# Widescreen Gaming **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 27, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217 "2009-03-27T20:04:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/1 "2009-03-27T20:04:35Z")
Just got my new 24" monitor and the native resolution is 1920 x 1200. Unfortunately Battlefield 2 does not seem to want to start. I’ve tried all the shortcut fixes out there and none of them work. Anyone have similar experiences? Any Fixes? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/2 "2009-03-27T20:35:54Z")
Battlefield 2 doesn’t support wide-screen resolutions… As far as I’ve tried. The only way I know that you can get it wide screen is if your monitor stretches the image like a 4:3 TV show on a 16:9 screen. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/3 "2009-03-27T20:58:37Z")
you mean like shows the 4:3 resolution and leaves the rest black? I’ve seen people take screen shots of a 1920x1600 resolution. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/4 "2009-03-27T21:07:52Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > you mean like shows the 4:3 resolution and leaves the rest black? I’ve seen people take screen shots of a 1920x1600 resolution. No, I mean the monitor (or TV) changes the pixel aspect ratio just to fill the screen. So a pixel that would normally look like this: Would now look like this: [] Sure, you’ve seen shots from monitors where the game looks wide screen but it’s really just the regular 4:3 game stretched over the screen. [http://www.widescreengaming.net/wiki/Battlefield\_2](http://www.widescreengaming.net/wiki/Battlefield_2) ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/5 "2009-03-27T22:17:17Z")
Strangely I’ve managed to play BF2 on My 42" TV. I’ve uninstalled BF2 I’m gonna try a reinstall. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/6 "2009-03-28T00:58:36Z")
your changing the value in that file right? I haven’t tried that yet… In game I did notice the 2nd to last resolution they offer was better suited for my 1900x1200. Congrats on the new purchase… you’re going to be able to lug that to my house right\> ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/7 "2009-03-28T07:31:00Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > Strangely I’ve managed to play BF2 on My 42" TV. I’ve uninstalled BF2 I’m gonna try a reinstall. Because the TV stretches the image. My Sony Bravia won’t stretch it and keeps the ratio the same, while my brothers Panasonic automatically stretches the image (no need to edit the value files for the game) to fill the screen. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/8 "2009-03-28T10:20:44Z")
After reinstalling Battlefield 2, I can now get the game to load. The highest video setting BF2 can run is 1600 x 1200. Using the shortcut trick however ```auto +menu 1.15 +widescreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200 ``` It did stretch the display, with some distortion. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/9 "2009-03-29T21:32:55Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/Thorguitarist/BF2/screen036.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/Thorguitarist/BF2/screen036.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/10 "2009-03-30T14:55:12Z")
now u just have to get better at the game. lol i kid. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/11 "2009-03-30T15:36:57Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > now u just have to get better at the game. > > lol > > i kid. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/Thorguitarist/BF2/screen020.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/b/8ba3eb7552d38e4b9ac39db5778fa8e129d58f2c.jpeg) :mamoru: ahaha fun times, fun times. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/widescreen-gaming/65217/12 "2009-03-30T16:29:09Z")
PLANE WHORE!!! hehe. Rough night. 🙂