PC Hardware → Re: Monitor display resolution question

Unfortunately, the vast majority of 1920 vertical monitors can only display 1080 horizontal lines partly due to marketing, partly due to the HD video standard where one resolution happens to be 1920x1080. While 1080P displays are perfectly suitable for TVs, that's not the case for computer monitors.

BTW, the 16:10 ratio of 1920x1200 monitors is almost equal to the golden ratio, ~1.618... not sure if by design, or by accident.

Why not? Although widescreen is not necessarily better for computer use (I find the squarish 5:4 commonly found in 17 and 19-monitors more useful), 1080 pixels of vertical resolution are perfectly fine for computer use. A year ago I needed to replace my old 17-inch which I used at 1280x1024 and was unable to find locally any new 17 or 19-inch 5:4 monitors since 16:9 widescreen is now all the rage. Not even 16:10 can be found anymore. So I went with a 1920x1080 22-inch widescreen which was the size that matched my old 17-inch in its vertical size, fit the avaliable space and also did not represent a loss of vertical screen space.

But I agree with others, that the the whole 1080P thing is just marketing hype to match HDTV resolutions.

Eh? 1920x1200 is 16:10 aspect ratio, and as I said above 1920x1200 monitors are making a comeback due to continual pressure/complaints from folks like us who really do prefer the real estate. So, 16:10 can most certainly be found easier than, say, 2-3 years ago (but still not as easy as 5-6 years ago). Maybe the distributor situation in Puerto Rico is different than here in the mainland US?

I presume the Dell U2412M is HDCP compliant? I ask because my present Dell 2405 FPW isn't.

Heck if I know. I avoid HDMI entirely because of HDCP.

My screen keeps giving me a message that it's not compatible, when displaying TV and I have to trick it by starting off in a small window and expanding it;) Ridiculous...

That sounds odd. What is the hardware configuration, TV signal source and software application being used?

I'd say there's a 99.999% chance it does. My 2007WFP supports it, as well as every DVI/HDMI monitor I've set up in the last few years.

The Dell 2405 FPW is not HDCP compliant. All of their newer 1080p and higher models support HDCP, everything since the 07 series I think.

Dell studio XPS 435T
with i7 CPU Windows 7 Home Premium
CableCard reader SD HomeRun Prime running in conjucture with WindowsMediaCenter. And source is Verizon FIOS.

During my first use of my new Auria EQ276W 2560x1440 IPS 27” monitor I ran Windows 7 Media Center as a test on a test system. I believe the error message you are receiving is the same one I received during the test run. Basically I don’t think Media Center likes resolutions greater then 1920x1080. Since that is a typical resolution for media or an upper limit that doesn’t seem that odd. Still, if Media Center could either do away with the error message or automatically adjust the resolution,…or something that would be an improvement.

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Tech Specs, then Connectivity:
1 Digital Visual Interface connectors (DVI-D) with HDCP

That's good Thanks.