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    force resolution?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by darshil, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. darshil

    darshil Newbie

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    Hiya there !
    i have an asus m51vr notebook with a max resolution of 1280x800. Is there a way to force it to say 1400*x or anything?
    Thanks
     
    darshil, Jan 16, 2009
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  2. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    technically you can...
    but the picture will be chopped off (you will see 1280x800 of the 1400x900)
    so, what you are asking... no
     
    aan310, Jan 16, 2009
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  3. avanish11

    avanish11 Panda! ^_^

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    no. If you could just force the higher resolution using software, the companies wouldn't offer a higher resolution monitor as an upgrade option that usually costs a good $150.
     
    avanish11, Jan 16, 2009
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    aethelbert Notebook Evangelist

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    You can try installing a higher resolution monitor. That's about it I'm afraid.
     
    aethelbert, Jan 17, 2009
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  5. darshil

    darshil Newbie

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    thanks for the info guys and gals (if there are any hahah). hey, the way i see it is that we gotta be happy with what we have. I swear though i saw some monitors that could be forced with higher resolutions (probably crts or something)
    thanks anyways
     
    darshil, Jan 17, 2009
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  6. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    There is software that you can use to crunch your resolution to fake a higher resolution, but you lose detail. It's not exactly 'forcing' higher resolution, since it's a physical limitation on LCDs. A pixel is a pixel is a pixel, all the way down :)
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 17, 2009
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