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Reply 20 of 22, by bushwack

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retro games 100 wrote:
I'd say that's the best option, because that way you get the best of both worlds - both "old" and "new" aspect ratios inside the […]
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Mau1wurf1977 wrote:

Another choice is buying a 24" widescreen LCD with 1920 x 1200 pixels which has aspect ration control. Most of the 24" have this option that way you can also play 1600 x 1200 simply with black bars on the side...

Just another option!

I'd say that's the best option, because that way you get the best of both worlds - both "old" and "new" aspect ratios inside the same monitor. But I'm still nervous about getting a widescreen monitor, because I'm not sure which monitors support "hardware scaling". When I go to a manufactuer's website, they often omit this type of information. Eg, the Dell U2410 UltraSharp 24" Widescreen looks like a good monitor:

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfo/peripherals/mon … ell-u2410&s=dfo (Monitor on Dell's website - but I can't see any info about hardware scaling.)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/monitors/review … 24in-Monitor/p1 (A good review of this monitor)

I have the Dell U2410 Ultrasharp 24 incher and it's simply amazing. I was a LCD hater till I bought mine. Best scaling I've seen on a LCD. Scales down to 320x240, just not 320x200. Text, say at 1024x768, is pretty clear. My last 22" LCD was a horrid, blurry mess. Also does 1:1 but at 320x240 you image is gonna be pretty small on this monitor.

Been meaning to do a retrospective review for this monitor but I haven't got off my butt. Go and buy one now, it IS the best of both worlds. And a bag of chips.

Reply 21 of 22, by Malik

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote:

Yea I read that Nvidia cards are quite tolerant. I use a TNT2 and it works just fine!

I second it. I'm using a TNT2 Ultra.

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Reply 22 of 22, by retro games 100

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bushwack wrote:

I have the Dell U2410 Ultrasharp 24 incher and it's simply amazing. I was a LCD hater till I bought mine. Best scaling I've seen on a LCD. ...

This is good news! It's expensive (for me anyway), and so I'll have to give it some very serious consideration, but it's now I either get this specific monitor, or I get no new monitor. There is just one thing that bothers me though, and it's this -

http://www.trustedreviews.com/monitors/review … onitor/comments (Some of the comments)