Finding out if PC can display widescreen

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shnaek

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I am considering buying a widescreen monitor that displays 1440 * 900. How do I find out if my pc can display this? Is it dependant on the onboard graphics card?
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shnaek said:
I am considering buying a widescreen monitor that displays 1440 * 900. How do I find out if my pc can display this? Is it dependant on the onboard graphics card?
Cheers
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Without being an absolute expert on this, I would say yes, it is.

You can find out what modes your card supports by:

- open Control Panel - Display (or right-click on the Windows Desktop)
- choose Advanced
- choose the Adaptor tab
- choose "List All Modes"

This works on my Dell laptop running Windows XP. The options may be slightly moved around on another laptop.
 
You don't need a tuner if you feed the output of, say, a VCR or a PC TV tuner card into it.
 
Cheers guys. I don't intend on watching TV on it - just dvds at the mo. MonsieurBond, I'll check that tonight on my pc. I may need a new graphics card anyway as the one I have is a little jumpy when viewing dvds.
 
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