fixed aspect ratio scaling for ATI cards

[wpeng]

I can't find the option in the ATI control panel that allows you to scale up 4:3 resolutions on a 16:10 screen so that there are black bars on the side. I can only find the 1:1 aspect ratio choice. Does it exist in the control panel, or do I have to use that CCC thing?

 

[Matthias99]

When I was trying this on the 2405FPW, that option didn't seem to be there (I could leave the res at 1:1, or scale it to fill the whole screen, but not scale it up without distortion). Since I couldn't tell a difference between using the scaling in the card or the scaling in the 2405FPW, it wasn't that big a deal, but it seems like an odd oversight in the drivers.

 

[Auric]

The option(s) are under the FPD button on the Displays tab. The laptop options are generally more substantial while those for seperate desktop displays are a very basic single toggle toggle to driver scale or not -after that it's up to the panel's hardware options.