Re: screen resolution

Hi,
I have a problem... after a virus attack, i've formatted my hard disk and
installed a fresh copy of XP and drivers. After installing display drivers, i
tried to select a high resolution of 1440x900 (i'm using a 15" monitor) the
screen became blank and when i tried restarting my PC.... i realized that i
did a very 'good' mistake.... can anybody kindly get me out of this blank
situation? asap?
please...

"Millie" wrote:

Hi

Thanks for the tip about LCDs. I'll dig out the manual and see what the
native resolution is.
--
Millie


"Jaime" wrote:

And one other point to add, if you have a flat panel (LCD) display, it is
usually best to keep the resolution at the native resolution of the monitor.
This information is usually found on the box or in the manual or by bringing
up the on-screen display (usually a "Menu" button the monitor itself).

If you have an older style CRT monitor, then it is not so important , you
can set the monitor to whatever looks best.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"Eric Baines" <EricBaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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But if you set it for a higher resolution (assuming your display card and
monitor can cope) you could right click on your desktop and click on
properties. This will let you change the display properties. On the
Appearance tab, you can change the Font size, from normal to Large or even
Extra Large. If you click on the Effects button, you can click on Use
Large
Icons. So you things should be sharper (within the limits mentioned in
earlier posts), but you keep large text and icons?

"Millie" wrote:

Hi Jaime

Thanks for such a detailed response! It's very informative. Given that my
eyesight isn't what it used to be I might just leave the resolution as it
is.
I wouldn't cope with things being smaller.
--
Millie


"Jaime" wrote:

That is the double-edged sword of changing the screen resolution - you
get
more stuff on the screen, but much of the stuff that there get's
smaller.

Screen res determines how many pixels of information are displayed on
the
screen; many items displayed on a PC are "pictures" composed of a fixed
number of pixels. For example, if a screen icon is 100x100 pixels and
the
resolution of your monitor is set to 640x480, that icon would be
filling up
about a fifth of the screen vertically (100/480). Now if you increase
the
screen res to 1280x1024, that same icon's 100x100 pixels only take up
only a
tenth of the screen's verticle space (100/1024), so it will be smaller.
If
an item has a fixed number of pixels and you increase the size, it will
probably look fuzzier, since the computer has to invent the extra
pixels
needed to make it bigger.

Windows allows you to increase the size of the icons and text on the
desktop
to some degree, but if you increase the resolution, but then make
everything
bigger, you haven't gained much really .

To further complicate things, not every type of image/screen element is
made
up of a fixed number of pixels, many are, but some items are actually
sort
of formulas that tell the PC how to create the shape of the object. In
the
case of these items, you can keep making them as big as you like and
they
will still appear sharp, as the PC just changes the formula to
compensate
and add the details. This method is generally used with geometric
shapes and
text, but not for items with complex lines and color shading, like
photographs.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida


"Millie" <jackied@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi


Can someone please explain screen resolution to me? I understand when
I'm
using Photoshop the more pixels per inch the sharper an image will
be.
Does
the same apply to screen resolution? If I increase it, will the text
be
sharper? Also, why do all the icons on my desktop get smaller with
higher
resolution?

I've got it set to 1024x768 at the moment.
--
Millie




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