i have a new dell inspiron 1501 laptop and it has two monitor resolutions, 800x600 and 1024x768. but no matter what the resolution, the screen is distorted, and everything is very wide. what to do?
2007-06-09 00:07:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Well I think that's the case with most of the new wide screen displays, that's why I haven't bought one. You might try right clicking on the desktop and going to Graphic Options or Display Properties and see if there is an option that will give you 4:3 display instead of 16:9.
2007-06-09 00:11:24 · answer #1 · answered by newbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LCD monitors can only use their native resolution. You should not change from the factory default, ever.
Neither of these are "native" settings on newer LCD monitors and that's why yours is blurry.
RTFM or go to the web site to find the specs.
TIP: Change the font size and Icon size to improve readability.
2007-06-09 07:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you have a widescreen and it should be set to 1280x800. You should have more than just those two options. If not, you should go to the Dell website and download and install the latest video drivers for your model.
2007-06-09 07:17:09 · answer #3 · answered by ro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the dell website and download the monitor driver for that laptop and reinstall it.....
2007-06-09 07:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, you didn't record enough details. anyway, try to reinstall the video card driver.
also, you can try to fix the screen option for streatch or other settings.
2007-06-09 07:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by Tiger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-09 07:30:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋