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2 years ago

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f1 23 starts error displays "invalid format"

f1 23 at startup displays "invalid format" on monitor but taskbar icon preview shows the screen correctly. Clicking the icon to get back to the game display, "invalid format" .....still shows and the...

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SteveJackson
2 years ago
@4f13a347a2f84a5c wrote:
f1 23 at startup displays "invalid format" on monitor but taskbar icon preview shows the screen correctly. Clicking the icon to get back to the game display, "invalid format" .....still shows and the the game continues to load to EA sign in screen only seen from the taskbar icon after subsequent keyboard input of ALT-ESC. VR mode works OK - able to see and play game with vr headset and also game is displayed correctly in a monitor window.
Your in-game resolution is set outside your monitor's native range. A dxdiag will show you the optimum resolution and refresh.

SteveJackson

Hero (Retired)

2 years ago

@4f13a347a2f84a5c wrote:
f1 23 at startup displays "invalid format" on monitor but taskbar icon preview shows the screen correctly. Clicking the icon to get back to the game display, "invalid format" .....still shows and the the game continues to load to EA sign in screen only seen from the taskbar icon after subsequent keyboard input of ALT-ESC. VR mode works OK - able to see and play game with vr headset and also game is displayed correctly in a monitor window.

Your in-game resolution is set outside your monitor's native range. A dxdiag will show you the optimum resolution and refresh.

4f13a347a2f84a5

2 years ago

Thank you for suggesting dxdiag. Running from Windows run command, It showed my monitor resolution as 1360 x 768. I subsequently wenta back into F! 23 settings and set the resolution to 1024 x 768 - there was no option to set it at 1360 x 768. I the started F1 23 again in 2D mode and got the same monitor display message "INVALID FORMAT".

Next, I changed monitors while the other screen still showed "INVALID FORMAT". My second monitor displaayed the game correctly and I was able to check the monitor resolution in the game settings - it was set to 1366 x 768. I was then able to change the resolution to 1360 x 768 as was the resolution my first monitor was able to display.

Without exiting the game settings, I changed back to my original display and all is well - the game displays on the original monitor in 1360 x 768 resolution.

The 1360 x 768 resolution was not accesible in the Steam game startup settings. I could only sellect that resolution in the game itself.