[dba-Tech] Wide Screen

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Mon Oct 25 13:48:34 CDT 2004


It won't go there.  1280x900 is a high as it goes.  But I tried that an it
squares things up.  But it's pretty itty-bitty.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Barrows" <Jeff at outbaktech.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen


> How about 1440 x 900?
>
> Jeff Barrows
> MCP, MCAD, MCSD
>
> Outbak Technologies, LLC
> Racine, WI
> jeff at outbaktech.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:34 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen
>
> Bryan:
>
> I'm an old guy.  I'm having trouble seeing 1024 x 768.  :)
>
> 1920 x 1200 would make everything too teeny, I think.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Carbonnell" <carbonnb at sympatico.ca>
> To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Wide Screen
>
>
> > > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> >
> > > My new laptop has a nice wide screen.  However, the aspect ratio
> > > distorts things - stretched them horizontally.  Squares look like
> > > rectangles.  I've looked at the documentation but can't find
> anything
> > > about adjusting the display so that squares are squares.  Anyone
> know
> > > anything about this?
> >
> > You'll probably get this twice, but here goes again:
> >
> > You will need to change your desktop resolution to one that is 16x9
> > ish (i.e. 1920x1200)
> >
> > 800x600, 1024x768, 1600x1200 are all 4x3 format which will make the
> > image sqished looking.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
> > Unfortunately common sense isn't so common!
> >
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