Widescreen Monitor Question

It can do either depending on the driver/monitor configuration; at least my 23WS does both. I choose to run at 1600x1200 res and see more tracks instead of just having wider tracks.

Hi Frank,

. . .if the resolution is set to more the 1024 (like 1600) you should be able to see more channels on the screen

I realize this, it is the same principle as a non widescreen monitor.

I guess I'm asking if the aspect ratio remains true? i.e. does a circle look like a circle or an oval on your widescreen?

On this Dell 24" I'm typing on, whether at 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, - circles, pictures, well everything is still oblong.

Thanks again,

chris

As long as your video card supports the max resolution you want, you should have no probelm. My dad has one of those 20" Dell widescreen flatpanels and it came with software/drivers to give you the correct aspect ratio. It should do as you want it to, since when he turns his screen to vertical it doesnt stretch images, but rather gives all windows more vertical depth view. He bought it to accomidate his graphic design business, i.e. he can view entire portrait doc's while stille zoomed in. Every program I've used on it accomidtates just the same. Like for example I can fit more tool windows on screen in Photoshop as compared to my 19" (super bubble) CRT.

Also if your 24" dell is stretching images it would be because your missing correct drivers/software or because of video card limitations. Ever tried messing with the resolution in properties to find a windscreen one? Theres the possiblity that someone selected the wrong setting. Example: my dads gives 1200x____ res and 1200x____ res, one of which is formatted for widescreen.

ORIGINAL: ChrisConnell

. . . if your 24" dell is stretching images . . .

Yes, it is stretching images. It's ridiculous trying to look at a photograph. Everyone has fat faces, including Frank.

The graphics card is almost 5 years old, so maybe at home with a more modern card a wide monitor won't exhibit that behavior.

Thanks for everyone's help!

Chris

LOL ! well... check to see what the native resolution of the monitor is and set the video card to do that if it can, that should fix it.

Ok.

I'm guessing it's the old vid card. It only supported the 3 resolutions I listed above.

However, I chickened out on the way home from work last night (before I read the later posts here), and bought a Samsung 20" non widescreen monitor.

I'm tempted to put it alongside the existing 19" CRT but I won't. That old CRT is a desk hog!

Thanks to you folks, I can feel more confident about a later purchase of a widescreen LCD monitor to complement it.

Chris out.

All nVidia FX cards (and above) support custom resolutions.

I purchased a 32" monitor as a third monitor it helps seeing it big, but I needed more space;

I got my eye on the new Dell 89" .

Seriously, they keep making these things bigger.

ORIGINAL: ChrisConnell
Got it Jack,

16:10 ratio resolution - that's the key.

At least I know now that a widescreen monitor should look better if configured properly.

At the office, I can only get the old video card from 2001 to max out at 1280 X 1024. Hence the stretched out look. NVIDIA GForce2 MX 400 (Gateway).

2001 computer + 24" widescreen monitor... tell your boss you need a video card manufactured in the last couple years or so. =)

I remember downloading & installing the latest NVIDIA driver available when I bought the monitor, but the update kept BSOD'ing me. So I reverted back to my original driver. I always do a System Restore Save before driver & major software updates.

This morning at home, I unboxed the Samsung 20" & 23" widescreen, and set them up next to each other. Looks pretty sweet.

Spent most of yesterday on the Matrox forums cause at home I have a fairly old G-550 dual head. When I get home, I'm gonna plug it all up and see what I get. I have bios & driver updates available if I want them. I'll just see how far I get with what I got. May need to upgrade the vid to a P- series dual head.

don't know about the matrox but most cards manufactured in the last two to three years will do widescreen resolutions with updated drivers. i imagine your GeForce2 card was just too old to work with the latest nvidia drivers.

a 20" and a 23"... have fun.

Eric: What's the exact model of your 27"?

Corey

ORIGINAL: ChrisConnell
Hey Jack

. . . tell your boss you need a video card manufactured . . .

Nah! He would just say, "Oh you must need a new computer, why haven't you ordered one?"

He insisted I purchase this Dell monitor. I was perfectly happy with an NEC Multisync 21" (circa 1995). But I think it was hard on his eyes (although he only shows up about once a month). That monitor is back in a junk room gathering dust.

Anyway, at home, the Samsung 20" & 23" monitors are working perfectly after a little vid card tweaking. Plus, here at work, I reinstalled the latest NVIDIA drivers for the GeForce vid card again. No blue screens this time. Many more resolutions and ratios available for the Dell. So now I know what a widescreen is supposed to look like.

good to hear. wish my boss would "insist" on getting me a 24" monitor for work... although i do have dual monitors (two 17", eh) and that is good for remote desktop. one place i worked my boss had 4 CRT monitors! (i had 3 )