Monitor Resolution

I own a Gateway Destination XTV monitor (27 inch). The rest of my system is custom built (Athlon XP, Radion AIW 8500DV. The monitor is the only piece I kept from my old system because it is the only monitor I've found that really functions well as a living room entertainment system. The problem is that I can't push the resolution above 800 x 600. I have a game (Civ III) that requires a minimum of 1024 x 768. Does anyone know of a way to trick the system into accepting a higher resolution on a monitor that isn't built for it? my primary use for the machine is gaming. I don't want to change monitors, but I'm worried that more and more games will come out with similar resolution requirements.

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You don't understand.

It's actually a TV picture tube, with the tri color pixels. They are more like HDTV's from the 1990's. Monitors have a different electron gun setup.

They were used for high resolution, high quality, pictures for classrooms and presentations.

I seriously don't think you're going to be able to do anything with that tv, dude.

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