Issues with PC widescreen; please help.

[Kimarous]

I've recently gotten a new widescreen monitor for my computer; my aunt had received this monitor with her own new computer but due to how she set things up, she couldn't fit said monitor and traded it for my more basic one.

However, I've noticed a problem with several of my computer games ever since. It seems like most games, particularly older titles like "Sid Meier's Pirates" or "Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim", want to compensate for their lack of widescreen support by making the entire display bigger, rather than stretching everything out and making everything "fat".

This wouldn't bother me so much if said games didn't end up too "high"; they keep having the top of the screen cut off and a big black bar at the bottom of the screen. Some games are almost unplayable as a result, with critical display information, such as part of the minimap in the aforementioned "Majesty" game, cannot be seen.

Does anybody know how this problem can be fixed?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

It should just need a simple resolution change and hopefully they'll shrink and just leave black bars at the side of the screen where nothing is needed.

 

[geddydisciple]

Change the resolution to a lower setting

 

[Kimarous]

The problem is that some of these games, like Majesty, don't have that option...

 

[Zer_]

I've recently gotten a new widescreen monitor for my computer; my aunt had received this monitor with her own new computer but due to how she set things up, she couldn't fit said monitor and traded it for my more basic one.

However, I've noticed a problem with several of my computer games ever since. It seems like most games, particularly older titles like "Sid Meier's Pirates" or "Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim", want to compensate for their lack of widescreen support by making the entire display bigger, rather than stretching everything out and making everything "fat".

This wouldn't bother me so much if said games didn't end up too "high"; they keep having the top of the screen cut off and a big black bar at the bottom of the screen. Some games are almost unplayable as a result, with critical display information, such as part of the minimap in the aforementioned "Majesty" game, cannot be seen.

Does anybody know how this problem can be fixed?

http://www.widescreengaming.com

 

[ethaninja]

The problem is that some of these games, like Majesty, don't have that option...

I don't think drivers would help, but you could always update. Although those are more for graphic issues then display issues.

 

[Daedalus1942]

I've recently gotten a new widescreen monitor for my computer; my aunt had received this monitor with her own new computer but due to how she set things up, she couldn't fit said monitor and traded it for my more basic one.

However, I've noticed a problem with several of my computer games ever since. It seems like most games, particularly older titles like "Sid Meier's Pirates" or "Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim", want to compensate for their lack of widescreen support by making the entire display bigger, rather than stretching everything out and making everything "fat".

This wouldn't bother me so much if said games didn't end up too "high"; they keep having the top of the screen cut off and a big black bar at the bottom of the screen. Some games are almost unplayable as a result, with critical display information, such as part of the minimap in the aforementioned "Majesty" game, cannot be seen.

Does anybody know how this problem can be fixed?

I had this issue with Thief 3, where it either wasn't supported or it was off to the side, so my suggestion is update all your video drivers. I found after doing this and installing the software it came with that it worked just fine.

 

[mad825]

I've recently gotten a new widescreen monitor for my computer; my aunt had received this monitor with her own new computer but due to how she set things up, she couldn't fit said monitor and traded it for my more basic one.

However, I've noticed a problem with several of my computer games ever since. It seems like most games, particularly older titles like "Sid Meier's Pirates" or "Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim", want to compensate for their lack of widescreen support by making the entire display bigger, rather than stretching everything out and making everything "fat".

This wouldn't bother me so much if said games didn't end up too "high"; they keep having the top of the screen cut off and a big black bar at the bottom of the screen. Some games are almost unplayable as a result, with critical display information, such as part of the minimap in the aforementioned "Majesty" game, cannot be seen.

Does anybody know how this problem can be fixed?

http://www.widescreengaming.com

you mean this?
http://www.widescreengaming.net/wiki/Main_Page

it seems more like advertising