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    Screen not actually showing up in 1920 x 1080 resolution

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by upswimdn, Mar 8, 2012.

  1. upswimdn

    upswimdn Notebook Enthusiast

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    So after some Windows update, the resolution is definitely smaller. I might be going crazy, but how many desktop icons can you guys have in a column? Right now it's 8. Not only that, but a lot of programs look blurrier and larger, like iTunes and Notepad++. The resolution is definitely set to 1920 x 1080, and i just installed the latest video driver, and I also uninstalled the last Windows update that it did.

    Google Chrome is the most notable. Everything is significantly larger and blurred out, even at 100% zoom.
     
    upswimdn, Mar 8, 2012
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    lucifiel Newbie

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    maybe you could provide a screenshot to show what's happening? or maybe a photo? or both?
     
    lucifiel, Mar 8, 2012
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    upswimdn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Maybe it's only chrome, but I can't find anything where to change the resolution.

    Here's a side by side comparison with Firefox, which actually seems to be displaying in a larger (correct) resolution, and itunes.

    Photo Album - Imgur

    Can someone maybe post a pic of itunes in 1920 x 1080? Maybe I'm just getting paranoid after seeing Chrome displaying wrongly, and now I'm thinking everything looks smaller.
     
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    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    Try holding ctrl while scrolling up to make chrome font larger.. Or control scroll down to make Firefox smaller..
     
    hizzaah, Mar 8, 2012
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    Both are at 100%, you can see that in the Chrome settings.
     
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    And I know it's kind of hard to tell from the pictures, but Chrome just looks blurrier.
     
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    Fixed it, somehow the DPI settings got changed with the update.
     
    upswimdn, Mar 8, 2012
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    Leave it to Microsoft to mess with your settings just so you know it was still them right? :D
     
    Heihachi_1337, Mar 8, 2012
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