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Resizing (or enveloping) a small resolution on a large monitor?

matteumayo

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Is this possible? I have a 1600x900 monitor and unless I wanted to completely replace some components and shift things around I can only connect my Xbox 360 using VGA.

The closest compatible resolution is 1440x900, but it really stretches the image out, making things rather blurry.

Is there any way to 'envelope' or re-size the image so it isn't stretched? I'd rather have a small crisp image than a blurry large one.

Thanks for any help! :toast:
 

Completely Bonkers

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That all depends on your monitor. It needs to have a MENU and it needs to have an option for scaling the video input. Go read the monitor manual, or use the controller to find the MENU options.
 
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