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Looking for a video card that supports widescreen.(solved)

Spectral SwallowSpectral Swallow Registered User regular
edited November 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I assume that's what I need anyway. I just had to replace my monitor, and upgraded from a CRT to a widescreen LCD. But it doesn't look right(and only had drivers for Vista). My current card is a VIA s3g unichrome pro IGP, which apparently doesn't support widescreen(1440 X 900).

So I need like the cheapest piece of crap video card I can get away with, no gaming, no movies, just used for browsing the internet.
Help?

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I imagine you can get away with any cheap card wherever they sell them. Just make sure it fits your motherboard.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Tried updating your drivers yet? Even my folks old system on an Intel i845 supported widescreen resolutions.

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  • 1ddqd1ddqd Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    A quick google shows me that many other people have this issue and that a video card is what you'll need. You can get a cheap video card that will be WAY better than your graphics for under $50:

    AGP: HIS Hightech Radeon 9250 $30
    PCI-Express: Sapphire Radeon 3450 $30 - $10 rebate = $20

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  • TopweaselTopweasel Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I am thinking that if you have a PC using that POS for Video your chances of finding a card that will work in your system is higher PCI (not PCIe)card. I would look to a Geforce2 mx or Radeon 9200 or better PCI video card.

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I actually had a GeForce 2 MX sitting around, but I just threw it away :(.

    It was getting overheating problems anyway.

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  • Spectral SwallowSpectral Swallow Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I actually tried a different approach and got a program that does custom windows resolutions. It seems to work okay, but I'll probably still end up buying a new card just for kicks and giggles.

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