Whinge, bitch, moan, sob...

Submitted by plugz on Thu, 2008-06-26 21:35.

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Work have given me some crap Fujitsu Lifebook PC laptop and a 19" Samsung monitor with a 1440 x 900 resolution which it doesn't support. Nobody else in the office can see what's wrong! (philistines), the laptop doesn't support that res so everything is a bit stretched by about 20 pixels accross the screen leading to fuzzy text.

I hate it.
I considered asking for my 4.3 17" monitor back but I'm going to persevere for a few days and see if I can deal with it first.

Not happy.

Look at the up side....

Submitted by 3dogmama on Thu, 2008-06-26 23:01.

...at least you're not running Windows 95 to boot! :)

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible."
— Frank Zappa

??? it doesn't support the

Submitted by gwells on Fri, 2008-06-27 01:51.

???

it doesn't support the resolution? are you sure? i don't think i've seen any PC-based system that wouldn't support it. you might need to update the drivers.

Yup, it's a really poor Intel integrated graphics chip.

Submitted by plugz on Fri, 2008-06-27 06:41.

Bizarrely it can support 1600 x 1050, it just doesn't do 1440 x 900.
It's an odd resolution TBH, I've never seen that before on a screen.

Oh and the drivers have been updated.

I would imagine a

Submitted by natobasso on Fri, 2008-06-27 19:10.

I would imagine a faster/better video card can be optimized for many more screen sizes...

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Shame it's a laptop and I can' switch it out.

Submitted by plugz on Sun, 2008-06-29 11:35.

There is a spare PC on the desk next to mine, but I'd rather have the flexibility of the laptop as I'm working on multiple sites.
I'll deal with it for now.

:o(

1440x900 is a lesser-used

Submitted by gwells on Sat, 2008-06-28 14:45.

1440x900 is a lesser-used standard size for 19" widescreen monitors. it's more common in WS laptops. that's the resolution my 15.4 laptop screen uses. i prefer it to the 1280x800 my last WS laptop used.

Actually it's not the

Submitted by natobasso on Fri, 2008-06-27 03:49.

Actually it's not the drivers so much as the video card in the laptop. If it's an older laptop, or more basically appointed, you'll have res problems and limited compatibility. A sales guy in my office wanted one of my dual monitors and I said HELL NO. :)

Tell them your job stops till you get the monitor you need. :)

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Powerpoint is not a design application

if the card will drive

Submitted by gwells on Sat, 2008-06-28 14:55.

if the card will drive 1680x1050, it can drive 1440x900, and it's probably lack of driver support. whether their updated drivers have the support built in, well that's a different story.

That's what I thought, despite trying multiple drivers no joy

Submitted by plugz on Sun, 2008-06-29 11:33.

I've tried the official Samsung ones and 3rd party solutions, nothing so far, it's a pretty new screen so fingers crossed something comes around soon.