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Resolution problems.

MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
edited May 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Just wiped and installed Windows XP 64. After installing my ATI drivers, my desktop for some reason is skewing the resolution. I always ran on 1280 X 800 before, and it would adjust just fine. Now when I try to change it to 1280 X 800 the desktop doesn't adjust it, and my start button is cut-off. What gives?

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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    What kind of monitor is it?

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  • MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Meh, for whatever reason 1440 X 900 works fine, so I just switched it to that and changed the DPI ratio to 150%. Never-mind, but thanks.

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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    If it's an LCD (which is probable from the aspect ratio of the resolutions you are describing), you should run it at as high of resolution as possible, that should be the native resolution of the panel.

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  • MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    OK, but why should I exactly? What are the pros?

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    MindLib wrote: »
    OK, but why should I exactly? What are the pros?

    It'll look much better and performance will be improved.

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Something to do with LCDs not scaling alternate resolutions properly, so they look terrible, if I remember correctly.

    This is coming from a guy with an LCD at 1360x768

    My mom's eyesight isn't that great, so I got her a 42" LCD HDTV to use as a monitor, and after I set it up she tried to lower the resolution to make everything "bigger" (text, images, etc). It turned her desktop into a blurry mess, so I showed her how to keep the resolution high while changes other settings within Windows to increase the size and visibility of text and everything looked crisp.

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  • MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    SmokeStacks wrote: »
    It turned her desktop into a blurry mess, so I showed her how to keep the resolution high while changes other settings within Windows to increase the size and visibility of text and everything looked crisp.

    This is essentially what I just did, and I think you all for helping to correct what has been consistent user error for a handful of years now. Got more out of this thread than I expected. Thanks again.

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