What resolution is best on widescreen?

[screwballl]

I have used that before and many of those programs were created before widescreens became so big so they tend to not look properly on widescreens. There is supposed to be some updated programs that can do it properly nowadays.

I have heard of this program but do not know how well it works:
Downloads - Slideshow Screensaver Designer 1.0 Freeware Software

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by Gig-O-Ram

As for the native resolution, the documentation says it's 1440x900 @60Hz. The last res option I have is 1400x1050. I think I've got it set on 1024x768 @60Hz right now. The system is running with onboard video. Would a video card add or give different res options, or at least offer the native res?

This could have something to do with your pictures looking all funky in the slideshow program. Personally, for my 1440x900 native res laptop, I use Irfanview to resize the pictures to the native res of 1440x900, save those to the My Documents/Picture folder and then run the slide show from there. They display just fine. You could do the same, but resize them to 1024x768 for now and keep a copy of the original safe.

Now here's what you need to do. What is the motherboard model # or laptop Model #? Barring that, what is the onboard video chipset? Intel extreme? Nvidia? You can download and install updated drivers that will allow the on board video adapter different resolutions that should include wide aspect resolutions.

If that fails, a new video card would do the trick. Hell, even the low end 8xxx series and 7xxx series cards usually support wide screen monitors. Just make sure the new card has a DVI out.

[Yellowhello]

I used to have an EXTREMELY low end 7300GT and it ran my 1440x900 res just fine.

[Gig-O-Ram]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Now here's what you need to do. What is the motherboard model # or laptop Model #? Barring that, what is the onboard video chipset? Intel extreme? Nvidia? You can download and install updated drivers that will allow the on board video adapter different resolutions that should include wide aspect resolutions.

The motherboard is an ASUS P4GE-MX (Phoenix Award BIOS v6.00PG) and the video chipset is Intel Extreme Graphics 82845G (version 6.13).

[Quakindude]

Windows* 2000, Windows* XP Home Edition, Windows* XP Media Center Edition, Windows* XP Professional ver 14.10.3 can be had here.

Or choose your operating system here.

I didn't see support for Vista.

[Mithosphere]

So you are using the 1024x768 res right now? or are you using 1440x900?

[screwballl]

I have a ATI 9600XT that is handling 1440x900 just fine, previously for testing I had a nvidia MX440 running at this same resolution. the problem is not the video card, it is the monitor.
Run it at its native resolution of 1440x900 and find a slideshow program that can automatically crop or shrink pictures to size.

The problem is the program, not your resolution.

[gvblake22]

GIG! Just change the resolution of Windows to display 1440x900!

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by screwballl

I have a ATI 9600XT that is handling 1440x900 just fine, previously for testing I had a nvidia MX440 running at this same resolution. the problem is not the video card, it is the monitor.
Run it at its native resolution of 1440x900 and find a slideshow program that can automatically crop or shrink pictures to size.

The problem is the program, not your resolution.

He said in an earlier post he didn't have the 1440x900 resolution available in Windows.

At least, that's what I got from this part of one of his posts.

Originally Posted by Gig-O-Ram

As for the native resolution, the documentation says it's 1440x900 @60Hz. The last res option I have is 1400x1050. I think I've got it set on 1024x768 @60Hz right now. The system is running with onboard video. Would a video card add or give different res options, or at least offer the native res?

[screwballl]

when this happens, go to the website of the monitor manufacturer and install the driver for your monitor, at this point the monitor resolution of 1440x900 should come available.