jbk240z Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Santa was nice enough to bring me a new 23" flatscreen monitor. It is a Hannspree HF237. Really bright, really wide. Question: All the pics look a bit wide (stretched). I tried playing with the resolution settings a bit, then decided I should ask here before I screw something up. Any suggestions? Thanks, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 find out what its native resolution is (ie. 1680x1050 or 1920x1080) and set your resolution to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at-jefft Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 ^yup. I'm gonna guess its 1080P which is 16:9. Your pics won't have been taken in 16:9 so they will appear stretched if you put them in 16:9. Just readjust the images in whatever program (windows picture viewer probably) you are viewing them. And don't set the background to stretch. Have fun with all that screen real estate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 ^Thanks guys! I set the resolution to 1920X1080, pics look much better now. However, the text size came out small. I played with the text adjustments and zoomed in to 125%. When I view the forums here and elsewhere it is all good, except for the toolbars, where the text is still small. Any more ideas? View the montior here: http://www.hannspree.com/US/product_detail.aspx?id=25977&c=25963 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 I have until now, been using an early 2004 era gateway 17" CRT monitor. Wow, what a difference, this new one rocks! Loving it, except for the small text on the toolbars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_datto Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 You should be able to reduce the resolution down to a ratio the same as the native resolution. For example 2000x1500, you could go down to 1000x750. Then you would have larger text, while retaining the correct unstretched view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Assuming you are using Windows...You should be able to go into Windows settings and increase the font size. I don't know exactly how to do it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19762802+2 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Assuming you are using Windows...You should be able to go into Windows settings and increase the font size. I don't know exactly how to do it though. Go to the desktop, Right click go to properties then after that go to the Appearance tab then at the bottom it should say "Font Size" and have a drop down bar then you can choose the size you want. I don't know if it works for the internet also and I am using windows XP so it might be different with Vista. Edit: Tested it out and yes it works for your internet too, but not on the site itself just the browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 in your web browser, hold control key and scroll your mouse wheel up or down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 in your web browser, hold control key and scroll your mouse wheel up or down. COOOL! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogie Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Better yet, in Internet explore click View from the tool bar and select your text size there. No more zooming in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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