CRT Resolution Trouble
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From: ~misfit~ on 12 Dec 2009 02:59 Somewhere on teh intarwebs kony wrote: > On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:49 -0500, George(a)here.com wrote: >> I have a friend who has a problem that seems to stem from a mismatch >> between what his monitor wants and what his computer can provide. The >> monitor wants 1680 x 1050, but the closest choices provided by his >> AGP graphics card are 1600 x 1000 or 1920 x 1080. He sets it for the >> lower number, but the computer changes that to 1920 x 1080. The >> too-high resolution causes the image to jiggle. He then has to go to >> Control Panel and set the resolution back a notch to 1600 x 1000. >> >> Beyond another graphics card, how else can he rid himself of this >> annoyance? [snip] > However, it seems likely you have an LCD not CRT monitor > since it has a resolution of 1680x1050. <phew!> I was reading this thread with ever-increasing incredulity. Unless it's a regional thing I've never known of wide-screen CRT monitors. In fact I thought that the OP might well be some sort of trolling. -- Shaun. "Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'.
From: Paul on 12 Dec 2009 03:19 ~misfit~ wrote: > Somewhere on teh intarwebs kony wrote: >> On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:49 -0500, George(a)here.com wrote: >>> I have a friend who has a problem that seems to stem from a mismatch >>> between what his monitor wants and what his computer can provide. The >>> monitor wants 1680 x 1050, but the closest choices provided by his >>> AGP graphics card are 1600 x 1000 or 1920 x 1080. He sets it for the >>> lower number, but the computer changes that to 1920 x 1080. The >>> too-high resolution causes the image to jiggle. He then has to go to >>> Control Panel and set the resolution back a notch to 1600 x 1000. >>> >>> Beyond another graphics card, how else can he rid himself of this >>> annoyance? > [snip] >> However, it seems likely you have an LCD not CRT monitor >> since it has a resolution of 1680x1050. > > <phew!> > > I was reading this thread with ever-increasing incredulity. Unless it's a > regional thing I've never known of wide-screen CRT monitors. In fact I > thought that the OP might well be some sort of trolling. I think it is one of these :-) I really like the evil glow coming out of the sides. http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bchafy/monitor/crtlcd.html Paul
From: George on 12 Dec 2009 05:05 On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:59:10 +1300, "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy(a)yahoo-nospam.com.au> wrote: >> However, it seems likely you have an LCD not CRT monitor >> since it has a resolution of 1680x1050. > ><phew!> > >I was reading this thread with ever-increasing incredulity. Unless it's a >regional thing I've never known of wide-screen CRT monitors. In fact I >thought that the OP might well be some sort of trolling. No I was not trolling. It may have seemed so. Sorry about that/ Geo
From: George on 12 Dec 2009 05:05 On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:50:32 -0600, VanguardLH <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote: >CRT monitors do not "want" a particular resolution (as do LCD monitors that >have a native resolution at which they best display an image and every other >resolution results in interpolation that causes fuzziness or fringe >coloring). More likely you meant that the CRT has a *maximum* resolution of >1680x1050. > >We are to guess of which OS your "friend" uses? You mentioned Control Panel >so would that be some version of Windows? I realized as soon as I posted this item, that I should have been more specific as to my friend's hardware and software. I wrote him an email for that info, but he said he was going to bed and would provide that info in the AM. If/when he does I will provide it. In the meantime I will forward your reply. I do know he is running XP SP2 on an older Dell. I thank you Geo. >Assuming this navigation works >under the unidentified version and edition of Windows, in Control Panel, >open the Display applet. Under the Settings tab, click the Advanced button. >Under the Monitor tab, is the actual monitor listed there or some wrong or >generic version of monitor? You want the correct monitor listed there >because then the option "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" >becomes valid. The monitor's definition (.inf file) specifies what screen >resolutions and frequencies it can support. Those not supported should not >be selected. > >Go to the monitor manufacturer's web site and get their config file for that >monitor (which hasn't been identified here). Follow their instructions for >installing their info file. Then select that monitor (if not already) in >the Monitor tab, enable the Hide option, and pick a resolution that the >monitor can actually support.
From: kony on 12 Dec 2009 05:11
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:19:21 -0500, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote: >~misfit~ wrote: >> Somewhere on teh intarwebs kony wrote: >>> On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:15:49 -0500, George(a)here.com wrote: >>>> I have a friend who has a problem that seems to stem from a mismatch >>>> between what his monitor wants and what his computer can provide. The >>>> monitor wants 1680 x 1050, but the closest choices provided by his >>>> AGP graphics card are 1600 x 1000 or 1920 x 1080. He sets it for the >>>> lower number, but the computer changes that to 1920 x 1080. The >>>> too-high resolution causes the image to jiggle. He then has to go to >>>> Control Panel and set the resolution back a notch to 1600 x 1000. >>>> >>>> Beyond another graphics card, how else can he rid himself of this >>>> annoyance? >> [snip] >>> However, it seems likely you have an LCD not CRT monitor >>> since it has a resolution of 1680x1050. >> >> <phew!> >> >> I was reading this thread with ever-increasing incredulity. Unless it's a >> regional thing I've never known of wide-screen CRT monitors. In fact I >> thought that the OP might well be some sort of trolling. > >I think it is one of these :-) I really like the evil glow >coming out of the sides. > >http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bchafy/monitor/crtlcd.html > > Paul lol I can't help but think the owner missed out on an opportunity to build the whole system into the monitor casing. I thought about doing that in an old scanner case sans the LCD panel itself but then found a slimline case I'd forgotten about and decided the novelty wasn't worth the time I'd have to spend to do it well. |