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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? -- ..Bill. |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? Yes. If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? Replacer the video adapter. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? Yes. If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? Replacer the video adapter. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
"Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? -- .Bill. If the default resolution is not available and you have downloaded the latest video adapter drivers for your system then a new card would be necessary. When I changed monitors from a 4:3 to 16:9 monitor on an older desktop, I could not get the native resolution. Since the machine had an nVidia card in it I went to their website and downloaded newer drivers. The newer drivers had the 16:9 resolution I needed. If you have the latest drivers you probably are out of luck with that video card and would have to replace it (of course if this is a laptop, you would be out of luck.) By the way, does this happen to be an LCD TV/Monitor? Make and model of the monitor and video card may be helpful also. |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
"Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? -- .Bill. If the default resolution is not available and you have downloaded the latest video adapter drivers for your system then a new card would be necessary. When I changed monitors from a 4:3 to 16:9 monitor on an older desktop, I could not get the native resolution. Since the machine had an nVidia card in it I went to their website and downloaded newer drivers. The newer drivers had the 16:9 resolution I needed. If you have the latest drivers you probably are out of luck with that video card and would have to replace it (of course if this is a laptop, you would be out of luck.) By the way, does this happen to be an LCD TV/Monitor? Make and model of the monitor and video card may be helpful also. |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768 Some monitors come with an inf file that specifies their capabilities, i.e., the refresh rate, bit depth, size combinations that are supported. In some cases, simple plug-and-play enumeration is not competent to discover all of the supported combinations. Thus, if your monitor came with a "driver" file, install it. If you got the monitor second hand, try the manufacturer's web site. In any case, the only usable choices will be those supported by both your video card AND the monitor. -- Jeff Barnett |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768 Some monitors come with an inf file that specifies their capabilities, i.e., the refresh rate, bit depth, size combinations that are supported. In some cases, simple plug-and-play enumeration is not competent to discover all of the supported combinations. Thus, if your monitor came with a "driver" file, install it. If you got the monitor second hand, try the manufacturer's web site. In any case, the only usable choices will be those supported by both your video card AND the monitor. -- Jeff Barnett |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? A guiding principle, is the hardware itself is flexible, and able to produce any H x V, as long as the values meet some constraints. With older hardware, the horizontal had to be divisible by 8. The vertical value, divisible by 2. So, for example, 1368 x 768 or 1360 x 768 should be achievable. (A value like 1366 x 768 can be achieved if a GPU has an external TMDS used to drive the DVI digital output. This is not info you find on the back of the video card box.) This concept of flexibility has been around so long, it was available on the frame buffer chip I used more than 20 years ago. Even back then, I could define H, V, front porch, back porch, and so on, and it would work as long as I didn't break the monitor. If you were to take your hardware into Linux, you'd find that with the "Mode Line" stuff in Xwindows, that more of these resolutions would be supported in software. But it can be a hair-pulling experience there as well. In Windows, there is the notion of "protecting the user from themselves", to prevent damage to monitors that cannot withstand out-of-range settings. One brand of video card, even had a custom resolution dialog box, to set the values. Some of the video drivers, have APIs that allow selecting these flexible options. The utility "PowerStrip" from Entechtaiwan, takes advantage of the software API, to allow setting the resolution. http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm That site also has a forum, and FAQ pages. In it, they discuss issues with laptop chips. Laptop chips really don't differ with their internal design, but the support issues are different. A laptop chip may not have Plug and Play, for the main LCD panel in the laptop. Sometimes, a custom driver is shipped with the laptop, and that takes care of the hardware (it is really a standard driver, with a custom config file added). There may be less uniformity in laptops, preventing the author of PowerStrip from covering all the chips used. (FAQ pages - learn more about the capabilities and limits) http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?board=7.0 (Laptops or integrated graphics) http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=18.0 http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=1711.0 So, if you have an ATI or Nvidia video card, in a desktop system, chances are good that PowerStrip can give you want you need. If you have a laptop, the situation may be more dynamic. I haven't been following the developments, to see how much progress has been made. This is an example of playing with Intel laptop graphics, to try to get a custom resolution. It can be done. This is a long thread, and you can suffer hair loss, from just scrolling this page :-) http://software.intel.com/en-us/arti...ntel-graphics/ Good luck, Paul |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? A guiding principle, is the hardware itself is flexible, and able to produce any H x V, as long as the values meet some constraints. With older hardware, the horizontal had to be divisible by 8. The vertical value, divisible by 2. So, for example, 1368 x 768 or 1360 x 768 should be achievable. (A value like 1366 x 768 can be achieved if a GPU has an external TMDS used to drive the DVI digital output. This is not info you find on the back of the video card box.) This concept of flexibility has been around so long, it was available on the frame buffer chip I used more than 20 years ago. Even back then, I could define H, V, front porch, back porch, and so on, and it would work as long as I didn't break the monitor. If you were to take your hardware into Linux, you'd find that with the "Mode Line" stuff in Xwindows, that more of these resolutions would be supported in software. But it can be a hair-pulling experience there as well. In Windows, there is the notion of "protecting the user from themselves", to prevent damage to monitors that cannot withstand out-of-range settings. One brand of video card, even had a custom resolution dialog box, to set the values. Some of the video drivers, have APIs that allow selecting these flexible options. The utility "PowerStrip" from Entechtaiwan, takes advantage of the software API, to allow setting the resolution. http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm That site also has a forum, and FAQ pages. In it, they discuss issues with laptop chips. Laptop chips really don't differ with their internal design, but the support issues are different. A laptop chip may not have Plug and Play, for the main LCD panel in the laptop. Sometimes, a custom driver is shipped with the laptop, and that takes care of the hardware (it is really a standard driver, with a custom config file added). There may be less uniformity in laptops, preventing the author of PowerStrip from covering all the chips used. (FAQ pages - learn more about the capabilities and limits) http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?board=7.0 (Laptops or integrated graphics) http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=18.0 http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=1711.0 So, if you have an ATI or Nvidia video card, in a desktop system, chances are good that PowerStrip can give you want you need. If you have a laptop, the situation may be more dynamic. I haven't been following the developments, to see how much progress has been made. This is an example of playing with Intel laptop graphics, to try to get a custom resolution. It can be done. This is a long thread, and you can suffer hair loss, from just scrolling this page :-) http://software.intel.com/en-us/arti...ntel-graphics/ Good luck, Paul |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
"Bill" wrote in message
... I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? -- .Bill. Your video card will determine the resolution, and if you are working off of an integrated video card, forget it.. You will need to buy a better video card. An nVidia 6 series or better will support the resolution.. -- Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
"Bill" wrote in message
... I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? -- .Bill. Your video card will determine the resolution, and if you are working off of an integrated video card, forget it.. You will need to buy a better video card. An nVidia 6 series or better will support the resolution.. -- Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? Some time ago I've successfully added 1280x768 on my laptop using the PowerStrip softwa http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm Uwe |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? Some time ago I've successfully added 1280x768 on my laptop using the PowerStrip softwa http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm Uwe |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? As others have replied - if Windows does not let to select the native resolution of this monitor, then either this is not really it's native resolution, or there's some software problem (video settings, wrong driver) or some hardware problem. To sort this out quickly, connect this monitor to a modern PC with clean Windows. --pa |
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How set resolution to 1360 x 768
Bill wrote:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360 x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768? As others have replied - if Windows does not let to select the native resolution of this monitor, then either this is not really it's native resolution, or there's some software problem (video settings, wrong driver) or some hardware problem. To sort this out quickly, connect this monitor to a modern PC with clean Windows. --pa |
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