How set resolution to 1360 x 768

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I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card?
Yes.

If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
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Replacer the video adapter.


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Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
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If the default resolution is not available and you have downloaded the
latest video adapter drivers for your system then a new card would be
necessary. When I changed monitors from a 4:3 to 16:9 monitor on an older
desktop, I could not get the native resolution. Since the machine had an
nVidia card in it I went to their website and downloaded newer drivers. The
newer drivers had the 16:9 resolution I needed.

If you have the latest drivers you probably are out of luck with that video
card and would have to replace it (of course if this is a laptop, you would
be out of luck.)

By the way, does this happen to be an LCD TV/Monitor? Make and model of the
monitor and video card may be helpful also.
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768
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Some monitors come with an inf file that specifies their capabilities,
i.e., the refresh rate, bit depth, size combinations that are supported.
In some cases, simple plug-and-play enumeration is not competent to
discover all of the supported combinations. Thus, if your monitor came
with a "driver" file, install it. If you got the monitor second hand,
try the manufacturer's web site. In any case, the only usable choices
will be those supported by both your video card AND the monitor.
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
Click to expand...

A guiding principle, is the hardware itself is flexible, and able to
produce any H x V, as long as the values meet some constraints.
With older hardware, the horizontal had to be divisible by 8.
The vertical value, divisible by 2.

So, for example, 1368 x 768 or 1360 x 768 should be achievable.
(A value like 1366 x 768 can be achieved if a GPU has an external TMDS
used to drive the DVI digital output. This is not info you find on the
back of the video card box.)

This concept of flexibility has been around so long, it was available
on the frame buffer chip I used more than 20 years ago. Even back then,
I could define H, V, front porch, back porch, and so on, and it would
work as long as I didn't break the monitor.

If you were to take your hardware into Linux, you'd find that
with the "Mode Line" stuff in Xwindows, that more of these
resolutions would be supported in software. But it can be
a hair-pulling experience there as well. In Windows,
there is the notion of "protecting the user from themselves",
to prevent damage to monitors that cannot withstand out-of-range
settings. One brand of video card, even had a custom resolution
dialog box, to set the values.

Some of the video drivers, have APIs that allow selecting these flexible
options. The utility "PowerStrip" from Entechtaiwan, takes advantage
of the software API, to allow setting the resolution.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm

That site also has a forum, and FAQ pages. In it, they discuss issues with
laptop chips. Laptop chips really don't differ with their internal design,
but the support issues are different. A laptop chip may not have Plug and
Play, for the main LCD panel in the laptop. Sometimes, a custom driver
is shipped with the laptop, and that takes care of the hardware (it is
really a standard driver, with a custom config file added). There
may be less uniformity in laptops, preventing the author of PowerStrip
from covering all the chips used.

(FAQ pages - learn more about the capabilities and limits)

http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?board=7.0

(Laptops or integrated graphics)

http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=18.0
http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?topic=1711.0

So, if you have an ATI or Nvidia video card, in a desktop system, chances
are good that PowerStrip can give you want you need. If you have a laptop,
the situation may be more dynamic. I haven't been following the
developments, to see how much progress has been made.

This is an example of playing with Intel laptop graphics, to try to
get a custom resolution. It can be done. This is a long thread,
and you can suffer hair loss, from just scrolling this page :-)

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/custom-resolutions-on-intel-graphics/

Good luck,
Paul
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
Click to expand...


Your video card will determine the resolution, and if you are working off of
an integrated video card, forget it..

You will need to buy a better video card. An nVidia 6 series or better will
support the resolution..
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
Click to expand...

Some time ago I've successfully added 1280x768
on my laptop using the PowerStrip software:
http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm


Uwe
 
Bill said:
I am trying to connect an LCD monitor whose optimum resolution is 1360
x 768 but I cannot find that setting in control panel even after a cold
boot with the new monitor connected. Is this because I am limited to
only those resolutions supported by my video card? If not, what must I
do to set the resolution to 1360 x 768?
Click to expand...

As others have replied - if Windows does not let to select
the native resolution of this monitor, then either
this is not really it's native resolution, or there's
some software problem (video settings, wrong driver)
or some hardware problem.

To sort this out quickly, connect this monitor to a modern
PC with clean Windows.

--pa
 
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