Star Trek Wallpapers

J. Allen · April 14 2010, 10:55 AM

I wasn't certain whether this belonged in Fan Art or not, since it's not really about fan art per se.

This has probably been asked repeatedly, but I have a widescreen monitor (16:9) and the only Star Trek wallpapers I have are low res (1024x768) or are standard (1600x1200) which means I have to either blow them up to huge, grainy, blurry sizes or cut the heads off of most the images trying to get a decent image for a wallpaper.

I've been looking high and low for widescreen TOS wallpapers (ships, crew, etc) with no luck. I'm sure this question has been asked, and who knows, I may have asked it, but are there sites with real, quality, widescreen Star Trek wallpapers?

KiraDax · April 14 2010, 07:30 PM

I second this, though I would prefer wallpapers featuring land(star)scapes or the non TOS series.

The lack of resolution variety in Trek wallpapers has always baffled me. This is a geek fandom. No way the majority of people still use the smaller monitor sizes. Time to catch up with the times!

J. Allen · April 14 2010, 07:47 PM

Exactly! I have a hard time believing that there isn't a Trek wallpaper site that is dedicated to widescreen monitors.

captcalhoun · April 14 2010, 09:59 PM

if you've got a widescreen monitor, resize the wallpaper to the correct width and then set your desktop's background colour to black and bob's yer uncle, you've got a letterbox style desktop. plus, you can bung your shortcuts into the black bars and leave the image clear. (unless you've got bajillions)

J. Allen · April 14 2010, 11:06 PM

^ Yeah, I've done that before, too. There are all kinds of little tricks to make it work, but at the end of the day, you're still trying to make a picture never meant for a widescreen monitor suddenly work for a widescreen monitor. It's almost like Pan and Scan, which most of us tend to abhor.

ITL · April 15 2010, 02:09 AM

If you supply some hi-res source files and a concept for a wallpaper I'll gladly make one for whatever resolution you use, J.

Sector 7 · April 15 2010, 02:58 AM

I usually find that 1900x1280 (?) will reduce without much distortion on my 16:9 screen. Being an annoyingly OCD person, I will still crop to fit whenever possible. I despise those black bars on my desktop.

J. Allen · April 15 2010, 03:00 AM

ITL wrote:

If you supply some hi-res source files and a concept for a wallpaper I'll gladly make one for whatever resolution you use, J.

I remember those fantastic wallpapers you made for Starscape BBS way back when. You made us look like we knew what we were doing. Now THAT takes talent!

Sector 7 wrote:

I usually find that 1900x1280 (?) will reduce without much distortion on my 16:9 screen. Being an annoyingly OCD person, I will still crop to fit whenever possible. I despise those black bars on my desktop.

Same. As an OCD, I notice the little things.

April 14 2010, 10:55 AM	#1
J. Allen Trekkie™ Location: A Quantum State	Star Trek Wallpapers I wasn't certain whether this belonged in Fan Art or not, since it's not really about fan art per se. This has probably been asked repeatedly, but I have a widescreen monitor (16:9) and the only Star Trek wallpapers I have are low res (1024x768) or are standard (1600x1200) which means I have to either blow them up to huge, grainy, blurry sizes or cut the heads off of most the images trying to get a decent image for a wallpaper. I've been looking high and low for widescreen TOS wallpapers (ships, crew, etc) with no luck. I'm sure this question has been asked, and who knows, I may have asked it, but are there sites with real, quality, widescreen Star Trek wallpapers? __________________ -------------------- "Laser effects, mirrored balls; John Williams must be rolling around in his grave!" - Homer Simpson

April 14 2010, 07:30 PM	#2
KiraDax Captain	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers I second this, though I would prefer wallpapers featuring land(star)scapes or the non TOS series. The lack of resolution variety in Trek wallpapers has always baffled me. This is a geek fandom. No way the majority of people still use the smaller monitor sizes. Time to catch up with the times! __________________ I can't pretend to know what your life's been like, but I do know there's nothing sadder than a missed opportunity. [Kes]

April 14 2010, 07:47 PM	#3
J. Allen Trekkie™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers Exactly! I have a hard time believing that there isn't a Trek wallpaper site that is dedicated to widescreen monitors. __________________ -------------------- "Laser effects, mirrored balls; John Williams must be rolling around in his grave!" - Homer Simpson

April 14 2010, 09:59 PM	#4
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers if you've got a widescreen monitor, resize the wallpaper to the correct width and then set your desktop's background colour to black and bob's yer uncle, you've got a letterbox style desktop. plus, you can bung your shortcuts into the black bars and leave the image clear. (unless you've got bajillions)

April 14 2010, 11:06 PM	#5
J. Allen Trekkie™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers ^ Yeah, I've done that before, too. There are all kinds of little tricks to make it work, but at the end of the day, you're still trying to make a picture never meant for a widescreen monitor suddenly work for a widescreen monitor. It's almost like Pan and Scan, which most of us tend to abhor. __________________ -------------------- "Laser effects, mirrored balls; John Williams must be rolling around in his grave!" - Homer Simpson

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April 15 2010, 02:09 AM	#6
ITL Vice Admiral Location: Palace Of The Brine	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers If you supply some hi-res source files and a concept for a wallpaper I'll gladly make one for whatever resolution you use, J. __________________ oɹ soɯǝʇɥıuƃ.

April 15 2010, 02:58 AM	#7
Sector 7 Rear Admiral Location: Obama's Achievements - http://obamaachievements.org/list	Re: Star Trek Wallpapers I usually find that 1900x1280 (?) will reduce without much distortion on my 16:9 screen. Being an annoyingly OCD person, I will still crop to fit whenever possible. I despise those black bars on my desktop. __________________ “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -FDR God gives us what we can handle, even if we don't believe it ourselves.