settings resolution

[gefeiora]

what should be the resolution settings for a monitor 19" widescreen lcd ? when i try 1088x612 or 960x600 you hardly can read. even the others settings are not too sharp. My old PC with the older monitor,{not lcd} is sharper. Can that be adjusted ? thanks. gefeiora

[PrntRhd]

LCD displays work best at a "native resolution". Other resolutions distort the rendering of the pixels.

See Saphalline's explanation of LCD rendering in post 12 here:
http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?p=270097&highlight=native+resolution#post270097

[Rick]

Check the Menu of your monitor and or the documentation
It should give you a default/native/best resolution setting

Most will warn you about settings for the monitor when you set t to something else.
You may have turned it off
It gets annoying at times

many 19" wide screens manufactures recommend 1440x900

if you find the text too small at that resolution
You can adjust the font size and make it easier to read

[gefeiora]

thanks, Rick and PrntRhd for replying. Well, i will try to find " native resolution".I don't know where, but i will try and i will tell what i find out. thanks again. gefeiora

[PrntRhd]

Post the make/model and we can Google the rest.

[gefeiora]

monitor is HP mod HSTND-2171A1. PROD.N# P8740AA PC= HP PAVILION A1637C
resolution goes up to 1288x1024. i am using now 1o24x768. thanks PrntRhd. gefeiora

[PrntRhd]

Can you check that monitor model, I am not getting a match on HP site.
The number on the monitor bezel may be all we need.

[Rick]

Here you go
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00739863&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3194520&lang=en

Found by using "PROD.N# P8740AA"


1440 x 900 factory-set resolution



Recommended resolution (H x V) 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz

[PrntRhd]

Very cool Rick.
:D

[Rick]

monitor is HP mod HSTND-2171A1. PROD.N# P8740AA PC= HP PAVILION A1637C
resolution goes up to 1288x1024. i am using now 1o24x768. thanks PrntRhd. gefeiora


You should go here

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3194520&lang=en&

and download the correct monitor drivers or INF file
This will allow your video card to know what it(LCD) supports
and then you should be able to set it correctly

[gefeiora]

thanks Rick, i just did it . it is the last setting. very sharp indeed. thanks PrntRhd, i only saw this morning at 6.00 am. now i going to start another thread about sound. may be you can help in this one too. gefeiora