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12/17/2006 10:57:47 PM · #1 |
I got a great early Christmas present. A new 22 inch moniter. But its very long and really distorts the photos making them sorta elonggated strange looking.
I know I can set the priorities and make it centered, but then what is the point? It looks just like my old moniter.
Hmmmm.
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12/17/2006 11:01:02 PM · #2 |
| You should be able to use the entire monitor and not get a distorted display. Of course, if you display a photo full-screen, there will be a border on the left & right edges. |
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12/17/2006 11:01:40 PM · #3 |
You need to set the aspect ratio of your viewing. I don't have the numbers right to hand, but it's like if you don't reset you are forcing a 4x6 into a 4x8 space, and it gets stretched. That's what all those oddball resolutions are for.
R.
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12/17/2006 11:42:48 PM · #4 |
you got a widescreen instead of a 4:3?
just adjust the resolution, to include more pixels horizontally, there should be lots of options to choose from if you have a good videocard. just pick one that looks good |
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12/18/2006 12:19:43 AM · #5 |
| it might have been a lot easier to help the guy out if he had included his operating system and video card type. These sort of problems can be solved with a driver update, usually. |
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12/18/2006 12:52:19 AM · #6 |
Actually if he just lists what monitor brand/model then it should be easy enough to tell him what resolution to set his monitor at.
LCD monitors are NOT like the older CRT monitors where you could set it at a wack of different resolutions and have everything look good. LCD monitors are supposed to run at specific resolutions for optimal viewing quality and before someone brings it up I know that you can run LCD monitors at different resolutions but there will be a resolution recommended by the manufacturer that will make everything look nice and sharp.
More than likely his monitor should be running at 1680x1050 as about 98% of 22" wide screens run at these days providing that his video card will in fact support that resolution.
-dave
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12/18/2006 12:54:59 AM · #7 |
| Your monitor should have come with some documentation that will tell you its optimal resolution and frequency. It's likely 1920x1200 at 60 Hertz or similar. If Windows, adjust in your display properties. What model is it? You or we can look it up. |
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