Using a bigger, widescreen monitor

I have a Dell E510 running Windows XP Home SP2. My monitor is a Dell
1907FP, using DVI cable.

Let's say in the future I decide to get a bigger, widescreen monitor.
Perhaps the Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. Would I need to make any changes to my
computer's display settings, and/or change the video driver? Or would
Windows automatically adjust my display settings to handle the widescreen
format?

History Fan wrote:

> I have a Dell E510 running Windows XP Home SP2. My monitor is a Dell
> 1907FP, using DVI cable.
>
> Let's say in the future I decide to get a bigger, widescreen monitor.
> Perhaps the Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. Would I need to make any changes to my
> computer's display settings, and/or change the video driver? Or would
> Windows automatically adjust my display settings to handle the widescreen
> format?

You'll need to do that yourself...the 2407 runs at 1920x1200.

Bob

"Bob Levine" <> wrote in message
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> History Fan wrote:
>
>> I have a Dell E510 running Windows XP Home SP2. My monitor is a
>> Dell 1907FP, using DVI cable.
>>
>> Let's say in the future I decide to get a bigger, widescreen
>> monitor. Perhaps the Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. Would I need to make any
>> changes to my computer's display settings, and/or change the video
>> driver? Or would Windows automatically adjust my display settings to
>> handle the widescreen format?
>
> You'll need to do that yourself...the 2407 runs at 1920x1200.
>
> Bob

half an answer.............

what resolution is your graphics card capable of............that's the max
you will be able to run a monitor at.

Pet Parker wrote:

> "Bob Levine" <> wrote in message
> news:P%h7i.17028$zN5.12132@trndny05...
>
>>History Fan wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I have a Dell E510 running Windows XP Home SP2. My monitor is a
>>>Dell 1907FP, using DVI cable.
>>>
>>> Let's say in the future I decide to get a bigger, widescreen
>>>monitor. Perhaps the Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. Would I need to make any
>>>changes to my computer's display settings, and/or change the video
>>>driver? Or would Windows automatically adjust my display settings to
>>>handle the widescreen format?
>>
>>You'll need to do that yourself...the 2407 runs at 1920x1200.
>>
>>Bob
>
>
> half an answer.............
>
> what resolution is your graphics card capable of............that's the max
> you will be able to run a monitor at.
>
>

I don't think there's any video card with DVI output that can't handle
that resolution. Especially a card in a new Dell.

Bob

>>>You'll need to do that yourself...the 2407 runs at 1920x1200.
>>>

That's easy enough. I just don't like tinkering with the video
driver.

>> what resolution is your graphics card capable of............that's the
>> max you will be able to run a monitor at.

I have no idea. My video card specs: 256MB ATI Hyper Memory
PCI-Express X 16 Radeon X600 SE.

According to ATI, that card has a max 2D/3D resolution of 2048x1536@85 Hz.
And the Dell you are looking at runs native 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz? So it should
easliy handle that resolution.

"History Fan" <> wrote in message
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>>>>You'll need to do that yourself...the 2407 runs at 1920x1200.
>>>>
>
> That's easy enough. I just don't like tinkering with the video
> driver.
>
>>> what resolution is your graphics card capable of............that's the
>>> max you will be able to run a monitor at.
>
> I have no idea. My video card specs: 256MB ATI Hyper Memory
> PCI-Express X 16 Radeon X600 SE.
>
>