jar writes:
Yeah, I did mean 1280x768.
This isn't an option on my laptop. Is it an option on desktops? Or is this one of the new settings for the wider screens of new laptops? But you mentioned older monitors, so that doesn't sound right.
Primarily it's seen in the difference between things displayed on older monitor and newer ones. Works fine with newer monitors but sucks on older ones.
Any monitor where your images appear distorted is going to show all images distorted. This isn't your problem.
Some display driver/monitor combinations seem to do a better job of automatically maintaining reasonable aspect ratios with different display resolutions, but for those that don't, most monitors allow height and width of the displayed area to be adjusted. No matter what display resolution you're using, you should be able to adjust height and width to yield a satisfactory aspect ratio.
The problem is different for laptop screens and other similar type displays, but I think they limit the ratios to those that fit the display area neatly, and so it seems like aspect ratios should be a minor problem. Anyone know?
Anyway, I don't think this is your problem. Even if you figure out how to adjust your image to the exact right aspect ratio, most people will have adjusted their height and width settings to compensate already and your images will then appear distorted in the other direction.
Forget about it - not your problem.
--Percy
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