Monitor resolution

[djackson84]

Hi,

I have a new Acer x183h 18' monitor and for some reason the resolution seems to be off. Pictures are stretched and Videos on the media player are clear, but grainy. Something just looks off. I know it can look better, because I recently reinstalled Windows XP Pro due to a virus, and it looked great before that. Any help?

 

[dividebyzero]

When you right click on your desktop and select "Screen Resolution" does it state 1366 x 768 (your monitor's native resolution) ?

 

[djackson84]

No. It's not an option.

 

[mailpup]

When you reinstalled Windows, did you install all motherboard, sound and graphics drivers?

 

[djackson84]

I believed so. I installed a ethernet controller driver, as well as an audio driver and a few other things that were suggested to me. I'm not very computer savvy, otherwise I would of probably figured this out by now.

 

[dividebyzero]

It sounds like you may need to download and install a graphics driver. You should have access to changing the screen resolution. A graphics driver will give you this.

I'll (or someone else here) be able locate and point you in the right direction, but we'll need some info.
The Manufacturer and model name of your computer -if it's a pre-built one (i.e. Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Acer etc.)
If the computer was built from parts, then the manufacturer and model of your graphics (video card) -if it has one.
To help, you could download a useful utility called GPU-Z here
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1709/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.3.8.html
When you run it you will see a screen like this...
http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/02/26/GPUZ_Exp.jpg
"Name" is the model of video card and "Subvendor" is the manufacturer
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If the video is handled by the motherboard-then the motherboards manufacturer and model.
To help, you could download a small useful utility called CPU-Z here http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/CPU-Z.shtml
When you run it you will get a screen that looks like this...
http://dl.img.qj.net/uploads/files_module/screenshots/24381_23498_cpuz.gif
Click the "Mainboard tab"...
http://www.tim.id.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/cpuz-mainboard.jpg
"Manufacturer" and "model" is what we would need.

 

[djackson84]

Just so we're clear I can set screen resolutions, I was just saying that the specific one you mentioned was not an option. Does that change anything? Also, it was a self made computer by a relative in the business, but its motherboard is a Intel d945gcnl, and I'm running Windows xp pro 32 bit. Does that help?

 

[dividebyzero]

2 STEPS
1. Update your video driver
This is the frontpage for your board- you have the opportunity to auto-detect driver updates ot you can manually download them- could be the easiest scenario.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d945gcnl/index.htm
For just the video driver...
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=11041&lang=eng

2. Your monitor- if you are using drivers older than a year of age will need a driver update to operate at 1366 x 768 See here- http://acerx183hlcdmonitor.blogspot.com/

Hope this helps you.

 

[djackson84]

Thanks a lot, those links fixed the problem. It also corrected an issue I was having playing DVDs. Thanks a lot. This site is the best.