Plz help large screen users!

[ambulanceangel]

Ok, this is a request for a mod for those of us who play on large screens (I.E. LCD TVs). I play on a 37'' TV and sit on my couch about 8 feet away. There is no better way to play! However, the in-game text is very difficult to read even with it set to it's largest. Is there a mod out there, or could someone make a mod that would enlarge all in-game text so that we can actually read the text?

Thanks very much!

[Gemini_II]

Have you tried the popular ClearFont2 ?

[Nightsmear]

How do you set it up to the TV like what without the resolution going downhill?

[robthedude]

@Nightsmear

Most new HD TV's have a monitor port, and naturally have a high(ish) resolution.
Mine, for example, is 1024x768 - just fine for gaming

[ambulanceangel]

Originally Posted by Nightsmear How do you set it up to the TV like what without the resolution going downhill?

On an HDTV you really don't lose any resolution- I run a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to the TV, and I run WoW at a resolution of 1024 X 768

And as for ClearFont, no I have not tried it yet. How much larger can I expect the text to be?

Just for fun, here's a pic....

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v5...t=DSC_0084.jpg

[Seerah]

Is it just me or does that look stretched, like it's not the right resolution? Meh, probably just me. Hubby's the one with a widescreen and I don't remember if the login screen changes according to your resolution.

[MidgetMage55]

Originally Posted by Seerah Is it just me or does that look stretched, like it's not the right resolution? Meh, probably just me. Hubby's the one with a widescreen and I don't remember if the login screen changes according to your resolution.

Yeah it is a little, but thats a personal preference.

At 1042x768 resolution its a resolution ratio (regular tv) of 4:3. Wide screen runs a different ratio of 16:9 for hdtv's, you can set them to not fill the screen but you get like a side letter box effect. a more natural resolution to use the ratio would be like 1280x720 where general monitor resolutions are 1280x1024 at similar settings.

[Mazzlefizz]

Yeah, that's definitely stretched out. You may be able to correct that, though.

Wow on my 1.33 crt monitor lets me set it to certain wide-screen resolutions, even though the screen is obviously not wide screen. It makes everyone look really skinny, which is kinda nice when I play my dwarf. If you're using a stretch-to-fit type setting on your tv, that might be worth trying. The two effects should cancel each other out, so to speak.

You may also want to look for a setting in your video card driver that lets you change the pixel shape. You can use that to correct aspect ratio issues as well. I have a widescreen plasma tv that also runs at 1024x768. While I don't use it to play games, I change the pixel shape so that videos will look right on it. Otherwise, people are all stretched out and look fatty.

[BlackKnight6667]

The aspect ratio is wrong. The reason it looks stretched is that 1024x768 is a 4:3 standard resolution. Look in your Video options for something more like 1024x600, or is a true HD tv it should be able to pull 1280x800, 1600x1080 or my res of 1920x1200...