05-28-2008, 01:59 AM
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Re: Problems with Wide Screen Monitor and XP
Try 1280 x 960 
"Keith W" wrote:
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> "NoName" <null@null.com> wrote in message
> news:kium34lc7ahgcul3p7tseptokrhthq16l4@4ax.com...
> >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?
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> 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)
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