Resolution not showing up

[John Smith]

I have an older AIW 9000 Pro. I really like for what I use it for, not
gaming. I have been thinking of buying a widescreen lcd to replace my old 17
inch crt. My question is that on the box that the card came in, it lists all
the resolutions that the card supports. One of them is the one I need for
the widescreen i would like to buy, But when i go into properties to see all
the modes of the adapter it only goes to 1280/1024. Why does all of the
resolutions not show up?

 

[Clint]

On the Monitor tab of the Advanced configuration of your Display Properties,
look for a checkbox that says "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display".
If it's checked, un-check it, and see if the display modes are available.
You may not see the resolutions until you plug in the new monitor, though.

Clint

 

[John Smith]

That was it, I can't believe i didn't see that. When i unchecked it and
looked at all modes it now goes to 2048 by 1536, 85 hertz. Thank you......

 

[Ian O]

That was it, I can't believe i didn't see that. When i unchecked it and
looked at all modes it now goes to 2048 by 1536, 85 hertz. Thank you......

Well yessssss........ but don't try to set that one will you? The card
can support resolutions and frequencies that would (potentially) frap
your monitor, which is why the drivers for the monitors have .inf files
specifying their upper limits for each and why the hide tick is there by
default. When you purchase and install a new monitor, the limits should
be defined at that time. If you are given a driver with the monitor
then use that, rather than "Plug and play monitor" as you will also get
a colour profile etc.


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[Clint]

Yeah, what he said. There's a reason why they hide the extra values by
default.

Clint

 

[John Smith]

Thanks people, i am off to spend some money.......

 

[Richard Amirault]

It's my understanding that LCD monitors have ONE resolution that is best for
that particular monitor. Anything above or below is a compromise and
degrades the image quality.

 

[John Smith]

That's my understanding too. I am going to get a monitor that my card
supports in its native resolution. I am trying to get a widescreen that has
analog and dvi. I have had this Pc for 3 years and am upgrading it in the
next year, but would like to have a new lcd now. And then later use it with
the new PC......

 

[Ian O]

It's my understanding that LCD monitors have ONE resolution that is best for
that particular monitor. Anything above or below is a compromise and
degrades the image quality.

Sure, the native resolution. Below degrades and usually you can't even
go above. I guess that fact didn't come across well earlier.


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