[danceplaylove]

I'm thinking about buying a 19 inch widescreen envision LCD. Will the widescreen distort images? I still want to use Adobe Photoshop CS regularly...



Help please? Thank you. ^^

[OsiX]

No, the screen has more pixels for the workspace.

Example:
Look at your current monitor with one eye shut, pretend that is normal. Open your second eye and the workspace/view area increases, that is widescreen.

I do own a 19" widescreen and I must say it has made working on my computer more productive. I like the fact how you can have two documents open at 75% and it'll be viewable.

However, if you play games that do not support widescreen.
1) Most likely, it will stretch, ex: WarCraft 3, StarCraft
2) You can purposely set some LCDs to render it in the normal 4:3 ratio. But it will appear smaller, but without the stretching.

[danceplaylove]

omgosh. thanks! lol i'm getting mine at $169 (rebate).

sorry to bother, but if i DL windows visual themes, will they still fit to the resolution?

[OsiX]

Yes, minus the wallpaper.

That's the thing with widescreens, alot of wallpapers aren't but since you work with gfx anyways, its fine make your own

[thachhao]

The only way you would distort images is if you hooked up your widescreen monitor using a non-widescreen resolution. But that's really obvious.


interfacelift.com has some really nice widescreen wallpapers.

[danceplaylove]

How do I change my resolution to 1440 x 900?

it's all distorted. T_T

i don't have the updated video card thing

[OsiX]

I take it you just got it new, so you have to go to the manufacturer's site and download the driver. Then make sure you graphics driver is also up to date, reboot. And then you can change it in Display Options in Control Panel.

[danceplaylove]

thank you. i went to their site and dled their driver thing, but when they told me to pick the file that matches with the model, they didn't have it...

hmm wait let me do it over and restart my computer





edit
argh. this is too frustrating. i'm returning it and getting the reg 17". T_T



thanks for all your help anyways. =]

[aironeousB]

I have a 19 inch and I just used the options in windows xp to change the setting to the new monitor size.

[awdark]

nooo you just right click your desktop, go to properties last tab and max out the resolution slider!

[DKYang]

nooo you just right click your desktop, go to properties last tab and max out the resolution slider!

What he said.

You don't even need drivers for setting up monitors/resolution unless it comes with built-in speakers.