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• I just upgraded via clean install from Vista-64 to 7-64 and i cant use my monitors native resolution. i have a 21.5 inch viewsonic lcd hdtv/monitor. i have it hooked up via VGA into an nvidia GeForce 8800gts card. i have 2 monitors (the other being a gateway 17' lcd 1280x1024). when i try to use 1600x900 resolution via the "change resolution" option when i right click the desktop my monitor just turns black and says "out of range" although 1600x900 is my native resolution and has worked on XP and Vista. When i choose 1600x900 via the Nvidia control panel, it works, but the left and right side of my screen are cut off. I am currently using 1360x768 and my monitor picks it up fine but when i use the 16x9 with the sides cut off the monitor appears to read it as 1280x960. I am assuming that the monitor is not reading the correct resolution from the computer since it reads it as 1280x960 instead of 1600x900. Ive looked everywhere for answers and all i can find is the problem with the 16x9 not being available at all which i fixed with a simple update. So now i HAVE the 16x9 resolutions but i cant USE them. Very frustrating. Anyone know how to fix it? Answer- Your Viewsonic, if it is indeed an HDTV, should have an HDMI port. It is compatible with your 8800GTS's digital DVI output. Try using a DVI-to-HDMI cable instead-- A totally digital connection like DVI-to-HDMI might work better in Windows 7 than the analog VGA connection you are using now. And make sure you are using the latest Windows7 64-bit driver set downloaded from nVidia's site. New problem- So i got the DVI-HDMI cable and it lets me reach completely higher resolutions. i can display at 1920x1080 but its blurry. the Nvidia software recognizes my monitor correctly but the "native resolution" is 1080p, 1920x1080 according to Nvidia. According to my monitor box however, my max res is actually 1080p, 1680x1050. I can run the 1920x1080 with a refresh rate of 30Hz but not the "native" 50hz. Im still assuming that the computer has no idea what my monitor is capable of. I am also very puzzled as to why VGA puts my monitor at 16x9 and HDMI puts it at 16x10 but neither will display correctly on windows 7. Im noticing tons of resolution problems with people who have 7 and im seriously about to switch back to vista if there is no fix. Additional Details I forgot to mention that the monitor says out range on both 1600x900 and 1680x1050. i cant even use 1360x768 which i was using before getting the DVI-HDMI cable. the only 2 resolutions that work are 1920x1080@25hz and 1024x768@70 hz. The 1920 res is blury and unfocused and the 1024 is enormous and out of proportion.

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  First of all, on an LCD monitor, the maximum resolution IS the "native resolution". LCD monitors always use the highest resolution it is capable of as its "native resolution". That's kind of what "native resolution" means. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_resolution You didn't include your monitor's model number, which would have cleared this resolution question up very quickly, with a quick check of the monitor's manufacturer's site. Also, your statement of "According to my monitor box however, my max res is actually 1080p, 1680x1050" makes NO sense. 1080p is just a short way to write "1920 X 1080 progressive scan". You can't have it both ways, 1080p AND max res of 1680 x 1050.... its one or the other, not both. Next, the resolution is only half the reason why you get an "out of range" signal, the other half is the refresh rate. 99% of all LCD monitors use 60 Hz for a vertical refresh rate, no matter what resolution they are set to. This is because an LCD's pixel does not turn off as fast as a CRT's pixel. A CRT monitor needs higher refresh rates in order to combat the fast off-time of the pixels, which show up as a noticeable flicker. The higher the refresh rate, the less flicker. Usually most people cannot see any flicker at refresh rates higher than 72 Hz on a CRT monitor, but on an LCD, because of the fundamental differences in how the pixels get flipped on / off, 60 Hz will not cause any noticeable flicker. Therefore, most LCD manufacturers just put circuitry in their monitors to handle 60 Hz, and no more. If you overdrive that refresh rate, you get problems such as you described, or an "out of range" warning. Some LCD panels will allow a higher refresh rate when you pick resolutions LOWER than its native (or maximum) resolution, but since you cannot detect flicker on an LCD panel at 60 Hz, there is no need to do this. In short, always set your LCD to 60 Hz no matter what resolution you want to run. Lastly, you should work on one monitor at a time. Disable the second monitor (the CRT) until you get your main monitor's (the LCD) issues worked out. Also, most monitors have an "autoscan" button to help you set your screen up properly at each resolution. So, what I would do if I were you..... 1) find out from the manufacturer what your LCD's maximum resolution is 2) turn off the CRT monitor 3) set your LCD monitor's resolution to its maximum (whatever that is) and set the refresh to 60 Hz 4) find the menu item on your monitor's built in on screen menu to "auto scan" the signal 5) once you get a decent image on your LCD, turn on your CRT and set its resolution independently Some video card drivers force you to set the resolution of both monitors to be exactly the same if you have it set to "clone" or "mirror" mode. You will have to play with how the video card's control panel displays the image on the second monitor (the CRT) until you find an option that lets you set the resolutions independently of each other. Also, in the future, it would be helpful to have model numbers for the equipment you are having problems with.