The number of pixels in a given display or image, representing the smallest physical unit of display. One individual pixel represents a single colour value, and when combined, create a displayed image. Usually written as (width x height).
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Windows 8 resets resolution at logout
My Inspiron desktop has an Intel graphics card and Windows 8 x64. I want my screen resolution to stay at 1280x1024, but every time I logout it gets reset to 800x600. When I log back in, I have to go ...
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Force a display to render at a scaled resolution
I'm running on a Retina MacBook Pro, where Windows's HiDPI support is abysmal. On OS X, the main display is run in a 2x mode and secondary displays are run normally, but that feature isn't available ...
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windows 8 ultimate on netbook LG X110
The well documented solution of finding the displayDownsize in regedit is not working on the netbook I have.
Strange circumstance is that the given screen resolution is 1280 x 768, but my choices ...
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Acer Veriton Z290G display distorted in Ubuntu 12.04
I am running Windows 7 on the Acer Veriton Z290G. I successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04. The only problem I have is that the display is stretched out horizontally, so much that a small portion of the ...
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Windows 7 boot animation looks like vista
Why is my windows 7 boot animation just a Microsoft logo with a progress bar? (just like vista's). I installed this on a desktop and is the same dvd that I used for my desktop. Is it because of the ...
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What does HZ mean in a game?
I doubt this is the right forum to ask this in, but I believe that this is a quite technical question. In GTA4 there is an option under the screen resolution to chose between various hertz. (e.g. ...
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Windows 7 Resolution Error
After working in Windows 7 for about three months, it went strange. I had restarted my system manually since it hang and from the next run, the screen became smaller. Thought in the resolution, it ...
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Set X11 screen resolution with xrandr
It's been a while since I've needed to use xrandr. I remember being able to just use -s# to specify which configuration you wanted to apply for example if I had:
CRT1 connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal ...
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How to set 1280x720 screen resolution in Win7 on DELL Latitude?
I am on WIndows 7, using a DELL Latitude, I have the same concern as the user who posted this question.
I would like to set 1280x720 as my resolution, this is because I would like to record full ...
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Large desktop on windows 7
I would love to be able to augment the resolution of my desktop larger than that of my monitor.
Currently I am limited by the max resolution of my monitor.
In a previous laptop (toshiba) running ...
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HP dc7800 / GMA 3100 / Win XP stuck at 1680 x 1050
I have a few HP dc7800 desktop computers. One has acquired a video problem and I can probably fix it by reinstalling the OS but it is driving me nuts.
The output resolution of the Intel GMA (I have ...
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Setting my screen resolution only affects desktop size
I have an LCD with native resolution 1920x1080. It works fine (tested with other computers). I have a computer with an MSI FX5200 (MS-8911) display adapter (i.e. nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 NV34). When I ...
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How to increase display resolution virtually, when controlling PC with low display resolution via TeamViewer
I have a PC with low display resolution (1200x800) and onboard graphic at work. From home I access it via TeamViewer and a 1680x1050 resolution monitor. Work PC windows 8, home PC win 7
I know from ...
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Does changing a display's resolution turn display's pixels off?
When a display (LCD, LED, OLED, etc) changes its display resolution, are pixels on the display "turned off"? Meaning, are the same number of pixels on the display being used to show an image with ...
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Increase external tv resolution connected to Macbook
I have a MacBook Pro that is connected via VGA to a external TV that is an LG (model 32lh2000) which has 1360x768px resolution.
The problem with that is in the TV the resolution isn't high enough. ...
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Google Chrome resolution nonoptimal for monitor
I use Windows XP, and my monitor resolution is 1024x768 pixels, but in Chrome, the sites look too big.
I tried lowering the zoom of the browser with Ctrl-, but doesn't work well because the sites ...
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issue with laptop resolution when playing movies
When I played movies on my desktop system, I had no problems as everything fit the screen perfectly. Now when I try to play the same movies on my laptop, the image does not stretch to fit the screen ...
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Change second screen resolution from command line
Is there any way to change resolution of the second screen on my computer, preferably from the command line?
I've boon looking for software like this, and neither QRes, HotKey Resolution Changer and ...
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Windows 8 start screen tile size issues with resolution 3840X1080
I have a Macbook Air 13" and bootcamp into Windows 8. In order to get 2 displays off the thunderbolt port, I connect my monitors using a Matrox Triplehead2Go DP edition. When I got new monitors the ...
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Print resolution maps
I am trying to create a photobook with Aperture, but their maps are highly inaccurate (lots of lakes and even the whole Caspian sea is missing!). Online maps like Google Maps or Openstreetmap work ...
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JPEGs of the same resolution have different sizes
I have a collection of photos taken from my digital camera. All of them were taken with the same settings (same resolution etc...). However all these pictures have different file sizes. Why is this? ...
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Lenovo u410 Resolution Upgrade Problems and Questions
I'm an IT Pro, so I'm not a complete noob, but I will say that dealing with specific differences in notebook video cables is something new to me.
I got a u410 for an absolute steal - seriously - and ...
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Unable to get 2560 X 1440 resolution to work
Problem -
I can't get 2560x1440 high resolution to work on my Dell 27" U2713HM Monitor.
Details -
I have a Dell E6520 LAPTOP running 64 bit Windows 8. The highest resolution on the laptop is ...
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Alternative to DPI Scaling
Is there an alternative to DPI scaling (I am open to third-party programs) which makes items look less pixelated at high DPI settings?
I have a 15.9" laptop screen with a 1920x1080 screen. I'd like ...
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Mac OS X - Big TV windows too big
i have a 1920x1080 tv and i have my mac going into it. Since it is a 32", windows and the dock are large, and a lot of room is wasted. I understand this is what a high res screen is for. Like the ...
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Screen Resolution is reduced and cannot be reverted
I have a laptop(Sony Vaio VPCSA9e) (OS: Windows 7) and a monitor (LG W1945S). I used to connect the monitor to my laptop in 1440X900 screen resolution without any problem. (I connect it via VGA ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.10 Auto resize not working. Will auto-resize down but not up unless in full screen
Using Virtualbox 4.2.10 with Windows 7 as host and guest.
If I press Ctrl+F, the OS goes full screen. If I check the resolution, it says 1680×1050 -- same size as my host OS that has many ...
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Screen resolution changes after wake-up from sleep
Often when I put my Windows 7 [64 Bit] PC to sleep and then wake it up, my log-in screen changes size. After i hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and log-in, my Desktop has huge Icons and the open windows are so big ...
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Set screen resolution for testing full HD on lower resolution monitor
I have a WPF app, and I know it has problems on full HD screens, but my display is 1440x900. How can I simulate full HD on my monitor? My graphic driver shows max resolution is 1440x900.
I guess ...
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monitor native resolution not available with amd graphics card
I got my new LG ea93 monitor with a native resolution of 2560x1080 (21:9), but in the windows screen resolution setup and in the catalyst control center the highest reolution available is 1920x1080. I ...
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HDMI output trimmed on all sides
I connected my 900x3c to a Bravia TV via HDMI. Unfortunately, no matter what resolution I choose, the picture is trimmed on all sides (even though I feed it proper 16:9 ratio). I'm not sure, but the ...
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Can I see a large font size with a high resolution?
I'm using Macbook pro 15" and the resolution is 1680*1050.
In this resolution, characters are too small for me.
If I decrease the resolution to 1380*840, the character sizes are good for me.
Instead, ...
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Windows display settings keeps changing with video splitter
First I will describe my layout and then the problem.
I am a teacher and as normal I use projector in classroom.
I have a laptop and a PC. First PC is connected to ATEN video splitter (1 input, 2 ...
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Open windows get resized when switching users
I have a Windows 7 x64 machine with an nVidia GTX 560 Ti, and a Sony 27in 2560x1440 monitor. I typically have a browser window opened that is not quite maximized vertically, and takes up a little less ...
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Wrong resolution on start up (on POST screens)
Wrong resolution when starting up the computer (POST screens).
Example.
As you can see, It has huge black border.
I run GeForce 560 GTX on Ubuntu 12.10, with a monitor capable of 1920x1080 Through a ...
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HiDPI mode on Windows or Linux
OS X has a very nice looking HiDPI mode where the effective screen resolution is only the half of the monitor resolution, but with very smooth looking fonts. Is something like that also available for ...
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Change screen dimensions - windows 7
The bottom fourth of my screen is broken, showing some weird lines. It's too expensive for me to replace it, but there's still plenty of space in the upper part because it originally had full HD ...
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Acer Aspire One screen resolution 1366x768
I had XP running on my Acer Aspire One model AO75h1. Now with Windows 8, I'm not able to install Vista display driver - when I try, the "Operating sytem is not supported". The display runs at 1024x768 ...
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How much RAM is required: 0.5s frame buffer, 30fps, resolution of 1280x1024, 8 bits color depth [closed]
Total pixels: 1280*1024 = 1,310,720 pixels
Frames to be stored: 30 fps*0.5 = 15 frames
Memory per pixel: 8 bit depth / 8 bits = 1 byte
The product of 1,310,720 * 15 * ...
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When a window is maximized the top right and top left sides are cut off
I noticed a few weeks ago on my backup PC that if I maximize a window the caption buttons (close, minimize, maximize) and the top left side of the window seems to expand past my monitor (cutting it ...
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How do I know my maximum resolution of my graphics card? With external monitors
So I have an ASUS N76V with a GeForce GT 635M graphics card. I was testing if I could use my VGA and my HDMI port simultaneously and it worked.
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Can't increase screen resolution with latest G41 driver
I have a PC with G41 Express Graphics Chipset and have installed the latest driver. I can't reach the top resolution of "1680x1050". My display is a Samsung SyncMaster E2220.
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Can I achieve a higher resolution with an external monitor for my mac?
I have an old ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB graphic card with my late 2006 MacBookPro model. The system preference display only a 1440 x 900 resolution and all documentations I found say the same.
My ...
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Running a Vista VM at full portrait resolution with VMware Workstation in Quick Switch mode
I have just started using my pair of 1920x1200 monitors in portrait and like the set up, but I'm having problems with my Windows Vista virtual machine not using the whole screen area.
Both my Windows ...
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Simulate high screen resolution Windows
I'm looking for a way to simulate a higher resolution on a Windows server than supported by the graphics card or screen.
A good illustration would be a Linux server that you configure with TigerVNC ...
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How can I increase the resolution of PC's output image for TV?
If right-click desktop and go to Properties/Settings/Screen resolution, I can choose one of the following:
800x600
1024x768
1152x864
1280x720
1280x768
1280x800
1280x960
1280x1024
And for my screen ...
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ffmpeg black bars at the left and right side of the video
I have strange problem with the resolution using ffmpeg. in the output bellow I've two files "test1" and "test2".
"test1.flv" I've downloaded from website and it was already converted into flv, and ...
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Extend Screen for my laptop from 1366 x 768 to 1680 x1050
I need to find some software that creates a Virtual Screen size of 1680 x 1050 even though the screen only supports 1366 x 768.
It can scroll, but it needs to scroll to a maximum of 1680 x 1050 as we ...
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How to set a resolution 800x480 under Windows 7?
I have a 7" monitor Lilliput 669, and I am unable to set a native 800x480 resolution under Windows 7 - it is just not in the list.
I am using integrated Intel graphics, so I have no nVidia panel.
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Lower resolutions not in full screen
My OS is Windows 8 running on a Dell Studio 1558 (with a 5470 Mobility Radeon).
The problem is that when I lower the screen resolution (default is 1980 x 1080) the new output is not shown in full ...
