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    Leeboy Posts: 172, Reputation: 5
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    Aug 27, 2008, 08:18 AM
    New Monitor settings
    Hi, just picked up a new Samsung 20 inch lcd monitor. My question is, everything is stretched to fit the screen and looks funny, but, when I change the setting to normal, I have a black box around, and the whole screen doesn't get used... IS this the way these widescreens work? Or am I missing something?
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    Aug 27, 2008, 09:25 AM
    Your monitor came with a disk, I'm sure something on there needs to be updated.

    When I put my 19" widescreen on my computer, all the resolutions available were standard box-screen... thought I was toast. I checked the video card (Device Manager) and manually updated the video driver right from the manufacturer's website, and voilą... 2 widescreen resolutions were added in.

    So, update on the manufacturer's website for your video card, and use the disk that came with your monitor, just to be sure.
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    Aug 27, 2008, 09:32 AM
    This seems basic but make sure you select a widescreen screen resolution.
    Try this: How to Set Windows XP For A Wide Screen LCD | eHow.com
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    Aug 27, 2008, 12:58 PM
    Sounds great guys... Thanks!
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