How to get 1440 x 900 screen resolution?
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January 12th, 2011
My father borrowed my computer to use google earth and when I came home, my resolution was all messed up.
My monitor tells me that my resolution should be 1440×900. I’ve been trying to find it in displays, but I can’t.
How can I get my 1440×900 resolution back? I currently have it set on 1600×900, but my text looks jumbled together.
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If it is not using an advanced display controller, do the following:
on any clear space on your desktop, right click and select properties
Click the settings tab.
You will be able to make the adjustments there
Review Screen resolution and color quality there. set it for 32 bit color quality a make the resolution settings that work best for you( 1440×900). you can always try the other ones to see if you like some other one better. It will make the change and allow you to accept or deny the change if you dont like it. If the screen goes black, it means your monitor cant support it and will revert back to the previous setting.
If there is an advanced controller, then there will be an advanced GUI to let you do similar and more settings options.
I don’t have a “properties” when I click the empty space. I’ve got graphic properties, graphic options, and personalize
graphics properties will open the advanced GUI. In there, there will be a display settings tab
This is where you adjust the color depth, resolution and refresh rate.
note, use as high a refresh rate as the other two settings allow. this will help on eye fatigue
It still isn’t showing 1440×900 in the options. :-/
Even in the advanced settings. They’re all just for color and things like that.
there should be a resolution tab somewhere
What manufacturer and model computer, so i can try to dig furter
Its a Dell
I’ve already found the ‘display settings’ in the control panel and 1440×900 isn’t there either
on the first settings tab i detailed here, the resolution control is a slider on the left center.
listed as Less to More on the slider.
If you do not have the 1440×900, then a different video driver appears to have been loaded by goggle earth….
Oh no.. what do you suggest..?
let me look at this model number and the default video driver set…be back in a bit while i look
Thanks, I really appreciate it.
SE198WFP is the monitor, not the computer. It’s not a laptop hooked up to a monitor, is it?
No, its a desktop. I thought telling the SE198WFP, you’d be able to see if 1440×900 is appropriate for that size
Here’s the tech documentation from Dell The optimal is 1440X900.
What exactly do I need to search for? “Graphics card”?
OH, I FIXED IT! YAY! THANK YOU!
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