wide2tele wrote on 2023-02-25, 01:00:....
It states that the scaling options (#2) are only available on Windows Vista and later.
The area I highlighted as #1 shows a […]
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It states that the scaling options (#2) are only available on Windows Vista and later.
The area I highlighted as #1 shows a flat panel scaling feature and it does have a no scaling option but I'm not sure exactly what this means?
From my understanding, #2 won't be available using Win XP and I don't think #1 will give the same result as #2.
It appears myself and Shponglefan have the same problem. We need games capable of running at the native monitor resolution or the game won't be sharp and/or the correct aspect ratio.
If my understanding is wrong please let me know. I don't wish to trial 355.98 unless necessary as my current driver works really well with all my games I have installed on my Win XP system.
I do not understand exactly what you want to achieve so instead I show you what is possible with the available options in (older) Nvidia XP drivers.
Important! Under XP do not use HDMI since:
1. You will not get scaling options.
2. You cannot set the dynamic range to Full RGB so you will always get limited RGB. This results in incorrect black levels in case of PC monitors.
Anyway, these are the scaling options available in Nvidia XP drivers.
Important! In order to get these options you have to switch to a PC or non-native based resolution. After you selected the desired option it also applies to native based resolutions or non-PC resolutions.
(The below examples show what is possible with DVI)
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1. Use Nvidia scaling:
In this case the display always stays in its native resolution but no aspect ratio correction is applied by the GPU so you will always get a full screen image. This case is trivial so I do not attach a screenshot.
2. Use Nvidia scaling with fixed aspect ratio:
In this case the display always stays in its native resolution but the GPU also applies aspect ratio correction:
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3. Use my displays built-in scaling:
In this case the display is switched for the given resolution and no aspect ratio adjustment is applied by the GPU. Your display has to correct aspect ratio either automatically or manually.
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4. Do not scale:
In this case the display always stays in its native resolution but the GPU not only corrects aspect ratio but draws a centered pixel perfect screen inside the native resolution (so in case of smaller resolutions you can get a tiny image)
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