VGA question 1440x900

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#1 Gimli_the_Pimp
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k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)
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k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)Gimli_the_Pimp
 

Well VGA supports 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 1920 x 1080 I'm guessing that resolution is a wide screen so might be best setting it on 1360 x 768. I would buy the VGA.

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#3 Gimli_the_Pimp
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[QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"]k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)jamesgj

Well VGA supports 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 1920 x 1080 I'm guessing that resolution is a wide screen so might be best setting it on 1360 x 768. I would buy the VGA.

hmm wouldnt 1360 x 768 stretch the screen??
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#4 jamesgj
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[QUOTE="jamesgj"]

[QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"]k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)Gimli_the_Pimp

Well VGA supports 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 1920 x 1080 I'm guessing that resolution is a wide screen so might be best setting it on 1360 x 768. I would buy the VGA.

hmm wouldnt 1360 x 768 stretch the screen??

 

I don't think so considering 1440 x 900 is a higher resolution could be wrong.

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#5 Gimli_the_Pimp
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[QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"][QUOTE="jamesgj"]

[QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"]k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)jamesgj

Well VGA supports 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 1920 x 1080 I'm guessing that resolution is a wide screen so might be best setting it on 1360 x 768. I would buy the VGA.

hmm wouldnt 1360 x 768 stretch the screen??

I don't think so considering 1440 x 900 is a higher resolution could be wrong.

thax for the help
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#6 jamesgj
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[QUOTE="jamesgj"][QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"][QUOTE="jamesgj"]

[QUOTE="Gimli_the_Pimp"]k i just bought this monitor its max resolution is 1440x900 and i was thinking to buy a VGA adapter but i been reading in forums that 360 doesnt support it so my question is

-should i spend 39$ on a VGA adapter for monitor 1440x900 (make it look bettter?)
-or just keep using my composite cables for old TV..... (crys)Gimli_the_Pimp

Well VGA supports 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 1920 x 1080 I'm guessing that resolution is a wide screen so might be best setting it on 1360 x 768. I would buy the VGA.

hmm wouldnt 1360 x 768 stretch the screen??

I don't think so considering 1440 x 900 is a higher resolution could be wrong.

thax for the help

 

No problem.

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#7 UGAH
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X06 supports 1920 x 1080 , so if you do what you were saying it will work
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#8 xeekthecatx
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the 360 doesn't support 1400X900 but it does support 1280X768 which is alittle better than 720p.

i have the same max resolution on my monitor and it looks beautiful in 1280X768.
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#9 deactivated-5f033ecf40fed
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Just set it to the highest resolution that is proportionate to yours. I think Jamesgj was correct about 1360x768. As long as the two resolutions (1360x768 and 1440x900) are proportionate, the image will look just fine. And to...
X06 supports 1920 x 1080 , so if you do what you were saying it will workUGAH
What does that even mean? It supports a lot of other resolutions besides 1920x1080.
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#10 113871999
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Just to really confirm what everbody else has said, I have a widescreen monitor which is 1440*900 and the 360 will work brilliantly on it with the VGA cable, although the native resolution is not supported just use the widescreen resolution and it will look great.
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#11 subrosian
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Just set it to the highest resolution that is proportionate to yours. I think Jamesgj was correct about 1360x768. As long as the two resolutions (1360x768 and 1440x900) are proportionate, the image will look just fine. And to... [QUOTE="UGAH"]X06 supports 1920 x 1080 , so if you do what you were saying it will workThe_Fell_One
What does that even mean? It supports a lot of other resolutions besides 1920x1080.

Set it to 1280x768 - the people telling you to set it to 1360x768 are incorrect. Your monitor is a 16:10 LCD monitor - aka (1440 / 16) * 10 = 900. However, the 1360 x 768 resolution is a 16:9 resolution. The true resolution of most 720p LCD HDTVs is 1366x768 (16:9) but the closest resolution a computer can output is 1360x768... resolutions have to be multiples of 8. Long story... Anyway, before this gets too insanely complex - your monitor is 16:10 therefore you want a 16:10 output, or everyone will look too fat or skinny. You'll notice it right away when things that are supposed to be circles look like ovals. Use 1280x768 and you'll be *fine*.
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#12 kingalphagold
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It depends. I say go for it if your monitor can upscale the resolution to HD.
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#13 jay_k3
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[QUOTE="The_Fell_One"]Just set it to the highest resolution that is proportionate to yours. I think Jamesgj was correct about 1360x768. As long as the two resolutions (1360x768 and 1440x900) are proportionate, the image will look just fine. And to... [QUOTE="UGAH"]X06 supports 1920 x 1080 , so if you do what you were saying it will worksubrosian
What does that even mean? It supports a lot of other resolutions besides 1920x1080.

Set it to 1280x768 - the people telling you to set it to 1360x768 are incorrect. Your monitor is a 16:10 LCD monitor - aka (1440 / 16) * 10 = 900. However, the 1360 x 768 resolution is a 16:9 resolution. The true resolution of most 720p LCD HDTVs is 1366x768 (16:9) but the closest resolution a computer can output is 1360x768... resolutions have to be multiples of 8. Long story... Anyway, before this gets too insanely complex - your monitor is 16:10 therefore you want a 16:10 output, or everyone will look too fat or skinny. You'll notice it right away when things that are supposed to be circles look like ovals. Use 1280x768 and you'll be *fine*.


Subrosian is correct. I have the same resolution you have and 1360x768 does not fit correctly. You have to use 1280x768. I personally would get the vga cables.Its basically 720p resolution. It looks awesome. I will never go back to standard TV after playing on my monitor.
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#14 Gimli_the_Pimp
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k  1 more question :D

-what native resolution?? what do u mean it does not support native resolution?
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#15 xeekthecatx
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The native resolution of the 360 is 1280X720 (720p) with an aspect ration of 16:9. Monitors that support 1400X900 have an aspect ration of 16:10 and cannot correctly output 720p. What it does support is 1280X768 (768p) with an aspect ratio of 16:10. Which is actually alittle higher resolution than 720p.

Don't know if that makes any sense to you but it's the answer to your question.

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#16 Gimli_the_Pimp
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The native resolution of the 360 is 1280X720 (720p) with an aspect ration of 16:9. Monitors that support 1400X900 have an aspect ration of 16:10 and cannot correctly output 720p. What it does support is 1280X768 (768p) with an aspect ratio of 16:10. Which is actually alittle higher resolution than 720p.

Don't know if that makes any sense to you but it's the answer to your question.

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so ur saying 1400X900 better than 720p but the 360 cannot output it?
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#17 xOMICRONx
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I run 1360 x 768 on a 1440 x 900 monitor, and it looks great, definetley pick up whatever monitor had that resolution.
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#18 _Stuff_
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As already mentioned, 1280x768 scales properly to the 16:10 aspect of that monitor. I use this setup myself and it works flawlessly.