VGA Screen Resolution


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I have a 1680x1050 monitor, and I'm going from my 360 to my monitor via VGA. I have set it to 1680x1050 in the console settings, but it has been letterboxed. Surely it shouldn't do this seeing as this is the monitor's native resolution.

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AFAIK you will always have the letterbox effect on a standard monitor with the higher resolutions

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Oh geez, no. The reason it's letterboxed is because the 360 is built around a 16:9 ratio(well, and fullscreen) while 1680x1050 is 16:10. In order to prevent stretching, the 360 compensates by letterboxing.

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the VGA cable can carry up to 1920X1080. Trong gave you the right answer - the problem is the screen ratio, not resolution. You need a 720 or 1080 screen to avoid those bars, in other words.

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Yeah, what Trong said.

If you want it to fill the entire screen run it at 1280 x 720. Fills mine that way :) (And yes, my native res is 1680 x 1050)

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Yeah, what Trong said.

If you want it to fill the entire screen run it at 1280 x 720. Fills mine that way :) (And yes, my native res is 1680 x 1050)

Thanks. I think I'd rather have letterboxing rather than a lower res personally!

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What's the monitor resolution equivalent of 1080?
1920x1080.

Most widescreen monitors intended primarily for PC use (rather than video production or sale as a tunerless television) are 16:10 ratio though (1920x1200).

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