Screen Resolution issue

[instinctbluez]

Hello,
I'm on Windows XP. I've the Samsung SyncMaster 2233SWPlus monitor & it's latest driver. I recently downloaded the latest nVIDIA video driver - v196.21. After I installed it, it automatically changed my resolution from 1600*900 to 1920*1080. Now, when I change it back to 1600*900, this is what happens:

If I change it from 'Normal' to 'Wide' from the monitor's settings, this is what happens:

Also, when the resolution is 1600*900, the monitor's information says it to be 1280*960, but it shows it to be 1920*1080 when the resolution is 1920*1080 (which also happens to be the native resolution).

This was not an issue with the previous nVIDIA driver.

Kindly, help!

P. S. - I came across this piece of information while trying to find out possible solutions in Google.

Flat screen / LCD / TFT / Plasma / laptop displays aren't as flexible as they are designed with a "native resolution" in mind. For example many 17 inch TFT displays run happiest at 1280 x 1024. If the computer is set to less, they will still run at 1280 x 1024 but instead of displaying one monitor pixel for one computer pixel (1:1) they will show two or three monitor pixels for one computer pixel. This results in less sharpness and tends to look really ugly. Alternatively they may display the smaller screen size one pixel for one pixel but in the centre of the screen with a black or white border around.

So, what I guess is happening is the latter case with a black border around. So, how do I get my LCD monitor to do the former i.e. display two or three monitor pixels for one pixel? I'm sure it can be done as it was automatically doing so before.

 

[instinctbluez]

Thanks for all of your help. I really appreciate it. I'll update my status if any significant changes occur...

 

[instinctbluez]

I purchased a DVI-I cable which fixed the black borders issue. However, I also have an external TV tuner card via which I watch TV & it sends out Analog signals only. The analog cable is still hooked on to my monitor. How do I go about configuring to switch back & forth between Windows & my TV?

 

[johanpeeters83]

what are your dpi setting?
i think that`s what you ment here are two examples in pixel manipulation:
100% of normal size = 96 pixel per inch(default)
200% of normal size =196 pixel per inch
normal is xp dpi scaling 120 pixel per inch(125% dpi)