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Dudes and dudesses, I have this here expensive monitor that wants to run in 1280 X 1024, but I've determined that that screen size is just plain wrong. It should be 1280 x 960 to have the same aspect ratio as 800 x 600 1024 x 768, 1600 x 1200, etc. I think it looks a bit squished forcing the extra lines onto the screen. Then again I am a compulsive perfectionist - I loaded a test pattern and started measuring the horizontal and vertical edges of the squares in the test pattern. Am I being crazy or is there something I can do about this? Monitor is a Samsung 900nf, vidcard is an ati 9100. |
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1280 X 1024 is the default, there is nothing wrong, there is nothing that reqiures that monitors be kept in the same aspect ratio,.. stop complaining |
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But if you add too many horizontal lines in the same space, people look shorter unless they're lying down. :: bursts into tears :: |
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You are being a bit crazy. mate...I hang out with a lot of designers and I've never heard anyone get hassled about Aspect Ratio before... |
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Unfortunately, I'm not being crazy. 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, and 640 x 480 all have a 1 to 1.3 ratio and fit the physical dimensions of my monitor and any standard monitor. 1280 x 1024, on the other hand, has a 1 to 1.25 ratio and looks squished vertically, the result of packing too many lines into the same space. It's like the difference between a film in a theatre and a film on your television - you can either cut off the left and right edges or display it with unused space at the top and bottom (letterboxing). But if you try to display the whole picture in the same space you have to stretch it and it looks distorted. If I do graphics - especially freehand stuff with no snap-to - in 1280 x 1024, they will seem slightly elongated when viewed in a standard 1.3 aspect ratio. I have determined that it's the fault of my ATI card, not the monitor - gonna have to look into getting an nvidia based card instead. In the meantime I'm running in 1152 x 864. |
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get a program called PowerStrip from your local p2p app itll let you adjust every fucking thing on your monitor |
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Well I'll be damned - it works! It let me add 1280x960 as a custom resolution. It's actually running at a lower refresh rate than 1280x1024 so I reckon it's safe too. Thanks!!!!!!!111111 |
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Just wanted to add: DANGER DANGER If anyone else wants to try this app, be careful because it will let you fuck up and burn out your monitor right quick if you're not absolutely sure of what you're doing. |
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Irony dictates that my monitor should burn out with a huge THOOOOM right about now.... |
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