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Screen Res. Hack?

post #1 of 13
7/30/04 at 8:59pm
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I was wondering since I got my Dell i600m with a 1024x768 screen, can I hack it to go to a higher resolution? Can it be done?

TTK
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post #2 of 13
7/30/04 at 9:10pm
yes, provided that if by "hack" you're really saying "buy new lcd."

just kidding. i have no idea. I am not 1337 h4x0r
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post #3 of 13
7/30/04 at 9:11pm
Unless you can change the number of pixel on the screen..........No way.........
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post #4 of 13
7/30/04 at 9:17pm
umm....no hacking is needed....right click desktop, go into the settings tab, and you will see a screen resolution changer
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post #5 of 13
7/30/04 at 9:25pm
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uhh, i want to go past 1024x768.
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post #6 of 13
7/30/04 at 10:05pm
oh, cant help you with that
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post #7 of 13
7/30/04 at 10:07pm
I think some of my older notebooks did have the option of going beyond their native resolutions, in which case the desktop was extended beyond the screen in a panning mode. Never used it, though.
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post #8 of 13
7/31/04 at 2:34am
The compal 56 can do that. I just saw it in a store the other week. you can pan past the edge of the screen. it was weird.
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post #9 of 13
7/31/04 at 3:43am
Abosolutely no way other than getting Dell to install a new LCD screen with a higher resolution for you.

All LCDs work best at their native resolutions. You certainly CANNOT go above ... and once you go below you will start to notice a lot of jaggies (aka the "aliasing" effect)!
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post #10 of 13
7/31/04 at 4:10am
I have heard of something where you can make the desktop bigger than the screen, and by moving the mouse to the sides/top/bottom, you can essentially pan around on your desktop.
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post #11 of 13
7/31/04 at 4:40am
This is what I mentioned in my former post.
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post #12 of 13
7/31/04 at 4:57am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wooster
I have heard of something where you can make the desktop bigger than the screen, and by moving the mouse to the sides/top/bottom, you can essentially pan around on your desktop.
That's not the same as increasing the resolution of the LCD screen. That's just a virtual effect done using software.
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post #13 of 13
7/31/04 at 5:07am
Yes, but I think ttkgeek may have meant as in go past that whilst all is still visible on one screen, or in a game. In this case it is not possible as the max resolution capability is 1024 x 768 with your screen because this is the amount of physical pixels that you have.... the only option is to get that higher resolution via a virtual desktop as the others mentioned, or to get a new LCD (the SXGA goes up to 1400 x 1050).

stu
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