Dual aspect ratio?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:11 pm

I've been looking for some screen that range from 5-9 inches. There are a ton of these on ebay, but I don't don't know if this whole 16:9 <> 4:3 aspect ratio thing will work.

I'm hoping to use it with systems like my Flashback, or SNES, NES, ect. So do you guys think this will work or not?

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:21 pm

They will usually work, but the image is stretched to fit the screen. Unless, of course, the system outputs widescreen.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:30 pm

Some widescreens have a 4:3 mode that doesn't stretch the image and just has black bars on the sides.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:59 am

NES games dont look half bad on my 34" 16:9 LCD Tv. Im sure it will be find for a portable.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:41 am

the main issue wil be the gamwes you have played many times before, they will just look differnt if they stretch the image, on the other hand, games you never played will look new regardless and the difference is negligible

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:13 pm

I've gotten used to the stretching over the years, it just doesn't bother me anymore. Well, with exception of letterboxed video being stretched horizontally, instead of zoomed and scaled to fit.