if this was a movie analogy then i can see the point
4:3 pan and scan
4:3 letterbox/widescreen black bars
16:9 full screen or smaller black bars if another ratio
or the dreaded 4:3 tv show in 16:9 with black side bars but its better than a stretched image
i want the movie in its best version remastered widescreen directors cut with all the whistles and bells dvd extras
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a game that is usually 4:3 but has the option of moving the hud and other gubbins for movement etc can benifit
RTS sim city civ etc the interface takes up valuable screen space (if its on screen) but if it can be hotspotted to a corner then its at that corner even if the corner is 480, 600, 768 or 1024
then do you give more game space or resize sometimes having less on screen is better in a way ... the less of the game space you can see the less you can anticipate without scouts
4:3 pan and scan
4:3 letterbox/widescreen black bars
16:9 full screen or smaller black bars if another ratio
or the dreaded 4:3 tv show in 16:9 with black side bars but its better than a stretched image
i want the movie in its best version remastered widescreen directors cut with all the whistles and bells dvd extras
...
a game that is usually 4:3 but has the option of moving the hud and other gubbins for movement etc can benifit
RTS sim city civ etc the interface takes up valuable screen space (if its on screen) but if it can be hotspotted to a corner then its at that corner even if the corner is 480, 600, 768 or 1024
then do you give more game space or resize sometimes having less on screen is better in a way ... the less of the game space you can see the less you can anticipate without scouts