Is there a way I can add a resolution setting on my computer?

It is possible yes, I have only ever done it once and it was an absolute nightmare. here is a tutorial for forcing a custom resolution in windows, but even this tutorial says “Do this at your own risk!”.

Be careful, you could end up getting more than you bargain for.

A warning; running an LCD screen at non-native resolutions tends to cause weird results.

I would not recommend custom resolutions on an LCD display to those who like their circles to be round and their straight lines to not be jaggedly stairstepped. Nor would I advise it to those who like to read text; fonts also get a bit screwy.

You could also try going to Sonys website and seeing if they have a video driver suite for your laptop. I know at my work we have HP laptops and we have to install the ATI control center to get all the available resolutions,

@jerv Even if it’s a 16:9 like my monitor? For whatever reason, 1366×768 isn’t a default option, it just goes from 1900×1800 down to 1200×720 with several 4:3 and 5:3 and 8:5 options thrown in…

@papayalily see my answer above it sounds like you dont have the right driver or need to get a video software suite. Windows is weird man… the device might show installed that doesn’t mean its installed with the right driver.

The aspect ratio doesn’t matter. My old Acer could run 800×600 or 1024×600, and the former would basically shut off the left and right edges of my screen without affecting the size of anything in the middle.

Doing custom resolutions on my desktop’s 1600×900 leads to either the aforementioned weirdness or “letterboxing” like my old Acer. The only exception is if I specify 800×450, in which case every pixel tha tthe video card puts out winds up as a 2×2 block on my screen with no pixels around the edges “turned off”.... but 800×450 looks like ass.

@mrlaconic If it’s a laptop using the factory-installed OS then it has the right driver. OEMs are pretty good about giving you the right basic driver. As for more advanced drivers with all of the bells and whistles, well, you are correct there. And that Windoze is weird.

One that that’s mentioned but not really explained here is the “native resolution”...

For LCD screens, there’s a set number of actual physical pixels that make up the viewing area. Each pixel is one set of red, green, and blue and it’s built into the hardware, so no matter what setting you choose, it’s really just using the exact same number of physical pixels. You only have so many dots on your grid you can choose a color for, and it can’t change.

Software does a pretty good job of approximating larger or smaller resolutions, but the native resolution is going to be the only one that’s using one physical pixel to represent one pixel through the software. So it’s going to give you the best results.

Reading my explanation I don’t know if its any clearer, but hopefully it will help.

As the other guys have said, it is risky. If you force a non native resolution you may be forced to reinstall windows.

If it is just for web browsing Have you considered using Opera browser? it has a tab on the bottom right which allows you to zoom all pages to your preferred size.

@Odysseus All browsers do. I’m on Opera right now, which is great, but it doesn’t fix all the other programs that are so small I get a headache within 5 minutes of looking at them.