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Scaling problem with a 2560x1440 display (with 320x200 resolution)

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First post, by FulValBot

Posted on 2021-11-29, 19:33

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This problem is happening with all games that include 320x200 resolution; in DOSBox i can scale that manually, but i want to "fix" that with all games that use that resolution: if i try to scale that resolution to 1600x1200 it works fine without any problems, but if a game include integer scaling option, that scale automatically 320x200 to 1920x1440 and it's wrong... i don't know if it's a driver problem, a display problem, or another unknowed problem... (there aren't new firmwares for my display)

tested also ScummVM, same problem...

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Reply 1 of 11, by Dominus

Posted on 2021-11-29, 20:19

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Define „wrong“, please!

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Reply 2 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2021-11-29, 21:05

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1920x1440 is NOT an integer resolution for 320x200 games... only 1600x1200 is integer

Reply 3 of 11, by imi

Posted on 2021-11-29, 21:48

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I mean you can still do integer scaling to 1600x1200 on a 1440p monitor, you'll just have black borders... you could also do 1920x1400 which is still reasonably close to 4:3 seeing how not all games adhere to proper pixel aspect ratio anyways this might be a good compromise.

Reply 4 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2021-11-29, 23:20

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All games that include integer scaling option, scale 320x200 to 1940x1440 and you can't change that... i can't select a different integer resolution when that option is enabled...

Reply 5 of 11, by dr_st

Posted on 2021-11-30, 04:48

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What 320x200 games include "integer scaling option"? Where exactly are you enabling this?

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Reply 6 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2021-11-30, 16:47

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Chocolate DooM include that in .cfg file and it's disabled as default, if i enable that it scale 320x200 to 1920x1440 instead of 1600x1200

Pr Boom plus include the same option and has the same problem...

same for ScummVM

Reply 7 of 11, by dr_st

Posted on 2021-11-30, 17:22

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Can't you just set 1600x1200 manually in the config file? It won't give you the desired effect?

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Reply 8 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2021-12-01, 09:10

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I can but only with some games, Chocolate DooM doesn't include resolutions options for fullscreen mode, same for ScummVM

Reply 9 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2022-02-04, 20:28

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So i have to change desktop resolution to "fix" this...

Reply 10 of 11, by videogamer555

Posted on 2022-02-13, 03:07

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FulValBot wrote on 2022-02-04, 20:28:

So i have to change desktop resolution to "fix" this...

Doesn't DosBox have a "stretch to fit" option for full screen mode that will stretch the game's screen to fit your monitor, even if this distorts the proportions of the graphics in the game you are playing?

Reply 11 of 11, by FulValBot

Posted on 2022-02-13, 11:24

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It's not a stretch problem, and those distorsions are from all text

with 320x200 games i have to use 1600x1200 resolution to fix all distorsions (but i can do this only manually)

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