BAW Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hello, I have recently purchased a brand new Samsung 42" Plasma which i want to use as a PC monitor among other things, sadly though the maximum resolution of the Samsung is 1024*768. I am much more used to using 1280*1024 or 768. I know i am limited by the hardware to this, and i have tried changing the font size to reduce window size, and even have to keep zooming out on firefox to see the full web pages etc. Is there any software out there that can offer a work around to this, to make my desktop look as if it is running at 1280*768? Not sure exactly what im asking for or if its even possible, but surely there must be a way to make Windows XP smaller? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well... Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I believe what you want is to lower the DPI? Edit: if i remmeber correctly you should be able to go below 96 dpi (the default) in xp but i dont think you can in vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAW Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Tried this but its hard to make it just right. Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCKX Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 What kind of connection do you use ? Vista and Win7 work fine at any resolutions with default video drivers assuming you use VGA,not sure about HDMI and component.But it should work the same. If you use nVidia card create a Custom resolution. I have 2 HDTV's,one 1080p,one at 720p max.For 1080i I had to create a custom resolution with nvidia drivers installed (1360x768).I have other friends using a big screen as PC output as well (on XP too),never heard of 1024x768 limitation.Recommended sizes 1280x720,1360x768 or 1920x1080. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted March 11, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 11, 2009 Any Plasma screens I've seen can't do a resolution higher than 1024x768. They don't do anything higher than 720p. LCD's however - can go all the way to 1920x1080, depending on the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAW Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 jamesyfx: Correct! And thats my problem How can i work around that, i want to re-arrange XP so that it looks like its running at 1280 for example, but not loose the quality of txt or images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted March 11, 2009 MVC Share Posted March 11, 2009 Any Plasma screens I've seen can't do a resolution higher than 1024x768. They don't do anything higher than 720p.LCD's however - can go all the way to 1920x1080, depending on the panel. that is not correct. The Samsung plasma we have here at work has a native resolution of 1360x768. And that goes for just about every single 720p Samsung...LCD or Plasma. Try 1360x768. That will at least give you a widescreen res. But other than that, no it can't go higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted March 11, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 11, 2009 Yeah you are right. I have a 720p Samsung LCD and it natives at 1360x768 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted March 11, 2009 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2009 yeah i know people that have 60in plasma that is only 720p as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Any Plasma screens I've seen can't do a resolution higher than 1024x768. They don't do anything higher than 720p.LCD's however - can go all the way to 1920x1080, depending on the panel. stop looking at poor quality plama's then, panasonic make native 1080p ones as do pioneer although pio are stoping production of tvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted March 12, 2009 Veteran Share Posted March 12, 2009 Any Plasma screens I've seen can't do a resolution higher than 1024x768. They don't do anything higher than 720p.LCD's however - can go all the way to 1920x1080, depending on the panel. yeah i know people that have 60in plasma that is only 720p as well. Plasmas are capable of 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted March 19, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 19, 2009 stop looking at poor quality plama's then, panasonic make native 1080p ones as do pioneer although pio are stoping production of tvs 95% of Plasmas must be poor quality then. Because I work in a store with probably the biggest range of TV's and none of our Plasmas do 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 19, 2009 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2009 jamesyfx: Correct! And thats my problemHow can i work around that, i want to re-arrange XP so that it looks like its running at 1280 for example, but not loose the quality of txt or images Sprinkle fairy dust on it. In all honestly, it's a large monitor with a very low (<40) DPI, you won't be able to get high quality graphics out of it. If you want good quality at that size you'd have to bump up the resolution a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 95% of Plasmas must be poor quality then. Because I work in a store with probably the biggest range of TV's and none of our Plasmas do 1080p. Remind me never to come to your store for a tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted March 19, 2009 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2009 Remind me never to come to your store for a tv. Lol, indeed. Many plasmas do 1080p these days. Anything 50" and above is almost guaranteed unless it's a budget set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted March 19, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well our store specialises in expensive equipment. I'll feed it back to head office that we don't have any 1080p Plasmas though, if many of them actually do support 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Lol, indeed. Many plasmas do 1080p these days. Anything 50" and above is almost guaranteed unless it's a budget set. 50" and above? :blink: Thats one hell of a "budget set"! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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