9300 WUXGA Resolutions?

Hi,

I was just wondering, those with WUXGA screens could tell me what the different resolutions that you can adjust to that still use the entire screen. I'm assuming it's more than the 1900 x whatever that the max is.

Thanks!

 

Could you refraize the question?

 

Easiest way to find out is to just do it.
Although you need to understand that anything outside of the native resolution on an LCD will not look as sharp and clear. You are basically stuck with the resolution that it is shipped with.

Tim

 

Not sure what you mean exactly...
You could select any resolution up to 1920x1200 and still have it fit the screen. It is impossible to go any higher than that.
Of course, if you select a 4:3 aspect ratio resolution to fill the screen...it will result in distortion (unless you choose either fixed aspect ratio...or center output - both of which are available options).
If you choose anything lower than the 1920x1200 native resolution...you will experience quality loss as timak said. I am not willing to deal with that loss...so I have mine set natively.
My complaint with the 1920x1200 resolution is the text being extremely small. This is compensated for by increasing the displays dpi to 144dpi (up from 72dpi). I also increased the systems font size to "large". This way...I get less eye strain...but still keep my screen real estate in Photoshop (and other apps).

 

I'm asking what are all the lower resolutions it can be set to that won't have black bars. I haven't ordered it yet and was wondering b/c I've heard some things like games or DVD's can't take the 1900 resolution so I figured if I lowered it then it'd work. I'm just afraid it won't work.

So I'd just like a list from ppl with the WUXGA of the different ones which still use entire screen.

Something like....
1900 x 1200
1200 x 900 or whatever
etc.

 

Yes....but I'm saying that "any" resolution will fill your screen on the 9300. You can choose ANY resolution you want that is lower than 1920x1200...and have it stretch to fill without the black bars. If you want actual numbers...that is up to the video card (ATI x300 or Nvidia 6800Go).

My 6800Go based system gives me every resolution in the book. I am not using Dell's drivers...but I dont think that would make a difference.
If you choose a 4:3 aspect ratio...then it will be lower quality AND distorted (stretched to make it wide).
If its widescreen aspect ratio...then it will just be lower quality because the image will be resampled from the native resolution. Either way...it fills the entire screen.

All DVD's will work at 1920x1200. Games are mostly limited from running that high because the video card hardware is not powerful enough. In many cases, they will not fill the screen because a widescreen resolution is not supported by the game (every games support is different). Games like Psychonauts and Chronicles of Riddick support widescreen formats right out of the box...but most games do not (and either must be stretch/distorted to fill the screen...or run with black bars. The choice is up to you).