Widescreen res in DVI

[Bob Davis]

I assembled two computers for friends recently, both with the new Dell 2405
widescreen monitor. One uses an Nvidia FX5200, the other an FX5500, both
with DVI output--but when connected will not show any widescreen resolution
options in DVI. I want 16:9 or 16:10 options, either at approx. 1280 or
1600 on the horizontal.

I've installed the Dell monitor driver and the latest Nvidia driver, but
nothing works. I do, however, get full widescreen options in VGA mode,
which isn't an option since DVI provides a much better picture. These two
computers are used as photo-editing workstations and will not be running
games or other 3D apps. Since widescreen options aren't available in DVI,
I'm currently using 1600x1200, which stretches the screen to fit the 16:9
format. This is not acceptable for photo editing.

Does anyone know how to get these two cards to produce widescreen resolution
options in DVI mode? If not, can anyone recommend a good 2D card that will
do the trick at a reasonable price (<$150, preferably)? I tried the Nvidia
newsgroup about a month ago but found no solutions for making these cards
work.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

UltraSharp Widescreen Monitor requires a specific graphics card.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/learnmore/learnmore.aspx?c=us&cs

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I assembled two computers for friends recently, both with the new Dell 2405
| widescreen monitor. One uses an Nvidia FX5200, the other an FX5500, both
| with DVI output--but when connected will not show any widescreen resolution
| options in DVI. I want 16:9 or 16:10 options, either at approx. 1280 or
| 1600 on the horizontal.
|
| I've installed the Dell monitor driver and the latest Nvidia driver, but
| nothing works. I do, however, get full widescreen options in VGA mode,
| which isn't an option since DVI provides a much better picture. These two
| computers are used as photo-editing workstations and will not be running
| games or other 3D apps. Since widescreen options aren't available in DVI,
| I'm currently using 1600x1200, which stretches the screen to fit the 16:9
| format. This is not acceptable for photo editing.
|
| Does anyone know how to get these two cards to produce widescreen resolution
| options in DVI mode? If not, can anyone recommend a good 2D card that will
| do the trick at a reasonable price (<$150, preferably)? I tried the Nvidia
| newsgroup about a month ago but found no solutions for making these cards
| work.
|
| --

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

UltraSharp Widescreen Monitor requires a specific graphics card
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/lea...desktops&~mode=popup&~series=optix&~tab=other

 

[Paul]

I assembled two computers for friends recently, both with the new Dell 2405
widescreen monitor. One uses an Nvidia FX5200, the other an FX5500, both
with DVI output--but when connected will not show any widescreen resolution
options in DVI. I want 16:9 or 16:10 options, either at approx. 1280 or
1600 on the horizontal.

I've installed the Dell monitor driver and the latest Nvidia driver, but
nothing works. I do, however, get full widescreen options in VGA mode,
which isn't an option since DVI provides a much better picture. These two
computers are used as photo-editing workstations and will not be running
games or other 3D apps. Since widescreen options aren't available in DVI,
I'm currently using 1600x1200, which stretches the screen to fit the 16:9
format. This is not acceptable for photo editing.

Does anyone know how to get these two cards to produce widescreen resolution
options in DVI mode? If not, can anyone recommend a good 2D card that will
do the trick at a reasonable price (<$150, preferably)? I tried the Nvidia
newsgroup about a month ago but found no solutions for making these cards
work.

Start at page 144 "Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates" here:

ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/81.98/81.98_ForceWare_Display_Property_User_Guide.pdf

There are later manuals than this one, which can be found by browsing
the Nvidia FTP site.

Paul

 

[Bob Davis]

Start at page 144 "Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates" here:

ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/81.98/81.98_ForceWare_Display_Property_User_Guide.pdf

There are later manuals than this one, which can be found by browsing
the Nvidia FTP site.

Thanks, Paul. I've seen reference to the custom resolutions, and this
example shows a screen shot for a 6800. Mine are the FX5200 and FX5500 and
have no such options.

 

[Bob Davis]

UltraSharp Widescreen Monitor requires a specific graphics card
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/lea...desktops&~mode=popup&~series=optix&~tab=other

I've seen this list and assume the cards contained therein will all give
full resolution options with this monitor. I can't call Dell on this
because they have no tech support for monitors.

 

[Larry]

Thanks, Paul. I've seen reference to the custom resolutions, and this
example shows a screen shot for a 6800. Mine are the FX5200 and FX5500
and have no such options.

a look at the supported hardware lists your two cards. believe page 13. so
should work but you may have to use the tv wizard for setup

Larry

 

[Chelsea]

Have you tried Powerstrip 3 http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm which
allows a host of extra custom configurations to be applied to your video
card-including custom resolutions and refresh rates.

Chelsea