"NoName" <null@null.com> wrote in message
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>I have an E-machine with an NVidia graphics chip set (6100, I think,
> but I'm not sure of that -- not sitting in front of that machine right
> now). I also just purchased the Dell E228WFP 22-inch Widescreen Flat
> Panel Monitor, my first wide screen monitor, which has a maximum
> resolution of 1680 x 1050 at 60 Hz.
>
> I don't want to use the maximum resolution mode because (1) the fonts
> are too small, and (2) I think there is some flicker, even though I
> thought the flat panel monitors are not supposed to have the flicker
> issues associated with the older CRTs.
>
> Either way, I tried to set the monitor to a lower resolution mode
> (like 1024 x 768), only to discover that the fonts all were suddenly
> stretched out. Apparently the 1680 x 1050 mode has a driver that is
> optimized for Windows -- meaning the fonts have appropriate, normal
> widths -- but the other modes "think" they are on a monitor with a
> standard aspect ratio, and so are stretched out.
>
> I could not find any settings under the display features to fix this.
> Can anyone either steer me to some settings in Windows XP to adjust
> the aspect ratio appropriately, or some generic wide screen monitor
> driver than can fix this?


Check the manual for your monitor. You should use the recommended
resolution (you say 1680x1050) and the correct refresh rate which is
probably 60hz. If the fonts are too small (as mine were on my 19 inch wide
screen at 1440x900 resolution) you can increase the size. Open the
display settings (Control Panel/Display) and click on the Appearance tab.
The bottom item is Font Size where you can select Normal, Large or Extra
Large. I found that Large was fine for mine. If the screen flickers
with these settings then either something else is causing it or you have a
faulty monitor.
--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)