Widescreen Monitor

[Guest]

I replaced my old 17" CRT monitor (4:3 ratio??) with a 19" widescreen and
everything is stretched out. How do adjust the aspect ratio in Vista? When I
change "optimal aspect ratio" setting through my monitor to off, the ratio
looks great but it does not use the entire screen and is obviously not in
widescreen.

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

have you tried adjusting screen resolution to a widescreen resolution
(Right-click Desktop -> Personalize -> Display Settings)? For you it'll be
something like 1440*900.

Hope this helps.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Guest]

Thanks! I tried 1440 by 900 but received a message through my monitor that it
was "out of range". I went down one to 1360 by 768 and that looks much
better. Am I missing much by not having the ability to go 1440 by 900?

 

[Cal Bear '66]

For optimum viewing, you should set your LCD (?) monitor to it's "native
resolution". Check your monitor manual.

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

you're welcome. Some note a big difference between these two resolutions,
but when I worked with a 19'', I used both resolutions, and working with the
smaller was as good as with the 1440 by 900.
It's not that much, and I believe you won't be missing a lot.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Guest]

I just looked in my manual and it says "optimized for 1440 x 900 display
resolution". Why then does it tell me 1440 x 900 is out of range? Do I not
have a correct setting somewhere? I am using an ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro
graphics card.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Usually LCD (is this an LCD monitor?) have a refresh rate of 60 Hz. Is this what
you have set it to? Again check your monitor manual for the optimal refresh
rate.

 

[Guest]

It is a LCD. The only refresh rate option I have at 1440 x 900 (and 1360 x
768) is 60 Hz. Strange, I wonder why I can get that resolution...

 

[Cal Bear '66]

You could try to completely shut down the computer and the monitor,
disconnecting the power plugs, and giving it a few minutes before you plug them
in again and powering up. This might reset everything. It is strange. Good
luck. Also, have you investigated the monitor setup options? Consult your
manual.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Cal Bear '66. I will try those suggestions.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Does you Video Card support Wide Screen monitors Many do not realize that older video cards do not recognize or are not compatible for Wide Screen monitors

 

[Guest]

It is a new graphics card; 256mb DDR2, Vista and DirectX 10 support, duel
monitor support, HD video playback, HDMI with 5.1 surround audio. Widescreen
is not the problem. 1360 x 768 looks great. It will not let me use 1440 x
900. I plan on emailing both my monitor and graphics card makers.

 

[The Traveller]

It is a new graphics card; 256mb DDR2, Vista and DirectX 10 support, duel
monitor support, HD video playback, HDMI with 5.1 surround audio. Widescreen
is not the problem. 1360 x 768 looks great. It will not let me use 1440 x
900. I plan on emailing both my monitor and graphics card makers.

Please share you video card make and model numbers. Also, what is the
version of your video drivers?

______________________

The Traveller
Oceanside, California

 

[Guest]

ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro:
Driver Packaging Version 8.38-070508a-047273E-ATI
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 7.01.01.646
2D Driver File
Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 7.14.10.0503
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.6590
Catalyst® Control Center Version 2007.0508.2144.36940
Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
Device ID 94C3
Vendor 1002

Subsystem ID 3490
Subsystem Vendor ID 1092

Bus Type PCI Express
Current Bus Setting PCI Express x16

BIOS Version 010.051.000.002
BIOS Part Number 133-AB19000-100
BIOS Date 2007/06/20

Memory Size 256 MB
Memory Type DDR2

Core Clock in MHz 525 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 400 MHz

Primary Display Yes

 

[Guest]

Thanks The Traveller! You got me thinking (which is difficult for me to do!).
I updated the drivers through the "Catalyst Control Center" and am now at
1440 x 900. And it looks damn good!

 

[Jigar chheda]

my system has just 2 possible resolutions i.e 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768.
but for my 17" wide screen display 1280 × 1024 is the best resolution... how
do i get it ?

 

[Nonny]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:55:00 -0700, Jigar chheda <Jigar

my system has just 2 possible resolutions i.e 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768.
but for my 17" wide screen display 1280 × 1024 is the best resolution... how
do i get it ?

Make sure you have the latest Vista driver for your video card.

 

[Curious]

What driver release from your graphics card/chip manufacturers website do
you have installed?
What interface are you using from your system to your display?
Drivers from MS are often out of date or incompatible with users' systems