Getting 1080p on a 1440p Monitor With Black Bars?

[kmuge16]

I am wondering, can you get the same image of a native 1080p on a 1440p monitor if you use black bars, like without stretching the resolution to fit the screen and instead making the resolution smaller just like a 24 inch 1080p screen?

I'm talking about game resolution and will use the monitor for gaming only.

 

[Glenwing]

Yes. Are you using AMD or NVIDIA?

 

[kmuge16]

Yes. Are you using AMD or NVIDIA?

I am using a GTX 1060 6gb.

 

[kmuge16]

The reason I'm asking this is because I'm thinking about buying a pg278q but I'm worried about lagging in-game due to bigger resolution, should I just buy it or get a pg248q instead?

If it's possible to just make the image smaller instead of forcing a 1080p image to fit on a 1440p monitor I will buy it.

 

[Neur0nauT]

Open Display > Adjust desktop size and position from the tree view.
Select the display you want to configure.
Set scaling mode to aspect ratio.
Set scaling to be performed on GPU.
Override the scaling mode set by games and programs.

Image Scaling Settings in NVIDIA Control Panel

Source

 

[kmuge16]

Open Display > Adjust desktop size and position from the tree view.
Select the display you want to configure.
Set scaling mode to aspect ratio.
Set scaling to be performed on GPU.
Override the scaling mode set by games and programs.

Image Scaling Settings in NVIDIA Control Panel

Source

I don't have the monitor yet, so I can't test this. Would a 1440p monitor give the same image as a 1080p if this settings are used?

 

[Neur0nauT]

I don't have the monitor yet, so I can't test this. Would a 1440p monitor give the same image as a 1080p if this settings are used?

Yes of course....You can apply a lower resolution on the 1440p monitor, and as long as you set the display to retain the aspect ratio...it will show the black bars at either side....you can also set it to stretch if you so choose, which will remove them but stretch the image.

Plus......with Nvidia's Geforce DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) you may be able to actually upscale stuff to resolutions beyond the native 1440p eg. 4K if your GPU can handle it.

 

[kmuge16]

I don't have the monitor yet, so I can't test this. Would a 1440p monitor give the same image as a 1080p if this settings are used?

Yes of course....You can apply a lower resolution on the 1440p monitor, and as long as you set the display to retain the aspect ratio...it will show the black bars at either side....you can also set it to stretch if you so choose, which will remove them but stretch the image.

Plus......with Nvidia's Geforce DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) you may be able to actually upscale stuff to resolutions beyond the native 1440p eg. 4K if your GPU can handle it.

So, if I don't stretch the image and just use it with black bars on each side will it give the same clear image like a native 1080p or will the image suffer from some abnormalities like blur or overall bad visuals?

 

[Glenwing]

I don't have the monitor yet, so I can't test this. Would a 1440p monitor give the same image as a 1080p if this settings are used?

Yes of course....You can apply a lower resolution on the 1440p monitor, and as long as you set the display to retain the aspect ratio...it will show the black bars at either side....you can also set it to stretch if you so choose, which will remove them but stretch the image.

Plus......with Nvidia's Geforce DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) you may be able to actually upscale stuff to resolutions beyond the native 1440p eg. 4K if your GPU can handle it.

So, if I don't stretch the image and just use it with black bars on each side will it give the same clear image like a native 1080p or will the image suffer from some abnormalities like blur or overall bad visuals?

The settings given above are wrong, those instructions are for blowing up the image as large as possible without changing the ratio. You want to select the "No Scaling" option, that will give you a native 1080p image surrounded by black borders. And make sure "Perform scaling on" is set to GPU, not display.

It will look the same as a native 1080p image.

 

[kmuge16]

I don't have the monitor yet, so I can't test this. Would a 1440p monitor give the same image as a 1080p if this settings are used?

Yes of course....You can apply a lower resolution on the 1440p monitor, and as long as you set the display to retain the aspect ratio...it will show the black bars at either side....you can also set it to stretch if you so choose, which will remove them but stretch the image.

Plus......with Nvidia's Geforce DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) you may be able to actually upscale stuff to resolutions beyond the native 1440p eg. 4K if your GPU can handle it.

So, if I don't stretch the image and just use it with black bars on each side will it give the same clear image like a native 1080p or will the image suffer from some abnormalities like blur or overall bad visuals?

The settings given above are wrong, those instructions are for blowing up the image as large as possible without changing the ratio. You want to select the "No Scaling" option, that will give you a native 1080p image surrounded by black borders. And make sure "Perform scaling on" is set to GPU, not display.

It will look the same as a native 1080p image.

Thank You.

 

[Neur0nauT]

You want to select the "No Scaling" option, that will give you a native 1080p image surrounded by black borders. And make sure "Perform scaling on" is set to GPU, not display.

I'm not accustomed to the Nvidia Control Panel. I was basing my instructions on the screenshots I found. I think OP got the idea though

So the settings shown in the control panel are:
Aspect Ratio - avoid stretching
Full Screen - Stretch
No Scaling - No scaling