Different Resolution/Aspect Ratio Between Host and Client

[damoose1]

My gaming PC (the one doing the rendering) has a 16:10, 1680x1050 display. My HTPC (one I am streaming to) has a 16:9, 1920X1080 display.

What happens to the game's resolution when I stream it? I obviously want to run it at the 1920x1080 on my HTPC, and at 1680x1050 when I play on my PC locally. Most games detect the resolution of the computer it is running on, and gives a list of supported resolutions. For instance, most games on my Gaming PC do not offer 1080p as an option, because the display does not support it.

Will Steam automagically tell the game what resolution it is running on, or am I in for a mess of squashed and stretched images?

[damoose1]

Publicado originalmente por bristol_flyguy1980:

Whats there to fix ? it makes sense you cant choose a bigger resolution when all in home streaming does is copy the host picture (in non technical terms)

If you want same resolution on host and client then make sure the monitor on both systems is set to the same resolution. It doesnt matter if client resolution is smaller than host resolution. But host should be the same and/ or bigger resolution than the client. Valve cant fix what isnt broken. Sorry not disagreeing with the OP, but you cant fix what is common sense / documented in depth already about how in home streaming works.

I already gave a fix to it. VSR and DSR is the solution.

It is also silly to say you have to have the same resolution monitor on the host just so you can stream to a TV. 16:10 resolution monitors are superior for regular desktop and gaming, as they give that additional vertical space. A nice monitor is also expensive, and is a silly solution to have to deal with just to get the right resolution. The joys of PC gaming is choice.

[Ricker]

If you're using an NVIDIA GPU and the DSR option isn't working out for you, you might try the following:

1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Under Display, select Change Resolution
3. Under 2. Choose the resolution, select Customize
4. Select Create Custom Resolution

Follow the prompts from there. For each custom resolution you've created, you should now see that resolution made available in your in-game settings.

I used this approach to enable a 3:2 aspect ratio resolution for Pillars of Eternity, supporting streaming from a what would normally be a 1920x1080 server to the client (a Microsoft Surface Book).

[Penryn]

I have a 21:9 monitor on my main PC so you can see how this would be a huge problem when streaming. I wish there was a way for steam to have a streaming mode wherein the resolution output defaulted to the screen of the client. I understand this is difficult due to individual in game settings but maybe they could implement something like OBS to only transmit a selected screen area.

[AnsiG]

i do have the same problem, only that its a 32:9 screen. Did you find a solution?

[Tommi_933]

Still no fix to this issue in 2023. I try to Stream from my PC, that has a 1080p Monitor to my 4K TV via Steam Deck and cant set the resolution to 4K via in Home Streaming within the Game beacause the monitor that is connected doesnt support it

[_I_]

you need to create the client res on the host pc in gpu control panel
then in game settings change res to match client

[Riekopo]

wish there was some way for Steam to fix this in Steam settings.

client PC surface laptop 4: 2256 x 1504 3:2 aspect ratio
host PC: 2560x1440 16:9 aspect ratio

black bars on my client