1440x900 on 24"

sybaris · 26 Feb 2011 at 09:43

Im shortly going to buy my 24" screen
However at the moment the max resolution of my graphics card is
1440x900.

I will change the card soon but wondered what the current resolution would be like on a large screen.

Will it be any worse than using my 19" WS at the moment?

james.miller · 26 Feb 2011 at 09:46

that must be an absolutely ancient card...what card is it?

eXist · 26 Feb 2011 at 10:06

that cant be right..... your max resolution in windows is prob 1440x900 as thats what your current monitor allows but when you plug in your new monitor all the higher res options will open up....

even an ancient old card from 10 yrs ago will go up to 1600x1200....

sybaris · 26 Feb 2011 at 14:00

Its an 8800 gts 1gb version

james.miller · 26 Feb 2011 at 14:03

you'll have no problems with that card, it'll be fine

413x · 26 Feb 2011 at 14:26

its just because your current monitor only goes up to that

sybaris · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:05

ohh ok, Just so I have this right,
The monitor I have is limiting the res to 1440x900
So a 24" screen will display at a higher res and that should be ok to look at.

james.miller · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:10

yes the maximum res on that card is 2560x1600 for a single display

sybaris · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:13

that is great.
Am thinking of going dual screen with the 24" and my current 19"ws

WingZero30 · 26 Feb 2011 at 19:04

james.miller said:
yes the maximum res on that card is 2560x1600 for a single display

Wow!! never knew that 8800GTs went up to that resolution. I thought it struggled in modern games at full HD let alone at 2500x1600 res.

james.miller · 26 Feb 2011 at 19:06

oh it'll struggle in games at that res, no question. but it would be fine for a desktop.