1680 x 1050 Resoltion problems

shrooman

Hi all!! First post here..hoping you all can assist me.

Deep inhale...

I'm running an Apple 20 Cinema display with optimal res at 1680 x 1050. problem is that ATI does not appear to have this resolution on their Catalyst line. My old radeon 9800 xt used to run 1280 x 1024 and fill the screen without stretching to fit for some reason..but when I upgraded to the X800 pro it would not fit the entire screen from the start without stretching to fit which kills clarity and color as it's not 1 to 1. The desktop was stuck in a little 16inch window in the center of the display.

SO....I tried the 4.7 Beta with the X800 pro and
Interestingly enough..the BETA 4.7 driver released on this website has a 1680 x 1050 resolution setting which is great because I now have a 1 to 1 ratio on my Cinema Display (which is exceptional by the way). HOWEVER, The new official 4.7 released by ATI does not provide a 1680 x 1050. Am I forever stuck with the 4.7 Beta as they seemingly dropped the 1680x 1050 on the final version of 4.7?

Any thoughts..

Deep inhale..

Thanks,
Shrooman

SL2 · 07-10-2004, 05:06 | posts: 4,369 | Location: UK

Yes, download this:

Refresh Force

Add the resolution + refresh rate yourself.

You have a non-standard resolution so it's probably not officially selectable in all Catalyst driver versions.

shrooman · 07-11-2004, 22:39 | posts: 5 | Location: SAN FRAN

Thanks for the Refresh Force tip! It was not successfull with the official 4.7 driver installed. For some reason it wouldnt take. I also never was given the 1680 x 1050 option in the control pannel.

So I'm back to the 4.7 Beta...

I hope ATI figures out that Cinema displays are vital to their future and includes the 1680 x 1050 option in a final release for 4.8 or 4.9