dumb widescreen video question

[biggestmuff]

I'm building a new gaming rig and I'm considering a 20" widescreen monitor. I was just wondering about the aspect ration in games. Does the video card correct this? Does the game have to support a widescreen resolution? Do all games end up being squashed and stretched where the onscreen characters look short and fat?

 

[videopho]

Most newer games come with w/s natives. Some older games can be tweaked into w/s ratio. More details can be found in w/s gaming faq's