How to know if my video card supports 1680 x 1050

[Peter]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: Peter
This should really be in the FAQ or something.

To see what your graphics card /really/ supports, you need to go to Display Properties - Advanced, go to the Monitor tab, uncheck "Hide modes this monitor cannot display", and then go to the Adapter tab to browse the "List All Modes" window.

We got a nice, shiny new widescreen monitor at work only to find the Dell computers there have some ancient Rage cards in them... even with Powerstrip, it won't let you create a 1680x1050 resolution - it just won't do it. It's stupid; the card can do higher, but won't do odd resolutions.

"Even" Powerstrip only lets you do things the card's /driver/ supports. Take that Rage, install Linux and X, and run any resolution you please - that's because X has always and ever let you create and use anything that is within the capabilities of the /chip/. Pixel clock, resolution, timing, sync properties, color depth, everything is adjustable to match your display's requirements /exactly/.