Screen Resolution Problem

[baryaqueen]

Hello, I'm new here and sorry if I put this thread in the wrong category.

I have a problem with my resolution in my screen. Pictures in my monitor appear a little bit fat. And this has been a problem to me ever since we had a new monitor. When I draw a circle in my computer for example, it looks like a circle, but when viewing it it other pc's or laptops, it's becomes an oval. Things I draw in my computer is actually 2 times vertically thinner. How can I fix this? My screen resolution settings is set in 1024x768 or any resolution higher and lower than that is worse.

Alternatively, I also stumbled upon a "suggestion" in answebag.com saying that I could just add black borders on my screen to make it look normal. If I don't have any options left I would like to try this but unfortunately I don't know how.

Thank you so much in advance!

 

[TrainableMan]

1024x768, 800x600 are multiples of 4x3 which are the non-widescreen settings.

You want 2048x1152, 1920x1080, 1280x720, ie multiples of 16x9

If your monitor is recognized properly then at least one of the 16x9 options should be available.

 

[clifford_cooley]

Hi baryaqueen - Welcome to w7forums

My screen resolution settings is set in 1024x768.

That resolution is not a wide screen resolution. That resolution should only be used with a monitor on a 4:3 ratio. My wide screen monitor is recommended to be set at 1440x900 which is a 16:10 ratio.




These numbers are closer to the resolutions you should choose from if you are using a wide screen monitor.

• 1024x640
• 1120x700
• 1152x720
• 1228x768
• 1280x800
• 1376x860
• 1440x900
• 1536x960

 

[TrainableMan]

My display is 16x9, Cliffords is apparently 16:10

If you have any resolutions available that match either of our answers that is probably the correct setting for the WS you have attached and would definately be better than 4x3.

 

[sdmnysimon]

my current resolution is 1280x800 (recommended) wide screen

 

[Nibiru2012]

Yes, be sure to set your resolution to it's native resolution for the monitor's size.

I have a 22" Widescreen Monitor and it's set to: 1680x1050

Yours may be slightly different. I'm not sure if Asus supplies drivers for their monitors but installing the driver usually helps.