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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:00 pm
Post subject: Widescreen monitor
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I'm looking into getting a Gateway FPD2185W monitor.
I brought my wife's laptop to the store and discovered that in order
to view pictures without distortion, I needed to set it to the native
1680x1050 size.
Anybody know what its native size is when the monitor is vertical?
I also discovered that I couldn't run a VGA game without losing much
of the picture. That was solved by setting the resolution down to
VGA size before running the game. But that is a real pain. Is
there an easy way to do this?
My wife has an ATI video card on her laptop, and I have a ATI Radeon
9250 at home. (I had a 9200 but suspecting my videocard was bad
instead of my monitor, I replaced it for a trial, but was unable to
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Widescreen monitor [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Howard Brazee" <howard DeleteThis @brazee.net> wrote in message
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> I'm looking into getting a Gateway FPD2185W monitor.
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> I brought my wife's laptop to the store and discovered that in order
> to view pictures without distortion, I needed to set it to the native
> 1680x1050 size.
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> Anybody know what its native size is when the monitor is vertical?
Native pixel format? If it's 1680 x 1050 when in "landscape"
orientation, then it has to be 1050 x 1680 when "portrait" (what
I think you mean by "vertical."
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:55 pm
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:42:02 GMT, "Bob Myers"
<nospamplease.RemoveThis@address.invalid> wrote:
>Native pixel format? If it's 1680 x 1050 when in "landscape"
>orientation, then it has to be 1050 x 1680 when "portrait" (what
>I think you mean by "vertical."
One would think so, but I've never seen that on a video card. >> Stay informed about: Widescreen monitor |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:55 pm
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"Howard Brazee" <howard DeleteThis @brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:42:02 GMT, "Bob Myers"
> <nospamplease DeleteThis @address.invalid> wrote:
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> >Native pixel format? If it's 1680 x 1050 when in "landscape"
> >orientation, then it has to be 1050 x 1680 when "portrait" (what
> >I think you mean by "vertical."
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> One would think so, but I've never seen that on a video card.
Doesn't matter - a panel's native format (i.e., the
physical number of pixels horizontally and vertically)
doesn't (can't) change simply when it's rotated into
a "portrait" (long axis vertical) orientation. Whether or
not there's a standard timing for this "new" format
is irrelevant - you only have so many pixels, either way.
Bob M. >> Stay informed about: Widescreen monitor |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:55 pm
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"Howard Brazee" <howard.TakeThisOut@brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:42:02 GMT, "Bob Myers"
> <nospamplease.TakeThisOut@address.invalid> wrote:
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>>Native pixel format? If it's 1680 x 1050 when in "landscape"
>>orientation, then it has to be 1050 x 1680 when "portrait" (what
>>I think you mean by "vertical."
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> One would think so, but I've never seen that on a video card.
My experience (Dell 2405fpw) has been that when you rotate the monitor, the
resolutions will "rotate" to accomodate the monitor. With my current config
of the 2405 & ATI 9600 Pro, the card drivers will "reverse" the listed
resolutions. Make sure you have the newest drivers for the card. Also,
download the ATI uninstaller utility here:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=1447
The uninstaller works well. If you use this utility and re-install your 9200
drivers, you should be fine. Remember, use the latest drivers at:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowle...&folder
Hark >> Stay informed about: Widescreen monitor |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:14 am
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Looking up various monitors on the Internet, I suspect that my problem
is assuming I will have knowledgeable salesmen if I go to computer
stores who have set up monitors correctly in the first place.
Or who have a clue. >> Stay informed about: Widescreen monitor |
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