New resolutions don't scale

A day or so ago, I came to conclusion that I wanted some more possible resolutions (when I had the stock drivers, I had lots of different possibilities, now I changed to default ATI I have a lot less to choose from), in hope that it would give me a bit more room to play with in games since the next below 1080p is 768p. Anywho, I modded the resolutions registry file to include the new ones, I only added 16:9 ones since they're the only truely useful ones. The problem lies in the fact that any resolutions between 768p and 1080p don't scale. Once you go past 768p and below (into the low resolutions I created, not just the default ones), they all scale up properly to full screen.

I have full screen scaling set in catalyst, is there any fix for this? I don't remember it doing this when it came with some of those resolutions as default. Also, some of them (the lower ones) seem not to show up, is this because it has some sort of "lowest resolution possible"?

PS, if it's any consolation, these are the reoions I added:

1600x900
1440x810
1366x768
1152x648
960x540
800x450
640x360

 

Something must be messed up with your drivers if you can only select 1080p or 768p.

Ps. On another note, your forced resolution trick doesn't fill the full screen because you aren't using correct resolutions. 1600x900 is false. Its 1680x1050. 1440x900..but that shouldn't matter...Those resolution are available if you have the correct drivers installed.

 

Afaik, the new non-standard resolutions should work fine... in a sense they do, they just don't scale up to full screen. Anyway, 1680x1050 and 1440x900 aren't really useful for my screen since it's 16:9 and those would end up giving me a distorted picture.

If anything, it should be more enclined to scale true 16:9 resolutions than the other ones (it scales non 16:9 resolutions perfectly well too).

 

Uhhh....

Did you even read my post?

16:9 only has 4 resolutions, which is why its a crappy TV standard not meant for computers. good luck trying to find a 16:9 resolution between 1080p and 768p. They don't exist.

 

16:9 doesn't only have 4 resolutions, it's just that there are only 4 or 5 commonly manufactured, as to your statement of there being none between 1080p and 768p, just think about 1600x900 for a minutes, then think about 16:9, then think about them both at once.

They are perfectly viable resolutions, they work perfectly well, I just don't see why it throws a hissy fit when it tries to scale them given that it scales really odd resolutions I've forced through the source console perfectly well.

 

1600x900 isn't a standard resolution. It's only been manufactured in the last few years in cheap laptops and screens that didn't test out well for 1080p, so rather then be thrown out, they are sold as "900P" displays. Its a cheap way to make a quick buck. Its not a standard display resolution, period. It's not recognized by VESA or any other major body as a standard resolution..Which is why you aren't seeing it as an option and why your hack isn't working. By your logic anything that is a multiple of the numbers used in the ratio can be a resolution. It doesn't work that way, and hence why you are getting the results that you are. Don't listen to me though and continue to wonder why you aren't getting a full screen.

Again you didn't read anything I said. Good luck, I'm done.

 

No, I did read, and I understand what you're saying exactly. However, just saying that it isn't a "standard" resolution doesn't explain why it doesn't scale, I know it can for a fact, I've seen it do it before.

 

I'm not sure if opting for the 720p screen was the best idea. But that was the main reason why I opted for it since most of my games are very graphic intensive and I would imagine that 1080p would be too demanding. 720p works well as the native resolution for all of my games and so far I haven't regretted not getting the 1080p since I game alot (ie SC2) given the fact that I have a Intel i5 460m and Geforce GT 420m which aren't top of the line.

 

Any update with finding a new "comfortable" resolution?

 

bump since im curious=)

 

I haven't really looked in to it much further, for my desktop I just use 1080p and then I run TF2 at 720p. Other than that, I can run most games at native res, however when I get a debit card sorted out I plan on getting more games which might be a bit more demanding on my system so the added choices for resolutions would be a nice thing to have. The really low resolutions that I added were more of a because-I-can gesture, running a game at 1/3 of my native res would look a bit funny, in a few years time I might have to do that though to run new games (ATI 3670 is getting quite outdated now, might sort out an external graphics solution if I have to).

 

How is everyone's fps when playing intense games like SC2 and BFBC2 on 1080p given that you have the Intel i5 2.53ghz and geforce gt 420m?

 

No one has an XPS 15 with 1080p with just the i5 460m and geforce gt 420m? I find that hard to believe.

 

Is there not a 1080p XPS15 thread which would be more appropriate? I'm probably the only person here who's really checking this thread and I don't have and XPS15 so you'll probably get better results elsewhere.