Higher resolution?

Subject: Higher resolution? March 8th 2009, 10:26 pm

Hey I was wondering if it is possible to get a higher resolution on my monitor. My current one is 1280 x 1024 and I have a 20" monitor (fullscreen). My older laptop is a 17"(fullscreen) and it can get 1400 x 1050. How come I cant get that. By the way I am running Vista Ultimate.

Regular Visitor From : Florida OS : XP Pro

If you cant go higher on your display settings then try to update your video driver then try again.

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 8th 2009, 10:29 pm

Cash Eye wrote:: If you cant go higher on your display settings then try to update your video driver then try again.

How do I do that...and if that doesnt work what do i do ?

Regular Visitor From : S/W England OS : Leopard

Your pixels are big, simply put. My 20" iMac is at 1680 x 1050. But my iMac is mostly likely newer than your monitors, thus having smaller pixels.

Regular Visitor From : Florida OS : XP Pro

Find out the brand of your video card and model.

When you know the brand, go to their website.

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 8th 2009, 10:48 pm

Cash Eye wrote:: Find out the brand of your video card and model.

When you know the brand, go to their website.

I have a HP vs19b

Regular Visitor From : Canada OS : Windows Vista

i have a 20 inch widescreen monitor and i got 1680 by 1050 res.

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 8th 2009, 11:06 pm

nav94 wrote:: i have a 20 inch widescreen monitor and i got 1680 by 1050 res.

Urs is widescreen

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 9th 2009, 12:18 am

It won't go any higher that that unfortunately, that's the maximum for your monitor.
Older laptops have higher resolutions, im not sure why, but if you compare new laptop to older laptops, the new ones always have a smaller max resolution (my old sony vaio could go to 1400x 1050, but my HP only goes to 1280x800).

If you're video card supports it, you could get a bigger resolution with a newer, bigger monitor.

Long explanation tongue

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 9th 2009, 12:47 am

I was planning to get a second monitor to dual screen but then i would have to change my video card too... it all equals to big bucks worried

Regular Visitor From : S/W England OS : Leopard

Screw all of that, get a Mac. smile

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 9th 2009, 1:00 am

Mitch wrote:: Screw all of that, get a Mac.

Money Mitch Money... sad

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? March 9th 2009, 1:16 am

ja2pc wrote:

Mitch wrote:: Screw all of that, get a Mac.

Money Mitch Money... sad

Yep, that's the sad truth about macs, they're very expensive tongue

But apple markets their products so well, people buy them anyways and they make a lot of money lol

Moderator From : U.S.A. OS : Leopard

sometimes you get what you pay for...

Regular Visitor From : INDIA OS : Windows XP SP3

Graphic Card Drivers can definitely increase the resolution though only upto a certain limit (i.e the monitor's full capacity)

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? April 5th 2009, 3:04 am

Okay I heard of people talking on other sites about programs to make the monitor artifically simulate higher res. or something like that. Possible...?

Resident Pixeljunkie From : Frozen Acres OS : Buggy XP

Don't know if this could help you.

Subject: Re: Higher resolution? April 5th 2009, 1:33 pm

ja2pc wrote:: Okay I heard of people talking on other sites about programs to make the monitor artifically simulate higher res. or something like that. Possible...?

Ok, let me give you a one word answer - NO.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a higher resolution (although you can get one that makes your screen "scrollable" - it will just give you more space and confuse things).

You cannot do it, you need a new monitor. Even if you got a new graphics card, your monitor would not be able to support a higher resolution

Senior Member OS :  Snow Leopard

Mitch wrote:: Screw all of that, get a Mac.

True...True...