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how do I change the aspect ratio on my PC monitor ? (

by Jul 15, 2011 3:52AM PDT

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Today, with LCD displays being the norm, not a good idea.
by Forum moderator Jul 15, 2011 4:17AM PDT

What you discover is that while we can change the resolutions in Windows, any time we use a non-native resolution it gets fuzzy. So to solve that we have to get the LCD with the aspect ratio that we wanted.

Or go find some old CRT!

More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_resolution
Bob

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Re: changing resolution
by Forum moderator Jul 15, 2011 5:36AM PDT

Right click an empty place of the desktop to get the properties. Find the tab where you can change the resolution (usually with a slider). Most likely, as Bob writes, you won't like the result.

Kees

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