can i play bf2 normal 4:3 on 22" wide screen LCD?

[fore a lot]

Happy Holidays everyone.

i did read the sticky widescreeen thread before posting. If i buy a 22" WS LCD(something like samsung 226BW), can i play it with normal 4:3 ratio? i don't mind both sides will be cutting off a little bit.

BTW, my 2+ y/o system are: amd 3500+; 2x1GB ram; BFG 7800GT...etc.
if i play BF2 with reduced resolution to 1280x1024(my system can support without lagging) on 22" LCD, does it still look good(or better than my samsung 19" LCD)?

[Scinto]

will still work just looks big and chunky at that resolution,

[HateKILLL™]

Why would you want to do that when you can run it in widescreen. I run 1680x1050 on a 20" with lower specs then yours & get no lag after I jumped from a 15" @ 1024x768. Maybe lost about 3-5 FPS !!!!! Go for widescreen dude !!

[Canadianguy]

Widescreen Question?

I finally got this to run in full screen.Just want to know if I have this right,reason i'm asking is because i have no black bars at top,bottom and sides without using the 1.40 fixer.That people talk about.

-Using nividia scale keep aspect ratio.
-1680x1050 res
- video con file is 800x600@60hz
-settings in game are 800x600@60hz

Just wonderd why no black bars?
The Hud is suppose to be a little oval in widescreen.





Does this look like kept aspect ratio or just stretched?

Need Opinions

Thanks

[imported_ATM743]

its just stretched.

the aspect ratio is still 4:3

if you look at the hud you will notice its not a perfect circle

[Canadianguy]

eah thats what said about HUD.But is this what widescreen should look like is what i'm asking.

[Scinto]

aye thats what widescreen in BF2 looks like, as the game doesnt support widescreen this is all your going to get a stretched image, i found it slightly easier to see things.