haydenaurion: I'm looking at getting a new 16:9 1080p HD monitor for my new PC build, but I have a bit of a special requirement. See, there are certain GOG games that don't have widescreen HD mods and on my current PC with a 16:10 monitor it stretches the image of 4:3 or other lower ratio games distorting it and there's no way to solve this issue without getting a new graphics card and monitor. What i'm looking for is a 16:9 1080p HD monitor about 24-27 inches in size that will allow me to keep the original ratio of older games without stretching the image to widescreen. I seem to recall seeing a thread saying that you have to have card with a force ratio option and use a DVI cable or something.
The card in question i'm going to need this type of monitor for is a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB, but I have some further questions.

Will I have a problem with a 16:9 1080p monitor not being able to play older windows based games that don't have HD widescreen fixes because of the monitor not supporting older lower resolutions?
Should I go for a 24 or 27 inch monitor? The reason I ask is because I know widescreen fixes for games like Baldur's Gate give a "zoomed out" image of the playing field the higher the resolution you use to the point everything is too small to see, though I don't plan on playing those types of game at anything higher than a 720p res, but I don't want something so big that it makes my eyes burn looking at it from a close distance.
I was going to get this monitor for its aspect control function that allows me to do what I described above, but it seems to have some questionable quality issues, what monitor would you guys recommend?

MonstaMunch: Monitors are pure personal choice. I had the issue you were describing with regards to the aspect ratios of some older games being off, and the solution (that someone here guided me to) was in the settings of my nVidia control panel. No one will be able to tell you whether you need a 24 or 27 in monitor, you'll have to decide that kind of stuff by yourself.

haydenaurion: Does that setting require a DVI connection or will it work with HDMI as well?

haydenaurion: I'm looking at getting a new 16:9 1080p HD monitor for my new PC build, but I have a bit of a special requirement. See, there are certain GOG games that don't have widescreen HD mods and on my current PC with a 16:10 monitor it stretches the image of 4:3 or other lower ratio games distorting it and there's no way to solve this issue without getting a new graphics card and monitor. What i'm looking for is a 16:9 1080p HD monitor about 24-27 inches in size that will allow me to keep the original ratio of older games without stretching the image to widescreen. I seem to recall seeing a thread saying that you have to have card with a force ratio option and use a DVI cable or something.
The card in question i'm going to need this type of monitor for is a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB, but I have some further questions.

Will I have a problem with a 16:9 1080p monitor not being able to play older windows based games that don't have HD widescreen fixes because of the monitor not supporting older lower resolutions?
Should I go for a 24 or 27 inch monitor? The reason I ask is because I know widescreen fixes for games like Baldur's Gate give a "zoomed out" image of the playing field the higher the resolution you use to the point everything is too small to see, though I don't plan on playing those types of game at anything higher than a 720p res, but I don't want something so big that it makes my eyes burn looking at it from a close distance.
I was going to get this monitor for its aspect control function that allows me to do what I described above, but it seems to have some questionable quality issues, what monitor would you guys recommend?

orcishgamer: Just get an IPS panel, this is the key. Any 1080p is by definition a 16:9, so you're good there.

Coelocanth: I'll second this. They're pricier, but much better than the regular TN panels. I have two monitors on my desktop (you can see a picture of my setup in the attachment in This Post. The one on the right is a TN panel (22 inch) and the one on the left is an H-IPS panel (24 inch). The left one has better color reproduction and much better viewing angles.

orcishgamer: Just get an IPS panel, this is the key. Any 1080p is by definition a 16:9, so you're good there.

haydenaurion: Hmmm, going by the scale I think a 24 inch will suit me fine.

haydenaurion: Awesome Vault Boy bobblehead by the way. :)

haydenaurion: Hmmm, going by the scale I think a 24 inch will suit me fine. Awesome Vault Boy bobblehead by the way. :)haydenaurion: And what about the issue with older games, will I have trouble playing old Windows based games with much lower resolutions on a 1080p widescreen monitor? (Fallout and Baldur's Gate for example)

orcishgamer: It really depends on the game, if the widescreen mods work, then probably not, otherwise I'd try and play them with black bars on the sides.

haydenaurion: Let me rephrase, what I meant to ask was if a game with very low resolution would even display at all on a 1080p HD monitor, stretched or not.
Also, in order to keep say a 4:3 image game from stretching on a widescreen monitor do I need to use a specific type of connection like DVI or a specific type of monitor or do I just need to have to option in the graphic card's settings for keeping the aspect ratio? (or whatever that setting is called)

orcishgamer: I call it "play it in windowed mode", or at least that's always been easiest for me. Just use your normal monitor connection, probably DVI or HDMI.

Rohan15: AOC is my new favorite brand.

orcishgamer: Just get an IPS panel, this is the key. Any 1080p is by definition a 16:9, so you're good there.