Laptop resolution question

[pX]

On my gf's laptop when I try to resize the "screen area" (is it always labeled that?) trying to make the resolution better than 1024x768 it makes it so the screen is like going off the edges. I thought that if the screen could not handle a resolution it would simply say so, not do this. If its kinda vague as to what it is happening, like if i set it for higher you can only see the top left quadrant of the screen or something.... Any way around this? Or does this mean this is as high as the screen can go? THANKS!

 

[jazzhound]

The native resolution is the amount of maximum pixel it can output at one time. I believe when you went beyond it, it was overwhelmed and simply couldn't display the rest of the desktop. Most of the LCD can do 1024x768, while the newer SXGA can display 1280x1024, beyond that you have UXGA which does 1600x1200. I think you're SOL on this one.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: pX
On my gf's laptop when I try to resize the "screen area" (is it always labeled that?) trying to make the resolution better than 1024x768 it makes it so the screen is like going off the edges. I thought that if the screen could not handle a resolution it would simply say so, not do this. If its kinda vague as to what it is happening, like if i set it for higher you can only see the top left quadrant of the screen or something.... Any way around this? Or does this mean this is as high as the screen can go? THANKS!

It sounds like the max resolution is 1024x768. Thus you cannot go higher. The only way to go higher is to only display part of the screen at a time. Some companies have drivers so that you can navigate around a larger desktop, but only see one portion at a time. ie. If your resolution is 1600x1200, you can only see 1024x768 at a time.

 

[Spicedaddy]

It will scale smaller resolutions to the native resolutions (like fill the screen with only 640x480), but it would be pointless to scale down a higher resolution.

Think about it, if it only has 1024x768 pixels, then even running 1600x1200 would still be 1024x768...

 

[pX]

i just cant stand these huge icons and stuff.....

 

[Spicedaddy]

You can adjust almost everything in display properties.