Desktop (Background) picture is pixelated

[Andy I.]

Hi,

I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is set to
1280 X 1024 pixels.
I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background). It fills
the screen but is pixelated.
What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?

The display in other respects is OK.

Thank you.
Andy I.

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

Hi,

I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is set to
1280 X 1024 pixels.
I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background). It
fills
the screen but is pixelated.
What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?

The display in other respects is OK.

Thank you.
Andy I.

I would set the picture to center rather than stretch to fill.
Or find a higher resolution version of the picture.
Mike.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
It fills the screen but is pixelated.
What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?

The display in other respects is OK.

There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your question.

You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that picture to
anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some pixelation. The picture
is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it to fit something larger only
makes it make some pixels larger to compensate with normal stretching. So
the maximum screen resolution (which does not exist) you could put your
system in and get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at
its native size) is 615x415.

That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any longer.)
You should likely center or tile the picture instead of stretching it. Or
get a better version (higher resolution version) of the picture in
question - if possible.

As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely 1280x1024.
Keep it set to that.

 

[Andy I.]

Thanks Mike for your advice.

Andy I.


: : > Hi,
: >
: > I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is set
to
: > 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: > I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background). It
: > fills
: > the screen but is pixelated.
: > What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >
: > The display in other respects is OK.
: >
: > Thank you.
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
: I would set the picture to center rather than stretch to fill.
: Or find a higher resolution version of the picture.
: Mike.
:
:

 

[Andy I.]

: Andy I. wrote:
: > I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
: > set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: > I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
: > It fills the screen but is pixelated.
: > What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >
: > The display in other respects is OK.
:
: There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
question.
:
: You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that picture to
: anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some pixelation. The picture
: is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it to fit something larger only
: makes it make some pixels larger to compensate with normal stretching. So
: the maximum screen resolution (which does not exist) you could put your
: system in and get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at
: its native size) is 615x415.
:
: That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
longer.)
: You should likely center or tile the picture instead of stretching it. Or
: get a better version (higher resolution version) of the picture in
: question - if possible.
:
: As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely 1280x1024.
: Keep it set to that.
:
: --
: Shenan Stanley
: MS-MVP
: --
: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
:
:
Thanks Shenan.

I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture* resolution to
avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the *screen* resolution to
which my screen is already set.

The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for desktop
backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?

Andy I.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
It fills the screen but is pixelated.
What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?

The display in other respects is OK.

There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
question.
You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that
picture to anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some
pixelation. The picture is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it
to fit something larger only makes it make some pixels larger to
compensate with normal stretching. So the maximum screen
resolution (which does not exist) you could put your system in and
get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at its
native size) is 615x415.
That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
longer.) You should likely center or tile the picture instead of
stretching it. Or get a better version (higher resolution version)
of the picture in question - if possible.

As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely
1280x1024. Keep it set to that.

Thanks Shenan.

I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture*
resolution to avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the
*screen* resolution to which my screen is already set.

The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for
desktop backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?

Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a native
resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or higher
(also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions that will
help determine the native resolution.)

In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you simply
*do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415 pixels -
changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.

 

[Andy I.]

: Andy I. wrote:
: > I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
: > set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: > I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
: > It fills the screen but is pixelated.
: > What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >
: > The display in other respects is OK.
:
: Shenan wrote:
: > There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
: > question.
: > You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that
: > picture to anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some
: > pixelation. The picture is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it
: > to fit something larger only makes it make some pixels larger to
: > compensate with normal stretching. So the maximum screen
: > resolution (which does not exist) you could put your system in and
: > get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at its
: > native size) is 615x415.
: > That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
: > longer.) You should likely center or tile the picture instead of
: > stretching it. Or get a better version (higher resolution version)
: > of the picture in question - if possible.
: >
: > As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely
: > 1280x1024. Keep it set to that.
:
: Andy I. wrote:
: > Thanks Shenan.
: >
: > I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture*
: > resolution to avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the
: > *screen* resolution to which my screen is already set.
: >
: > The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for
: > desktop backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?
:
:
: Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a native
: resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or higher
: (also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions that
will
: help determine the native resolution.)
:
: In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you
simply
: *do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415
pixels -
: changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.
:
: --
: Shenan Stanley
: MS-MVP
: --
: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
:
:
We're always learning something.
Thank you, Shenan.

Andy I.

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a native
resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or higher
(also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions that will
help determine the native resolution.)

In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you simply
*do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415 pixels -
changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.

This is good advice, but it might be helpful to also point out that the
"stretch" function will *squeeze* an image that's *larger* than the
screen resolution. It doesn't just "stretch" smaller images, in other
words. What it does is make the image fit the screen, whether that
requires making the image larger or smaller. When an a larger image is
"squeezed," distortion will also result.

 

[Andy I.]

: Shenan Stanley wrote:
: > Andy I. wrote:
: >> I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
: >> set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: >> I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
: >> It fills the screen but is pixelated.
: >> What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >>
: >> The display in other respects is OK.
: >
: > Shenan wrote:
: >> There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
: >> question.
: >> You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that
: >> picture to anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some
: >> pixelation. The picture is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it
: >> to fit something larger only makes it make some pixels larger to
: >> compensate with normal stretching. So the maximum screen
: >> resolution (which does not exist) you could put your system in and
: >> get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at its
: >> native size) is 615x415.
: >> That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
: >> longer.) You should likely center or tile the picture instead of
: >> stretching it. Or get a better version (higher resolution version)
: >> of the picture in question - if possible.
: >>
: >> As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely
: >> 1280x1024. Keep it set to that.
: >
: > Andy I. wrote:
: >> Thanks Shenan.
: >>
: >> I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture*
: >> resolution to avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the
: >> *screen* resolution to which my screen is already set.
: >>
: >> The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for
: >> desktop backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?
: >
: >
: > Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a
native
: > resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or
higher
: > (also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions that
will
: > help determine the native resolution.)
: >
: > In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you
simply
: > *do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415
pixels -
: > changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.
: >
:
: This is good advice, but it might be helpful to also point out that the
: "stretch" function will *squeeze* an image that's *larger* than the
: screen resolution. It doesn't just "stretch" smaller images, in other
: words. What it does is make the image fit the screen, whether that
: requires making the image larger or smaller. When an a larger image is
: "squeezed," distortion will also result.

Thanks for the additional info Raymond. It's too bad we can't choose to
maintain the aspect ratio of the picture.
Andy I.

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

: Shenan Stanley wrote:
: > Andy I. wrote:
: >> I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
: >> set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: >> I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
: >> It fills the screen but is pixelated.
: >> What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >>
: >> The display in other respects is OK.
: >
: > Shenan wrote:
: >> There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
: >> question.
: >> You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that
: >> picture to anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some
: >> pixelation. The picture is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it
: >> to fit something larger only makes it make some pixels larger to
: >> compensate with normal stretching. So the maximum screen
: >> resolution (which does not exist) you could put your system in and
: >> get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at its
: >> native size) is 615x415.
: >> That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
: >> longer.) You should likely center or tile the picture instead of
: >> stretching it. Or get a better version (higher resolution version)
: >> of the picture in question - if possible.
: >>
: >> As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely
: >> 1280x1024. Keep it set to that.
: >
: > Andy I. wrote:
: >> Thanks Shenan.
: >>
: >> I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture*
: >> resolution to avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the
: >> *screen* resolution to which my screen is already set.
: >>
: >> The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for
: >> desktop backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?
: >
: >
: > Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a
native
: > resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or
higher
: > (also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions that
will
: > help determine the native resolution.)
: >
: > In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you
simply
: > *do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415
pixels -
: > changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.
: >
:
: This is good advice, but it might be helpful to also point out that the
: "stretch" function will *squeeze* an image that's *larger* than the
: screen resolution. It doesn't just "stretch" smaller images, in other
: words. What it does is make the image fit the screen, whether that
: requires making the image larger or smaller. When an a larger image is
: "squeezed," distortion will also result.

Thanks for the additional info Raymond. It's too bad we can't choose to
maintain the aspect ratio of the picture.
Andy I.

You can, just by specifying "Center," rather than "Stretch." But if
you're saying it's too bad we can't defy the laws of physics...

 

[Andy I.]

: Andy I. wrote:
: > : > : Shenan Stanley wrote:
: > : > Andy I. wrote:
: > : >> I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is
: > : >> set to 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: > : >> I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background).
: > : >> It fills the screen but is pixelated.
: > : >> What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: > : >>
: > : >> The display in other respects is OK.
: > : >
: > : > Shenan wrote:
: > : >> There is NOTHING WRONG with your display. The answer was in your
: > : >> question.
: > : >> You have a picture hat is 615x415 pixels. If you STRETCH that
: > : >> picture to anything larger than 615x415 - there will be some
: > : >> pixelation. The picture is and will remain 615x415. Stretching it
: > : >> to fit something larger only makes it make some pixels larger to
: > : >> compensate with normal stretching. So the maximum screen
: > : >> resolution (which does not exist) you could put your system in and
: > : >> get NO pixelation (beyond any that exists on the picture at its
: > : >> native size) is 615x415.
: > : >> That is not realistic (even running at 640x480 is not realistic any
: > : >> longer.) You should likely center or tile the picture instead of
: > : >> stretching it. Or get a better version (higher resolution version)
: > : >> of the picture in question - if possible.
: > : >>
: > : >> As your monitor is a 19" LCD - its native tresolution is likely
: > : >> 1280x1024. Keep it set to that.
: > : >
: > : > Andy I. wrote:
: > : >> Thanks Shenan.
: > : >>
: > : >> I guess the answer to my question is: the minimum *picture*
: > : >> resolution to avoid this is 1280 X 1024 pixels, since that is the
: > : >> *screen* resolution to which my screen is already set.
: > : >>
: > : >> The picture in question was one of a set deemed "suitable for
: > : >> desktop backgrounds"................. Perhaps for 15" screens?
: > : >
: > : >
: > : > Actually - by modern standards - 15" LCD screens will likely have a
: > native
: > : > resolution much higher than you might believe. Likely 1024x768 or
: > higher
: > : > (also there is the 4:3 or 16:10 (16:9) consideration in dimensions
that
: > will
: > : > help determine the native resolution.)
: > : >
: > : > In order to avoid the pixelation of the picture you are seeing - you
: > simply
: > : > *do not stetch it* beyond its given dimensions. If it has 615x415
: > pixels -
: > : > changing that in any way will degrade the quality of the picture.
: > : >
: > :
: > : This is good advice, but it might be helpful to also point out that
the
: > : "stretch" function will *squeeze* an image that's *larger* than the
: > : screen resolution. It doesn't just "stretch" smaller images, in other
: > : words. What it does is make the image fit the screen, whether that
: > : requires making the image larger or smaller. When an a larger image is
: > : "squeezed," distortion will also result.
: >
: > Thanks for the additional info Raymond. It's too bad we can't choose to
: > maintain the aspect ratio of the picture.
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
: You can, just by specifying "Center," rather than "Stretch." But if
: you're saying it's too bad we can't defy the laws of physics...

I wouldn't dare defy the laws of physics, Raymond. I remember that "For
Every Action there is........................a price to pay.......".
I can see that by specifying "Center" for a small image there will be no
distortion, but it will (of course) be a small picture surrounded by
blankness on the
screen.

By "too bad", I meant we can't use "Maintain Aspect Ratio" here as we can in
PowerPoint when fitting an image to fill a slide.

Thanks again for your interest and advice.
Andy I.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE]

Hi,

I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is set to
1280 X 1024 pixels.
I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background). It
fills
the screen but is pixelated.
What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?

The display in other respects is OK.

Thank you.
Andy I.

1280 x 1024

 

[Andy I.]

: : > Hi,
: >
: > I have an LG 19" LCD flatscreen Monitor. The screen resolution is set
to
: > 1280 X 1024 pixels.
: > I'm using a picture with 615 X 415 pixels as desktop (background). It
: > fills
: > the screen but is pixelated.
: > What would be the minimum picture resolution to avoid this?
: >
: > The display in other respects is OK.
: >
: > Thank you.
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
:
: 1280 x 1024
:
: --
: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE, OE/WM
: I won't answer email.

Thank you Frank, for answering my question!..... in one line!

Andy I.