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[TMHKR]

I have an Acer Aspire 5349 laptop, using Intel HD Graphics 2000. Screen resolution is 1366x768.

However, when I try to play a 4:3 aspect ratio game (such as Diablo 2 with its 800x600 resolution), there's something wrong with the aspect ratio. Althogh the aspect ratio is maintained (black bars on the sides), the screen looks more like 5:4, rather than 4:3 aspect ratio (it's somewhat distorted horizontally).

It also happens with every 4:3 resolution I try (for example 640x480). Strangely, when I try using centered aspect ratio (1:1 pixel mapping), the game looks fine. But I don't like it, as it's rather small then. Long story short, 4:3 resolutions look too ''squarish'' on the 16:9 display, and they are squashed horizontally to a small degree.

Try it. If you have only Intel HD Graphics (without any dedicated GPU) run any 4:3 fullscreen game on your 1366x768 laptop, while maintaining aspect ratio (black bars on the sides). Doesn't look quite right, eh?

[TMHKR · Accepted solution]

UPDATE:

Problem solved by installing the latest generic Intel HD Graphics 2000 drivers.

The latest supported version for Intel HD Graphics 2000 is 9.17.10.3347.

Acer support crew, please provide the updated driver on your driver download sites.

Thanks in advance.