp; When playing games or watching videos (or using the mediaportal UI) I don't think you will notice much.Ideally you would want it over DVI/HDMI as most drivers over these connections allow you to do various things with aspect ratios.&nbsp; For instance CCC for ATI drivers have 3 different options for scaling when connected to DVI.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CCob, post: 390105, member: 84421"] Yea, these type monitor/tv's can be a real pain. Basically your TV has non square pixels but most video drivers (maybe even all, I'm not certain) assume they are square which is why you are getting 4:3 output. Ideally we would need the video drivers to allow you to specify the pixel aspect ratio of your monitor as well as the resolution so that it can compensate accordingly. This is what I would do, the equivalent wide screen resolution for 1024x768 is 1366x768, use powerstrip if this resolution is not available to you in windows to force this resolution. The desktop will most likely be a little softer because the panel will scale it, but it should all be the correct aspect ratio then. When playing games or watching videos (or using the mediaportal UI) I don't think you will notice much. Ideally you would want it over DVI/HDMI as most drivers over these connections allow you to do various things with aspect ratios. For instance CCC for ATI drivers have 3 different options for scaling when connected to DVI. [/QUOTE]

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