From: philo on
George(a)here.com wrote:
> 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



yeah I just re-read

on a CRT you would not need custom resolutions

It should be very easy to find the proper resolution

800 x 600 would be a good default setting unless the monitor is
an ancient 15"

it's the LCD's that can be a bit critical
From: Darklight on
George(a)here.com wrote:

> 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 think the info people need here is what frequency is the monitor running
at and the size of the monitor, at the different resolutions. If my memory
serves me correct i remember a similar problem i had with a monitor. in
that at certain frequency's the monitor would act as above in the post.
From: George on
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:05:52 -0500, George(a)here.com wrote:


>>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.

Here are his specs:

* Motherboard is Dell Dimension 8300

* CPU is Intel Pentium 4 3G Northwood HyperThreading

* AGP card is Microsoft nVIDIA GeForce FX3200 128mb

Perhaps the 128mb video card is inadequate.

Thanks Geo
From: VanguardLH on
George(a)here.com wrote:

> Here are his specs:
>
> * Motherboard is Dell Dimension 8300

So does that mean your friend bought a complete Dell computer that included
the monitor, too, but which you didn't mention here? Or is your friend
using a different monitor or one that was obtained separately of some bundle
of pre-built hardware from Dell?

The point was to find out if the *monitor* was specified in the video setup
so the modes that it did not support could not be selected. Is it really a
CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitor? What is it's make and model?

> * CPU is Intel Pentium 4 3G Northwood HyperThreading
>
> * AGP card is Microsoft nVIDIA GeForce FX3200 128mb

Microsoft doesn't make (or authorize rebranded) video cards. Go to
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware to see what is labeled as Microsoft
hardware (although Microsoft doesn't make any of it but has the manufacturer
slap the "Microsoft" brand on it; i.e., it is someone else's hardware
rebranded with Microsoft's name).

When was the last time your friend updated his video driver? Did he update
and now has the problem? Sometimes newer drivers resolve problems.
Sometimes they cause problems and you have to back off to a prior version.

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

If his video card isn't listed in the drop-down listboxes, pick the "Legacy"
product type, or click on the link for archived drivers (for old and
unsupported models).

> Perhaps the 128mb video card is inadequate.

Depends on what applications your friend runs. It might be sufficient for
the OS but that would depend on the OS. Windows XP has a minimum
requirement of 64MB but recommends 128MB.

You still never mentioned WHICH operating system? Was I right in my *guess*
that your friend is using Windows? Which version? Which edition?
From: VanguardLH on
misfit wrote:

> kony wrote:
>
>> George wrote:
>>
>>> The monitor wants 1680 x 1050
>>
>> However, it seems likely you have an LCD not CRT monitor since it has a
>> resolution of 1680x1050.
>
> I was reading this thread with ever-increasing incredulity. Unless it's a
> regional thing I've never known of wide-screen CRT monitors.

I've seen a Samsung 21" SyncMaster 1100 CRT monitor that supported 2048 x
1536. I doubt that was a max resolution unique to just that make and model.
It's been nearly a decade since I used a CRT at home or work. Wouldn't a
widescreen aspect ratio on a CRT monitor simply mean you get black bars (top
and bottom) unless you vertically stretch out the display?