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Incorrect monitor resolution

I am trying to install a new 23" widescreen monitor, and have some problems. It is an LG W2343T plugged via DVI into a NVidia GeForce 8800GT card. Win XP. Both card and monitor have latest drivers loaded. If I go into the menu of the monitor (using buttons on the front panel) it has a reference to the resolution and this appears to be stuck on 1024 x 768. I can't change this as it picks it up from somewhere - not sure where - drivers? graphics card?. But it should read 1920 x 1080, the native res of the monitor.

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Guest [Entry]

"After 5 hours of troubleshooting, my guess is a bad monitor. I suggest exchanging it for a new unit. At least then you can rule out the monitor as the culprit if it doesn't fix the problem.

After looking at the comments, I realize I assumed that the graphics card was outputting higher than 1024x768 before you installed the new monitor. If not, my suggestion basically boils down to, ""Try replacing each part one at a time until you figure out the culprit"". The monitor is the easiest, maybe borrow one from a friend temporarily?"
Guest [Entry]

Not the monitor - it's a setting in both Nvidia and ATI control panels. Ran into the same issue. Monitor is fine - with ATI card, right click system icon and select "set desktop resolution" and this solves the troubles. Not sure where it is in the nvidia panel.