Can I force 1600 x 1200 on a CRT ?

[lukin]

Can I force 1600 x 1200 on a CRT that is native 1280 x 1024 ?

I don't want to buy a new monitor for this if I don't have to.

Thank You !

 

[tigersty1e]

LOL.

I don't think you can. It's like forcing 20 square meters of something inside a box that only holds 10 square meters.

 

[JustaGeek]

CRT's don't have "native" resolutions, but the "maximum" resolutions.

If it is a 19" model, i would be surprised if the maximum resolution was anything less than 1600x1200.

Your Video Card driver will "tell" you if you can go any higher.

 

[undeclared]

LCD's have native resolutions..

That means, if you go anything lower (not higher) >> it's like digital zoom on a camera

CRT's have the equivilent of optical zoom

 

[CP5670]

1280x1024 is probably the resolution recommended by the manufacturer (despite being the wrong aspect ratio), not the native one. What size is the monitor? The recommended one is always one or two notches below the maximum one.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Yes you can force the CRT to that resolution. But everything will be smaller. You icons, text and everything may be hard to view at that resolution. You may find it best to stick with 1280 x 1024.

 

[Harvey]

Check the specs in your manual or on the manufacturer's site. You may be able to go to a higher resolution at a lower refresh rate.

If you try to push a CRT beyond it's rated specs, first, you'll see a distorted picture that can't be adjusted correctly for size or position. If you push too far, you could damage your CRT.

 

[Modelworks]

If your CRT was made in the last few years then it will most likely switch off or display a "out of range" message if you try to switch to a resolution/refresh rate that it doesn't accept.

One of the problems with CRT is that as the resolution increases the refresh rate goes down.
I have a 20 inch crt that can do 1280x1024@85hz , but 1600x1200 at only 60hz.

 

[CP5670]

1280x1024 is the wrong aspect ratio for a CRT and shouldn't be used in any case. 1280x960 is the right one.

 

[Raider1284]

Originally posted by: CP5670
1280x1024 is the wrong aspect ratio for a CRT and shouldn't be used in any case. 1280x960 is the right one.

QFT! Use 1280x960

 

[nimo]

the max I can push my 19' is 1920x1440
so 1600x1200 is possible

 

[shadowofthesun]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
One of the problems with CRT is that as the resolution increases the refresh rate goes down.
I have a 20 inch crt that can do 1280x1024@85hz , but 1600x1200 at only 60hz.

God, I HATE that. My old CRT could do 1152 by 864 at 85hz, but one step up to 1200 x 960 and the monitor can only do 60hz, which sucks because low refresh rates make my eyes BLEED

 

[Sonikku]

I think back to when my tubes couldn't push 1280x960 beyond 60hz. Now I can push 1920x1200 @ 85hz. Dark times those were. *shudder*

 

[Creig]

Originally posted by: Raider1284

Originally posted by: CP5670
1280x1024 is the wrong aspect ratio for a CRT and shouldn't be used in any case. 1280x960 is the right one.

QFT! Use 1280x960

Wrong. Aspect ratios are not necessarily CRT or LCD specific. Both 1280x1024 and 1280x960 work just fine on most non-WS CRTs despite the fact that they are different aspect ratios.

Originally posted by: lukin
Can I force 1600 x 1200 on a CRT that is native 1280 x 1024 ?

I don't want to buy a new monitor for this if I don't have to.

Thank You !

If you can provide us with the make and model number of your monitor (eg - NEC MultiSYNC 6FG), I'm sure we can look up its specs and tell you what resolutions/refresh rates it's capable of.

 

[CP5670]

God, I HATE that. My old CRT could do 1152 by 864 at 85hz, but one step up to 1200 x 960 and the monitor can only do 60hz, which sucks because low refresh rates make my eyes BLEED

It should still be able to do just over 75hz at 1280x960. Not great, but still far better than 60hz.

Wrong. Aspect ratios are not necessarily CRT or LCD specific. Both 1280x1024 and 1280x960 work just fine on most non-WS CRTs despite the fact that they are different aspect ratios.

That is not the point. Of course 1280x1024 works. The problem is that it looks bad.

 

[Steve]

How about 1400x1050, via Powerstrip?

 

[Xvys]

My Samsung 19" crt can run at 2056 x 1912 @ 60mhz and 1600 x 1200 @ 70mhz. I am thinking of getting a LCD monitor, but they all seem kind of fuzzy compared to my crt?

 

[Steve]

I've never heard of 2056 x 1912, it sounds almost square. Do you mean 2048x1536?

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: CP5670

God, I HATE that. My old CRT could do 1152 by 864 at 85hz, but one step up to 1200 x 960 and the monitor can only do 60hz, which sucks because low refresh rates make my eyes BLEED

It should still be able to do just over 75hz at 1280x960. Not great, but still far better than 60hz.

Wrong. Aspect ratios are not necessarily CRT or LCD specific. Both 1280x1024 and 1280x960 work just fine on most non-WS CRTs despite the fact that they are different aspect ratios.

That is not the point. Of course 1280x1024 works. The problem is that it looks bad.

Yeah I'm sure you could get a 4:3 CRT to display a 5:4 resolution but it would look like squashed turdflakes.

 

[manimal]

I remember the days when a 15 inch screen was HUGE!