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Can you change resolution on PC monitor when connected?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:23 am
by simonmlewis
I now have a 1920x1020 monitor connected to my laptop.

I'd like to be able to change the res on my big monitor so the start bar etc are all smaller so i can fit more on screen.

Is this not possible because it is a 1920 monitor, or can it be altered to fit more on screen, or is it going to be a larger version of my laptop 1920 monitor?

Laptop is 17". Monitor is 24".

Re: Can you change resolution on PC monitor when connected?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:14 pm
by requinix
Make sure your drivers are up to date, but if your laptop still won't let you change to a higher resolution then you can't change to a higher resolution.

Only other thing I can think of is that, depending which Windows you have, you may be able to resize the taskbar to something smaller. Like, a few pixels smaller. Not going to make much of a difference.

Re: Can you change resolution on PC monitor when connected?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:37 pm
by simonmlewis
Drivers are up to date. I think 1920 is the highest windows can go.

Re: Can you change resolution on PC monitor when connected?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 2:00 pm
by requinix
Windows can go higher - it's your laptop that doesn't support it.

Re: Can you change resolution on PC monitor when connected?

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:10 am
by simonmlewis
Yeah. And I've found out if my monitor is 1920, then going higher will distort things.

Thanks anyway.