Monitor display feels too wide

[Royvds]

I don't know verry much about monitors and need some help with mine, only thing i know about this monitor that it's a philips one, also, my screen feels way to wide in comparison with the hight, can i change this? why can't i change resolution to 1080p - 1920 in the windows control panel?

 

[tramik]

Are you using onboard graphics or a separate graphics card? Check and make sure your drivers are up to date. Usually resolutions are missing when drivers are not installed.

Also, you can see the model of your monitor by looking on the back and there should be a small label with the model information.

 

[Royvds]

I use dedicated graphics (R9 270x) with latest drivers

 

[tramik]

Find your monitor model next. That card will support those resolutions if updated correctly.

 

[Royvds]

thats the problem i cant find my monitor model

 

[tramik]

What resolutions are available? Was it on 1080 before? If so, when did it change?

 

[inerax]

What resolutions are available? Is your monitor 16:9 or another ratio?

I have a 16:10 monitor and use 1680x1050 resolution.

 

[Royvds]

From: 1024 x 768 To: 1600 x 1200

 

[tramik]

Those are 4:3 ratios. Assuming you're plugged into your card, I would uninstall and reinstall your drivers.

 

[Royvds]

i found my monitor ID: philips mwe1241T

btw: Wich drivers? only gpu or.... ?

As far i know this monitor should be able to use 1080 by 1920

 

[oxiide]

I can't find much information on that model, but I did find a sketchy-looking source saying its a 23.6" 1080p native display. I'll believe it.

My guess is that your video driver is either missing or not installed correctly. Double-check in Windows Device Manager that your VGA driver is present and accounted for. If so, I'd try a clean uninstall/reinstall of the driver.

Edit: Dumb question, but is your monitor plugged into the video card's display output? Or is it plugged into a motherboard output?

 

[tramik]

i found my monitor ID: philips mwe1241T

btw: Wich drivers? only gpu or.... ?

As far i know this monitor should be able to use 1080 by 1920

GPU drivers.

 

[Royvds]

My monitor is plugged into my graphics card

 

[inerax]

Has this worked before at 1080p?

Did you reinstall windows recently or make any other changes?

 

[Royvds]

Has this worked before at 1080p?

Did you reinstall windows recently or make any other changes?

It's a brand new pc, i have build it like 6 days ago, i got this monitor from my parents, because they now can have my laptop instead of their (at least) 8 year old pc

so i got their monitor, but i think it already had those settings when they used it, for me it was looking also this way when they were using it

 

[inerax]

So its a new PC that you built. I would install GPU drivers if you have not already. I included the link below. Download the CCC (catalysis control center). This should open new display options for you.


http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

[tramik]

Has this worked before at 1080p?

Did you reinstall windows recently or make any other changes?

It's a brand new pc, i have build it like 6 days ago, i got this monitor from my parents, because they now can have my laptop instead of their (at least) 8 year old pc

so i got their monitor, but i think it already had those settings when they used it, for me it was looking also this way when they were using it

If you are plugged into the GPU, the resolution are dependent on both your monitor and GPU capabilities. Both your monitor and gpu are 1080 capable, so you should re-install your GPU drivers manually. Also check if there are any hardware conflicts for your Display Adapter in your Device Manager.

 

[Royvds]

So its a new PC that you built. I would install GPU drivers if you have not already. I included the link below. Download the CCC (catalysis control center). This should open new display options for you.


http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

I will reinstall the new gpu drivers, i probably won't post the results before tomorrow because it's getting late now and because some internet difficulties (we are already signed in for other internet provider) the download will take at least 40 minutes

 

[Royvds]

I updated the gpu drivers, still theseme resolutions, i can use other resolution in amd catalyst and change the hz
Even tough it doesnt make any diff when i change the res. in amd catalyst