Problem with my New Samsung 943NMX 19" widescreen

[mrinal45245]

I am facing a display problem of text but my image are great but little stretched or say wide. I am using 1024 X 768 resolution but the exact resolution is 1400 X 900. My motherboard is MSI VIA K8M800_CE + VT8237R Chipset with Via/S3G Unichrome Pro IGP.
So what to do, if i install a extra Graphic card the problem can be solved.

[Gigacore]

maybe ur inbuilt graphics do not support widescreen resolutions.. get a graphic card.

[mrinal45245]

Originally Posted by Gigacore

maybe ur inbuilt graphics do not support widescreen resolutions.. get a graphic card.

But my mother board is old say one and half years, i can get the graphic card for that and what graphic card to buy.

[john_the_ultimate]

Update the gfx driver and the lcd are meant to be used at their native resolution, that's why the text seems to be stretched. Else install a gfx card, ur mobo has AGP 8X. Is this your mobo http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...4&maincat_no=1

[hellgate]

did u try changing the display res to the native res?

[desiibond]

I think it's only a problem with resolution. Set it to it's natvie resolution. You will lose lot of detail if you set it to non-native resolutions.

[mrinal45245]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

Update the gfx driver and the lcd are meant to be used at their native resolution, that's why the text seems to be stretched. Else install a gfx card, ur mobo has AGP 8X. Is this your mobo http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...4&maincat_no=1

Many thanks for the advice but i don't have the 1440 X 900 resolution in my system and if i install the gfx card i will have the native resolution or not i am confused, but i have a AGP slot in my motherboard. and what is mobo?

Originally Posted by hellgate

did u try changing the display res to the native res?

I don't have the native resolution 14400 X 900 in my system.

Originally Posted by desiibond

I think it's only a problem with resolution. Set it to it's natvie resolution. You will lose lot of detail if you set it to non-native resolutions.

My display is set to 1024 X 768 and i do not have the 14400 X 900 in my system which is needed.

[desiibond]

hmm. See if updating drivers might work else buy a GPU

[mrinal45245]

Originally Posted by desiibond

hmm. See if updating drivers might work else buy a GPU

No i updated all the bios drivers etc but nothing happened. What is GPU?

[john_the_ultimate]

mobo = motherboard
GPU = Graphic Processing Unit aka graphic card

The only choice it seems is to get a gfx card. Get some low-end geforce 8 series card (8400gs or 8600gt etc.) cost would be around 2-5k.

[mrinal45245]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

mobo = motherboard
GPU = Graphic Processing Unit aka graphic card

The only choice it seems is to get a gfx card. Get some low-end geforce 8 series card (8400gs or 8600gt etc.) cost would be around 2-5k.

Thanks, but you are sure that i will get the correct resolution 1440 X 900 and at the same time my text will not get spoiled.

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

mobo = motherboard
GPU = Graphic Processing Unit aka graphic card

The only choice it seems is to get a gfx card. Get some low-end geforce 8 series card (8400gs or 8600gt etc.) cost would be around 2-5k.

What will be the price of a Motherboard + Ram + Processor which could support my Sumsung 19" widescreen monitor.Should be the cheapest because you know i will upgrade.

[john_the_ultimate]

Most intel/nvidia/ati onboard gfx controller (say 2 years old) support 1440*900 resolution. Donno why, yours isn't?
Anyways, if you are thinking of an upgrade then tell us ur budget.

[desiibond]

^^ Because his is entry level VIA's onboard gpu, which sucks big time when it comes to performance

[john_the_ultimate]

Yes did notice that he has a VIA onboard gpu but didn't think that it would suck this much

[din]

Check this thread.

19 inch widescreen LCD. How to set resolution ?

That is how I solved it.