Resolution problem

[tundraa]

A friend of mine has been having a problem with his resolution, he wants 1680x1050 on his Samsung sm 226bw but the biggest res he go upto is 1600x1200. The gfx is a hd5770 and he's installed the latest drivers but it hasn't solved the problem, he used to do something before to get 1680x1050 but he's forgotten.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[TAKTAK]

1600x1200 = 1920000 px
1680x1050 = 1764000 px

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what is the native res?

or is he after 16:10 aspect?

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In the nvidia control panel you can set a custom resolution, so i'm assuming that ATi must have something in catalyst?

[kalniel]

The native resolution is 1680x1050 so he shouldn't be able to set 1600x1200 - it hasn't got that many vertical pixels!

[ManniX]

In the nvidia control panel you can set a custom resolution, so i'm assuming that ATi must have something in catalyst?

Unfortunately not.

There are 3rd partys programs that can force resolutions, though you have to 100% sure your monitor supports the setting you choose and watch the refresh rate too. Powerstrip and DirectRefresh are a few that come to mind. DirectRefresh is small and freeware.

[arthurleung]

See if there is a driver for his monitor? Likely that windows used the standard driver and restricted access to the 1680x1050 resolution.

[g8ina]

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/de...mdl_name=226BW

Drivers and manuals. Hope this helps.

[scaryjim]

I didn't think Windows 7 used monitor drivers?

[ChrisN]

I didn't think Windows 7 used monitor drivers?

I don't think it uses drivers as such, but it's capable of detecting the model of monitor that you have connected and will set colour profiles accordingly.