View Full Version : Windows 7 - native 16:9?
Richard Dower
01-22-2009, 06:26 PM
Just wondering if Windows 7 will support native 16:9 widescreen format?....in terms of the OS itself, as in Desktop etc?
Bought a new 1920x1080 24" LCD and was wondering if the new OS would support such resolutions as standard.
Bobsama
01-22-2009, 06:38 PM
Yeah it would, why wouldn't it? Screen resolution in Windows is almost entirely limited by your graphics card (and the bandwidth available on the interface). Windows 7 loaded up 1680x1050 for me while I was installing, and it's supported in Vista so yeah it'd work.
Soulburner
01-23-2009, 03:49 PM
This is handled by your graphics driver and not windows. So as long as your graphics system can do it, Windows shouldn't get in the way.
kevikev
01-24-2009, 10:54 AM
Just wondering if Windows 7 will support native 16:9 widescreen format?....in terms of the OS itself, as in Desktop etc?
Bought a new 1920x1080 24" LCD and was wondering if the new OS would support such resolutions as standard.
FYI, I've tried Windows 7 with both my 16:10 and 16:9 monitors and the resolutions are displayed in Windows 7. Looks sharp and no jaggies.