OT: PC monitor resulution

UlfLaursen wrote on 7/23/2009, 9:24 PM

Hi

I have a strange problem on one of my PC's. I have an ATI X800 card in it and it have been working ok on my 2 19" monitors on 1280 x 1024. Now I have changed to 2 22" monitors and want to go 1680 x 1050. This res works fine on a few other PC's connected to the monitors (via switchbox) but the one with the X800 card will not.
If I choose the 1680 x 1050 resolution, it changes to that ok, but it seems like it thinks the monitor is bigger than 22", because I have to pan arround to get all of the picture, as if it was 26" or so large. I can choose 1600 x 1200 f.ex. and the size is ok, but the picture is not 100% right and a bid fuzzy. I edit with it right now for an hour or so just to finish my ½ hr. program for this friday, but it's not ideal ;)

Anybodu have an idea what could cause it and how to solve before I go buy another card?

Thanks.

/Ulf

Comments

Coursedesign wrote on 7/23/2009, 9:52 PM

I don't think the X800 can do 1680x1050, believe you need to get a new card.

See http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonx800/specs.html.

UlfLaursen wrote on 7/23/2009, 10:28 PM

Thanks a bunch, Course - I'll get a new one later today, will have to check first though :-)

/Ulf

DJPadre wrote on 7/23/2009, 11:17 PM

some gfx cards like the high end nvidias allow u to run a certain res, BUT to also run a variable aspect ratio.
Prob with super high res is that your other windows become exceedingly small and text is very hard to read.

Its a good tossup between normal apps and video NLE's
i run mine at 1280x 1024 and let the gfx card (8800gt on one
machine and a 6800gt on another)

To be honest, i have noi need for 1920x1080 res as my cients arent interested

Chienworks wrote on 7/24/2009, 4:40 AM

Did you install the driver disk that came with the *monitors*? Lots of cards are capable of almost any resolution/aspect combination, but their supplied drivers only give you access to a few standard basic modes. 1680x1050 is not one that was ever imagined by the card manufacturers back when they were writing their drivers.

The driver disc that comes with the monitor* includes a function that "teaches" the video card driver about the resolutions that the monitor supports. This in turn allows Window's display settings to let you pick those resolutions.

*Yeah, strange, isn't it? Who woulda thunk you'd need drivers for the monitor, of all things?