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Wide Screen Monitor question

Postby Harris » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:09 pm

I am considering a LCD wide screen monitor.  There is something that I don't understand.  Granted that the aspect ratio of a standard monitor is not the same as a wide screen.  
What changes occur in order to make the image show in wide screen?  What I mean is, does it lop off some of the top and bottom?  If not, where does tha image come from to fill in the sides? I am especially interested in, for instance what happens in the cockpit view.
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Re: Wide Screen Monitor question

Postby ctjoyce » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:37 am

A 2D panel will look stretched, all the rest will just give you a wider viewing angle.

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