screen resolution

[SupremeRuler99]

I have an HP laptop with an ATI graphics card. How can I change the screen resolution to something that is bigger, or is that smaller, than 1024 x 768?

Currently, that is the maximum I can get, but I would have thought that by having a graphics card that I could get a much better resolution. Is this a restriction created by the laptop screen?

Is there anything that I could do to change this, like a download or something?

 

[Tyler1989]

1024 x 768 is very large there is no need to go bigger and fits most moniters perfectly. If it doesn't I'd download your graphic card drivers and moniter drivers.

 

[Elbatrop1]

Resolution isnt completely reliant on your graphics card. It has a lot to do with your monitor as well. In your case its an LCD which dont seem to support as high of resolutions as CRTs usually do.

 

[Trotter]

Stick with the native resolution of your LCD.

Anything other than that, and it starts to look crappy.

 

[Tyler1989]

I'm not sure on the name I have one of those big box's for a moniter. It's origanal resoultion was 800x600 but things looked to big so I switched to 1024 x 768 which isn't too small or two large.

Super VGA has a defualt of 800x600 doesn't it that is too low for a standard.

 

[TheHeadFL]

The previous comments about native resolution for an LCD are correct, I am sure 1024x768 is the native resolution, so you wouldn't want to/couldn't go higher.

As far as 1024x768 being enough, thats all up to your opinion. I think 1024x768 looks dumb on a 19" monitor, so I run 1280x1024. As for my laptop, it looks best at 1920x1200. (WUXGA)

 

[furtivefelon]

there is a "Sweet spot" for LCD monitors (that's why i kinda hate them).. it goes especially true for laptops.. so i'm betting you've reached your sweet spot if you default at that res, so no point in changing it