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    Running a monitor at higher resolution

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by dummy27, Oct 21, 2011.

  1. dummy27

    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    The monitor that I'm am using has a default resolution of 1360 x 768 and was the highest resolution that I could go to using a vga cable. I upgraded to an HDMI cable and now I could get to 1920 x 1080 resolution. I also remember on the box the monitor came in said the resolution was 1360 x 768. My question is would it be a good thing/idea to run it at 1920 x 1080? The font gets slightly blurry and colors look a little different. I attached a picture of the settings.
     

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  2. tijo

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    Is it a monitor or tv, because it is recognized as a tv? In any case, you are probably running it at 1080i which would account for the blurry effect. I would say keep it at 1366x768 if the blurry effect annoys you or get a true 1080p monitor.

    Running at 1080i shouldn't affect your monitor.
     
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  3. dummy27

    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, you are right for both. It is a tv and it does switch to 1080i when I set the resolution to 1920 x 1080.

    Why does 1920 x 1080 cause the blurry effect? Is there anything that could reduce that effect?
     
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you run the monitor with an input resolution that is different than the output resolution, the monitor will scale it up/down to match the native output resolution.

    So that 1920x1080 is getting scaled down to 1360x768, which not only gets you back to the resolution you started with but also introduces a blur into the image as a result of the image processing necessary to downscale.
     
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    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    So it isn't a true 1920 x 1080 resolution then?
     
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  6. Generic User #2

    Generic User #2 Notebook Deity

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    you have to remember that a pixel is a REAL PHYSICAL thing. it doesn't matter what you or your computer wants, it cannot make new REAL PHYSICAL pixels.
     
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  7. SlickDude80

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    no...your max 1366x768 resolution is being stretched...hence the blurriness
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 22, 2011
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  8. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    it also can't remove pixels. They are physically there. If you run in any resolution, higher or lower, than 1366*768, or whatever the physical resolution is on the display, somewhere along the line the image is getting stretched larger or shrunk down to fit 1366*768.

    I would run in the native resolution of the display if possible.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 22, 2011
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  9. kakureru

    kakureru Notebook Geek

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    you cant increase a LCD display's resolution past its native resolution.
    (without drop in visual quality)
     
    kakureru, Oct 25, 2011
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