screen resolution

[Basil Chupin]

On 10/04/2011 09:07, chris wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 17:26 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
>> On 27/03/2011 14:29, chris wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I am running an asus p4 with an nvidia graphics card, and 2 gig of ram.
> <snip>
>> But you don't say what resolution you get with XP :-) .
>>
> 1600x1200
>> I have 3 ViewSonic lcds and each working perfectly at its native
>> resolution. Which ViewSonic model do you have?
>>
> Viewsonic vx 2235 native resolution 1600x1200


Sorry for taking some time to respond but I have been fooling around 
with testing a new distro/DEs.


Now, most sorry to say this but if the above details ARE correct then 
the native resolution of the monitor you have is 1680x1050.

A resolution of 1600x1200 gives you are ration of 1:1.33333 - which is 
the standard 4:3 monitor of old.

You have a widescreen monitor and with a resolution of 1680x1050 - 
exactly as my wife's set-up - you get the ratio of 1:1.6 (which is 
16:10). (My monitor is a 24" ViewSonic with a resolution of 1920x1080p - 
giving me a 16:9 ratio which is the standard/typical digital HD ration 
(1:1.7)

If you doubt me, look here:

http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/Reviews/viewsonic.html

So, please check that you have provided the correct model description of 
your ViewSonic.



Having said all this, I asked you about. and you responded, that you are 
using the Geforce FX5200 nVidia card.

I asked you whether the card was connected to the monitor with an 
analogue or a digital cable - your answer was that it was analogue. 
(Question: does *your* FX5200 have a DVI connector or only the analogue 
outlet?)

While this will not provide the answer, I could never get this card to 
work correctly on wife's system using a DVI cable. The only way the 
FX5200 would produce anything viewable and according to the native 
resolution was to use an analogue cable. I have NO idea why this was the 
case....but there it is: FX5200 + DVI cable = no-go; FX5200 + analogue 
cable = OK. And yet at least one person used the FX5200 card+DVI cable 
to get perfect results. Go figure :-( .

Please check and confirm that the details you have provided are correct. 
You may be trying to force the monitor to do things which you shouldn't 
-- and as Windows "wouldn't know it's arse from a hole in the ground" is 
probably why it gives you a resolution which the monitor really cannot 
support :-) (and therefore possibly damaging your monitor). [In other 
words, the driver in Windows which was installed is not the right one 
for the monitor.......]

BC


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