Monitor setting for widescreen

External Since: Aug 30, 2007 Posts: 1

I've just bought a widescreen tv/monitor.
My version of XP is about 5 years old.
how do I set windows to a widescreen setting?
At present, the best I can get is stretched to fit, not really a problem
with text, but
images are all fat.

External Since: Aug 10, 2007 Posts: 20

let it be known on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:52:00 -0700
markw1313 <markw1313.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> scribed:

|I've just bought a widescreen tv/monitor.
|My version of XP is about 5 years old.
|how do I set windows to a widescreen setting?
|At present, the best I can get is stretched to fit, not really a problem
|with text, but
|images are all fat.

Check the specs for your video card to see if it supports resolutions for a widescreen monitor. The screen resolutions you'll see in the Display Properties are determined by the video card.

Also, your widescreen monitor will have a native resolution that it should be run, check you monitor's manual. You may end up having to upgrade the video card to one that supports the monitor's native resolution.

HTH

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