help- widescreen resolution - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

eeef2 · 04-13-2005, 06:45 PM

im using a toshiba laptop with a 4:3 ratio screen. when i connect a widescreen LCD to it, it stretches the scrren to fit, distorting it. is there any way to get true widescreen resolution on the attached monitor? [ie. 1280X768]
my graphics card on the laptop is geforce4 420go
the monitor is a Sharp LL-171MU 17" WideScreen

ChickenNinja · 04-13-2005, 08:35 PM

Right click on the desktop: go to propterties - Settings. You should be able to select the different monitors and define the resolution for each.

eeef2 · 04-14-2005, 08:07 AM

chickeninja: i tried that but it wont let me change the resolution to widescreen. I even tried to update the drivers, BUT no luck.
are there any programs out there that will allow custom resolutions?

trib767 · 04-14-2005, 03:29 PM

You need a utility called Powerstrip. See http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm.
I have a plasma that runs native at 1635x768 and I use this tool to get native resolution out of my ATI video card.

eeef2 · 04-15-2005, 01:24 PM

thanks, trib767!
program works great

04-13-2005, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
eeef2 Upright Location: right here	help- widescreen resolution im using a toshiba laptop with a 4:3 ratio screen. when i connect a widescreen LCD to it, it stretches the scrren to fit, distorting it. is there any way to get true widescreen resolution on the attached monitor? [ie. 1280X768] my graphics card on the laptop is geforce4 420go the monitor is a Sharp LL-171MU 17" WideScreen

04-13-2005, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
ChickenNinja Crazy	Right click on the desktop: go to propterties - Settings. You should be able to select the different monitors and define the resolution for each. __________________ Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

04-14-2005, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
eeef2 Upright Location: right here	chickeninja: i tried that but it wont let me change the resolution to widescreen. I even tried to update the drivers, BUT no luck. are there any programs out there that will allow custom resolutions?

04-14-2005, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
trib767 Crazy Location: London, UK	You need a utility called Powerstrip. See http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm. I have a plasma that runs native at 1635x768 and I use this tool to get native resolution out of my ATI video card.

04-15-2005, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
eeef2 Upright Location: right here	thanks, trib767! program works great