Monitor and graphics card???

[douglas555]

Hi all, new here.
I recently purchased a Chimei 22 inch wide screen monitor. When I hooked it up to my computer the images aren't really all that great, with the small text being blurry. When I try to change my display settings there is no option for 1680 x 1050. Is this because of my graphics card? How do I find out if my graphics card will support this monitor? Did I make a bad purchase?

[NastyNative]

Right click your desktop
go to properties
go to the settings tab
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Screen area
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this should tell you what the max resolution your card can handle
bring the cursor all the way to the right

[douglas555]

Originally Posted by NastyNative Right click your desktop go to properties go to the settings tab ======== Screen area ======== this should tell you what the max resolution your card can handle bring the cursor all the way to the right

It goes all the way up to 1600 x 1200, but there is no setting for 1680 x 1050.