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Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
February 07 2010 13:10 GMT
#1
Hey, I've been playing Starcraft with laptop since yesterday. Now I have 22" lcd-monitor and Starcraft is looks like "zoomed in", and it is very strange for me. It makes playing more difficult. I didn't find solution with search function so I made new topic. Help me plz ^^
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Valentir
Profile Joined May 2008
Norway266 Posts
February 07 2010 13:15 GMT
#2
This thread my help you if you are on a Nvidia Card.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=93276

I'm not sure how to do it with an ATI card as I don't have one

Good luck!
frakkin hell.
Ahzz
Profile Joined May 2007
Finland780 Posts
February 07 2010 13:24 GMT
#3
after I bought a new monitor sc felt that way too. dont worry, you'll get used to it really fast. just play more games.
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
February 07 2010 13:59 GMT
#4
I have ATI card... and Ahzz are you 100% sure?
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Profile Joined December 2009
Japan926 Posts
February 07 2010 14:08 GMT
#5
On February 07 2010 22:24 Ahzz wrote:
after I bought a new monitor sc felt that way too. dont worry, you'll get used to it really fast. just play more games.


It's likely a video card issue.

Search the forums for something about this. I fixed mine by changing the setting of Starcraft in its directory to run in 640x480.
Hirmu
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Finland850 Posts
February 07 2010 14:12 GMT
#6
There should be buttons on your monitor. Press every of them untin you find Display Ratio, then you can choose native or full screen there.
I have 22" lcd-monitor too.
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
February 07 2010 14:27 GMT
#7
On February 07 2010 22:24 Ahzz wrote:
after I bought a new monitor sc felt that way too. dont worry, you'll get used to it really fast. just play more games.

This issue can be taken for granted if majority of LAN tournaments in your area would use the same setting.

I just hosted a LAN tournament last Saturday and the players asked us to adjust the monitors to a "normal resolution" since they were set to widescreen on default.
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
February 07 2010 14:52 GMT
#8
Thanks Hirmu. I found the solution from "custom scaling" and chose native screen there. Works perfect for now
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Nal_rAwr
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2611 Posts
February 07 2010 15:39 GMT
#9
if you want to zoom out, you can use resolution expander
Nony is Bonjwa
MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
February 07 2010 17:01 GMT
#10
is there any way sc is 640x480 with black stuff around the screen without chaning everything like that?

i want sc to be 640x480 without affecting anything outside sc, help plz
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
February 07 2010 17:10 GMT
#11
It didn't afftect anything outside sc for me...
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MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
February 07 2010 17:11 GMT
#12
tell me how u did it please :p schtep by schtep
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
-fj.
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Samoa462 Posts
February 07 2010 17:35 GMT
#13
Imo windowed mode is good, but thats just how I am used to playing..
wo0py
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Netherlands922 Posts
February 07 2010 18:00 GMT
#14
Yes i would like that too! Stretched isn't pretty.
We shouldnt recreate anger of the non-virtual world
Usurper
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Macedonia283 Posts
February 07 2010 18:07 GMT
#15
On February 07 2010 22:10 Welmu wrote:
Hey, I've been playing Starcraft with laptop since yesterday. Now I have 22" lcd-monitor and Starcraft is looks like "zoomed in", and it is very strange for me. It makes playing more difficult. I didn't find solution with search function so I made new topic. Help me plz ^^


I've read the last sentence as "Help me pvz ^^", which makes so much sense.
I love humanity. It is people that i can't stand.
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
February 07 2010 18:28 GMT
#16
just sit further away from the laptop. :D
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
February 07 2010 18:53 GMT
#17
the most funny thing is that i have allways played on my laptop and never thought it was zoomed in...

and today, after 250 games i realized i was playing zoomed in...

thanks for this post. Now i'm playing standard
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
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