1280x768 option in games no longer appears

[jerryku]

Hi,

I use an HDTV as a PC monitor. On my old computer, I was able to play COH in 1280x768, which seems to be the only widescreen resolution my HDTV likes to display when displaying PC VGA stuff. My old PC was using Windows XP on an ATI X800 XL.

My new PC is using Windows Vista with ATI X1950 Pro. I have my desktop set at 1280x768, but I cannot select that resolution in Company of Heroes or Team Fortress 2 anymore. I also only have about 4 resolutions in the game as options, whereas on my older computer, I had like 12. Any idea what's going on? I really need that 1280x768 option but don't know how to get it to appear.

Is Vista the culprit? Or my new video card?

 

[Pollux]

are you using the exact same drivers as before?

 

[jerryku]

Nope, I had to get Vista drivers for my X1950 Pro since I'm on Vista now.

 

[gosefroba]

umm download the lastest drivers see if u get any luck u could modify it your self too

 

[jerryku]

I have the latest drivers.

 

[Alex The PC Gamer]

Could be 3 things.

Videocard Drivers (but you say you have the latest) right?

Monitor Drivers (some monitors only support certain types of resolution), make sure you installed the latest monitor drivers if they are available.

Could also be the program(or game) you are using/playing. If you've played these games at such resolution before, then the problem is most likely your video/monitor drivers. However, some programs will only offer certain resolutions - the way the game was programmed for. You can usually force resolutions but then you may encounter weird things such as your mouse not being able to click on certain buttons at the main menu of the game, or you click beside a button and it works, etc.

I doubt it's Vista itself.

 

[Geef]

This website might help out

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Common_Widescreen_Resolutions

It helped me out a lot when I needed to figure out the perfect resolution for my widescreen monitor.