Comments on: Mid-range Cop-out http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3331 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:26:17 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3331 You can never play games or do anything over 1440x900 with your current screen. As for why you can't even see that in games, but your friend can, I am not sure. I am also not sure why he can even see 1600x1200 as an option as his screen certainly can't display it if it's an LCD. I really don't know why he can see resolutions which you can't though, given your respective video cards. My only guess is that there may be driver issues involved, or your friend is crazy. You can never play games or do anything over 1440×900 with your current screen. As for why you can’t even see that in games, but your friend can, I am not sure. I am also not sure why he can even see 1600×1200 as an option as his screen certainly can’t display it if it’s an LCD.

I really don’t know why he can see resolutions which you can’t though, given your respective video cards. My only guess is that there may be driver issues involved, or your friend is crazy.

]]> by: Balaji http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3330 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:20:44 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3330 In Reply to <a href="#comment-3329" rel="nofollow">#15</a>: My friend who has similar hardware config(with 17" LCD, 1440*900) but has 7300 GT graphics card. He said that he was able to see in the game setup, the video resolution as 1600*1200. How this is possible. I don't understand such behaviour. Does it mean that I can never enjoy playing games at higher resolution? In Reply to #15:

My friend who has similar hardware config(with 17″ LCD, 1440*900) but has 7300 GT graphics card. He said that he was able to see in the game setup, the video resolution as 1600*1200. How this is possible. I don’t understand such behaviour. Does it mean that I can never enjoy playing games at higher resolution?

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3329 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:13:28 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3329 Yes, and that's normal. As for games, some may not support 1440x900 because it's not a commonly used resolution. And you can't see resolutions higher than that (such as 1600x1200) because your monitor doesn't support those. Yes, and that’s normal.

As for games, some may not support 1440×900 because it’s not a commonly used resolution. And you can’t see resolutions higher than that (such as 1600×1200) because your monitor doesn’t support those.

]]> by: Balaji http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3328 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:55:55 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3328 In Reply to <a href="#comment-3326" rel="nofollow">#13</a>: I'm using windows XP. I don't see the OS resolution beyond 1440*900. This is the max it shows. In Reply to #13:

I’m using windows XP. I don’t see the OS resolution beyond 1440*900. This is the max it shows.

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3326 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:31:36 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/06/mid-range-cop-out/#comment-3326 In Reply to <a href="#comment-3325" rel="nofollow">#12</a>: The maximum resolution of the monitor will dictate the maximum resolution of anything displayed on it. You can't, for example, play a game at 1024*768 if your monitor only supports a maximum resolution of 800*600. However, in your case it does sound as though you should be able to go further than 1280*1024. Do you see options to go above this resolution for your OS resolution (I'm assuming Windows is your OS here)? If not then perhaps you need to install a driver for your monitor. If you do see options for higher resolutions, what happens when you attempt to select those resolutions? In Reply to #12:

The maximum resolution of the monitor will dictate the maximum resolution of anything displayed on it. You can’t, for example, play a game at 1024*768 if your monitor only supports a maximum resolution of 800*600. However, in your case it does sound as though you should be able to go further than 1280*1024. Do you see options to go above this resolution for your OS resolution (I’m assuming Windows is your OS here)? If not then perhaps you need to install a driver for your monitor. If you do see options for higher resolutions, what happens when you attempt to select those resolutions?

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