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Post by MightyKhan on Oct 13, 2010 12:37:39 GMT
Yesterday, I bought a new 22" widescreen monitor, with a native resolution of 1920x1080. When I first attached it to my computer and booted up, the resolution was perfectly fine; I was able to extend my windows desktop using 2 screens (including my 'old' 17"(?) 1280x1024 screen). Today, however, the pixels on the 22" are stretched beyond the physical boundaries of the screen, when I use the highest resolution (1920x1080). Has anyone got any idea how I might fix this? It's pretty annoying having to set it to a lower resolution, since I can't seem to get rid of some of the blurry horizontal lines that appear. I attached a picture I made with my mobile phone (theres a lot of dust in the camera, so it's a bit hazy), showing the display properties window. As you can see, theres a part missing. Maximizing a window on the 22" makes the topright buttons (close, minimize, restore) fall off the screen. Thanx for reading. Attachments:
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Post by TJ on Oct 13, 2010 14:47:45 GMT
well the horizontal line that appear are probably due to your refresh rate. monitors paint their pictures from top down line by line, which is why there are horizontal lines when the refresh rate is incorrect.
as to your other problem, have you tried it with just the 22" monitor? Your video card may not support running two monitors at different resolutions like that. you could also reset the monitor to factory defaults through the menu you get by pressing the hard buttons on the screen.
TJ
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Post by MightyKhan on Oct 13, 2010 15:43:01 GMT
as to your other problem, have you tried it with just the 22" monitor? Your video card may not support running two monitors at different resolutions like that. Having just the 22" pugged in, there are no problems whatsoever, so I guess I'll have to make do with 1 screen until I get a better computer. At least it's bigger than the first... What I find weird, though, is that it did work correctly at first... Thanks for the help, anyway.
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Post by dodrudon on Oct 13, 2010 18:32:34 GMT
What gfx card do you have? Which monitor is it?
Try resetting to factory defaults like TJ suggested, and failing that, manually adjust the height/width and horizontal/vertical positioning of the screen (if the monitor allows you to do so).
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Post by MightyKhan on Oct 13, 2010 21:20:45 GMT
Its an old card, a GeForce 7600 GT. The monitor is a BenQ G2220HD.
Resetting to factory default doesn't do jack and while I can adjust the position, I cannot touch the size, which means it remains stretched.
It's not that much of a problem, I figured I would enjoy the increase in screen size with my current computer, before getting a new one. If the dual monitor setup worked, that would have been a bonus.
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