Page 1 of 2
Computer help- widescreen monitor issues
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:50 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
Day after thanksgiving I bought a 20.1" Widescreen monitor.
Its taken awhile to get used to the tft type display over the normal screen Ive been sued to forever.
My biggest issue with it is about the widescreen. It stretches/distorts things. THis is very aggitating when you do CAD work. Your circles are not circles.
Is there a way to disable the wide screen option?
Or am I screwed with this monitor?
Im highly considering ditching it for a normal aspect monitor.
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:58 pm
by Bwcad1
ahh the wide screen cad issues lol. ill talk to my buddy tomorrow and see what i can figure out.
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:31 pm
by William from NOLA
just make sure you have your resolution set for the correct pixel aspect ratio and you should be fine.
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:14 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
1680x1050 ?
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:00 pm
by solacedagony
You'll have to see what resolutions your vid card will support. There possibly could be a setting in your CAD program to make sure your have the right aspect ratio.
According to my math (1680*9/16), if you were 1680 wide, you'd be 945 high (in 16x9 widescreen).
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:17 pm
by geolemon
Ryan from Ohio wrote:Day after thanksgiving I bought a 20.1" Widescreen monitor.
Its taken awhile to get used to the tft type display over the normal screen Ive been sued to forever.
My biggest issue with it is about the widescreen. It stretches/distorts things. THis is very aggitating when you do CAD work. Your circles are not circles.
Is there a way to disable the wide screen option?
Or am I screwed with this monitor?
Im highly considering ditching it for a normal aspect monitor.
It sounds to me like your video card simply doesn't support the aspect ratio of that monitor.
My laptop is also a widescreen format - but inherently of course (since everything is built in) the laptop supports the wider format...
By that I mean on this laptop I'm not running a 1280x1024 resolution, but rather I'm currently running a 1280x800, and having the option of running 1280x768, 1280x720, and 1280x600 - not to mention a few options at the 1024 level if I needed reading glasses. ] without upgrading or updating the software [or settings].
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:52 pm
by smoker
this is why i dont do computers, i have a guy i call and he fixes this kinda crap for me
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:49 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
ya thats probably the issue...
Seems I need a vid card capable of 1280x800. Mine can do 180X768, which I just switched it to. Much better, but not accurate yet... Its as close as mine can get...
blah, guess I need a new vid card
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:03 pm
by William from NOLA
Also make sure you are using the monitor drivers too. That will help sometimes.
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:07 pm
by theformat
Ryan from Ohio wrote:1680x1050 ?
your going to need a hefty video card around 150$ ++ to get good support for that resolution if your playing vid games ( some expertise here ) other than that... pick a resolution you like and adjust the screen there shouldnt be any problems
also low end ghx cards wont support that... my x800xt wont even go that high : / its a medium ghx card