Resolution (Please Help!!!)

Question

I just bought a new ViewSonic 17' LCD monitor. It works good, but i can't get the resolution right. I used to have an old 17' monitor, but it was not LCD nor flat, and the resolution on that one was 800x600. That resolution worked for me. When i try to set the same resolution on the new LCD monitor, the whole screen just blows up. Its too big for me. I dont know why its like that. The suggestion on the monitor was to set the resolution to 1280x1024, but thats too small and i cant even read anyhting. So right now the resolution is set to 1024x768. Its akward and the font is wierd also. I dont know which resolution to pick. Can anyone help me out? Please!

Joe Average · Answer

Some where in your manuals it says what the native resolution of the LCD is. Once you know right click anywhere on the desktop that does not have an icon. From the menu that pops up click on properties. From the window that pops up click on the settings tab. Adjust the resolution slide bar to the LCD's native resolution. Click apply. After that resolution is applied repeat the steps above to get back to the window where settings is. From the other tabs adjust your settings to your personal taste. Note: all this is assuming you have a video card that'll support your LCD's native resolution!

madhops230 · Answer

thanks!

how do i check which resolution my video card supports?

P.S. - My native resolution is 1280x1024. The problem is that the text displayed when im viewing web pages is too small for me to read.

madhops230 · Answer

Never Mind

Joe_PM · Answer

Higher resolutions can appear hard to read at first, but when you fiddle with settings a bit you will never want to go back to smaller.

Font size in web pages is set by your browser. Check under "View".

Font size in Windows is: Display Properties\Appearance\Windows & Buttons\Font Size; try "large" or "extra large".

For such resolutions icon print can be a problem. From same screen above, hit "Advanced"\"Icon" and set your own font and size.

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