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This article contains the information regarding how to check if your graphic card support wide-screen resolutions.

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For Wide LCD Display: How to check if your VGA card supports wide resolution and compatible list

1. Click your mouse right bottom on the wallpaper and click "Properties".
    
2. Then choose "setting" as shown in below photo, if your VGA card could support wide screen, could see some specific resolution like 1280*720 or 1280*768 or 1440*900 or 1680*1050.
    
    
3. Most of general VGA card only support 1024*768 or 1280*1024, will not provide best performance for wide screen.
    
4. For 19" wide, recommend resolution is : 1440x900
   For 20" wide, recommend resolution is : 1680x1050

Below table is the most popular VGA cards series could support wide screen, for your reference.

Brand	Chipset	RAM	Output Sync
MSI	Geforce4 Ti4200	64MB	Analog/TV/DVI
Leadtek	Geforce FX6200/6600/6800	128MB	Analog/S-Video/DVI
ASUS	Geforce PCX6200	128MB	Analog/Digital
ELSA	ATI Radeon 9000/9700/9800	128MB	Analog/S-Video/DVI
Matorx	Matrox P750	64MB	Analog/Digital
MSI	ATI Radeon RX300	128MB	Analog/Digital
MAC	G5 Geforce FX5200	64MB	Analog/Digital
LCM	Nvidia Geforce2	-	Analog
Intel	I865G	32MB	Analog
Intel	GMA900	-	-
HP	I915G	64MB	Analog
ATI	Radeon X800	256MB DDR	-
Nvidia	GeForce 6800 GTO	256MB	-
Nvidia	Quadro FX Series	-	-

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Products covered: LCD Display
Category: Hardware
Keywords: wide,resolution