Full Screen Area when playing games on Intel-Based iMac

Hello,
I have tried playing several games (Quake 4, Wolfenstein, ...) and whenever i choose a screen resolution over 1024 it only covers the screen partially. So the game only takes up the left hand side of the screen with a black area. What's up with this? Even at Widescreen resolutions this happens. Help. I've tried installing updates and all that jazz. Nothing.

It has nothing to do with Apple computers. It has to do with aspect ratio. We are moving away from the 4:3 of the old CRT monitors & televisions. Go buy a widescreen monitor for your PC & the "problem" will be the same.
My widescreen TV has the ability (as do most) to use the entire screen, but the cost is that it stretches & cuts off some of the image. This is not too bad when watching TV or video, but playing a game this way would be maddening!
Some newer games can be set to use a widescreen aspect ratio, and there are "hacks" available for some others. I suggest looking for a forum on the games you play most & see if people there have a definitive answer for you.
Also, look real close at the settings & play with them. The aspect ratio you are looking for is 16:10. Just take a look at this article on Wikipedia. I assure you it is not "Apple" that is creating this mess!
Steve
24" iMac 2.33GHz C2D 2gb RAM; 13" MacBook 2GHz CD 1gb RAM  Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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