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No 1080p Option Windows 10: What Causes It and How to Solve It



My second monitor wouldn't display in proper resolution in Windows 10 after previously working in Windows 10 (and also in Window 7). I just rebooted one day and the monitor was stuck in 640x480 with no option to change it. I'm using AMD Catalyst 15.7.1. After trying several things I went to device manager uninstalled the Generic PnP monitor driver (i.e. not display adapter driver) and rebooted windows and now it displays the proper native 1920 x 1080 resolution.




No 1080p Option Windows 10



After upgrading my PC to Windows 10, I found that I could no longer set my Vizio VMM26 monitor to display the correct resolution. Instead of my monitor's native resolution of 1920x1200 (16:10 aspect ratio), the only option Windows Control Panel would allow was 1920x1080 or 1280x720 (16:9 aspect ratio), stretching every circle into an oval and generally looking like crap.


Determined to find a better answer this time, I delved into the NVIDIA Control Panel (Version 8.1.X) to see if it would provide more options than I could access through WIndows settings. And in the Control Panel, I found the solution.


Within the NVIDIA Control Panel, under Display - > Change Resolution, there is a simple checkbox that says "Show only TV Resolutions". Checked by default, it severely limits your resolution options, both in the NVIDIA Control Panel and in the Windows Control Panel System Settings. Once unchecked, the full range of "PC" resolution options becomes available, including many of the common ones, such as 1366x768.


So why did NVIDIA do this? My guess is that they thought they were making life easier for users by only providing the 16:9 ratio options found in the newest monitors and laptops. Unfortunately, for those of us with less common or older displays, that decision results in a corrupted display and no obvious means to resolve it. This is a case where defaulting to more user choice would have been the better approach.


Hey, i hope this will help some of you if you still have the same issue. My monitor Viewsonic VA 1916w, native resolution 1440x900 65Hz. Suddenly yesterday this resolution didnt worked out anymore, my max refresh rate according to windows (10 Anniversary) was 82 and thats it, Before was 65-75.


Well, i have an old VGA samsung syncmaster,and it was working fine with resolution 1440x900until i unplugged it and shifted it to my new desk. after i plugged it back in, all the text has become SLIGHTLY FUZZY , and it just dosent look right to me.windows(and nvidia) say the res is still 1440x9000 @ 60kHz but my monitor says its 1680x1050 @ 65.2 kHz


I have a Samsung Syncmaster T220 and the only resolution my Nvidia 9500 GT can use now is 1024x768? I used to have many more options but when I started my PC after the xmas break, this is what i come back to.


I don't want the 900 screen. I heard it wasn't that good. And I don't want a 3D screen. A 3D screen taxes the CPU, GPU and drains the battery faster and will cause more fan noise. I just want a 1080p high def screen. I would have already purchased the XPS 17(L701X) if it would have had a 1080p screen. The big con on that machine that most reviews touted was it didn't offer a high def screen. I was hoping they would offer a high def screen on the L702X version, but they only offer the 3D version. I'd rather not pay for something that I don't want and will never use. Other companies give their buyers an option to get either a high def screen or a 3D screen. I'm still not sure why Dell doesn't do that. Maybe there's a shortage of 17 inch 1080p screens. Anyway, I'll wait a few more weeks to see if they offer what I'm looking for, otherwise I'll probably buy an ASUS laptop.


Unfortunately, it only comes with a glossy(true life) screen in the USA. I'd like to get the Australia version. Their XPS comes with a matte screen. I wish Dell marketing people would offer a 1080p matte screen option to their USA customers. There is demand for them. Most online reviews of the XPS laptop criticize the fact that most countries don't get a matte screen option. If they offer a matte screen in the near future, I'll buy one. I'll probably pass on the glossy screen, unless it gets several hundred dollars cheaper, so I can install a new matte screen myself.


Microsoft is designing Windows 10 not only for productivity but also for gaming, and while the version of Windows 10 for Xbox One will arrive sometime in September, the company is now rolling out an update for its Xbox app for Windows 10. The new update brings Xbox game streaming to full 1080p resolution at 60 fps to Windows 10 devices through your home network.


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I just had the same thing with a new Windows HTPC connected to a SONY Bravia TV via HDMI - the screen seemed to be very slightly zoomed but the normal TV zoom setting was definitely set to "full" (no zoom). After reading quite a few suggestions around software to adjust various settings on the video card, I found that the problem in my case at least was with another TV setting. The "Display Area" option (press HOME, scroll across to "settings", down to "screen") was set to "auto". There are various other options several of which make it worse (more zoom) but setting to "full pixel" completely fixed the problem for me and now I have the whole Windows desktop displayed.


Remember, if you set a default YouTube video quality and the video you're watching doesn't have that option available, these browser extensions will select the highest available quality setting. While you can watch a 1440p video on a 1080p display, you should beware of the different things that happen when you do so.


High-resolution monitors remain relatively rare (and are often prohibitively expensive). This is also true in the laptop gaming space, where internal hardware has come down in price but high-resolution panels are still extremely pricey, meaning a lot of manufacturers are turning out powerful portable machines paired with 1080p displays.


Click the Virtual Super Resolution option to enable it. Unlike the Nvidia method, enabling VSR will automatically add a full range of resolution options to the display/graphics menu in games, rather than having you choose which options you want to make available.


In games it can be used like SSAA: render at 2160p, then scale down to 1080p. Naturally it'll come at the corresponding cost of rendering the game at 4k, so FPS will be impacted. On the desktop I think it has no use.


In the display settings and in game settings I have an option for 3840x2160p which is 4K but my monitor is a 1080p one, so why does this option appear. I mean I tried running both ingame and display settings on 4K and it does work indeed but I prefer not to use it since I have an RX 580 and that card is for 1080p gaming.


Yes. If you render at 3840x2160p you'll have 4 pixels for every 1920x1080p pixel. The idea is that you'll get a better approximation and smoother transitions for the low resolution pixel by having multiple high-resolution pixels to derive the colour from. Since you are now rendering the game at 2160p however, your FPS will go down of course.


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Note: The sizes available in the dropdown menu may vary, depending on the model of TV you have. However, most Full HD Samsung TVs should have a 1080p option. Only some older models may lack this option. In that case, you can try out other options and choose which one best suits you.


By the settings option: start->system->display I can adjust scaling for each (!) display to the lowest scaling factor "100%" and a highest resolution of FullHD (1080p). This setting is fine for the laptop display. However, with the same setting for the 27" everything appears double sized ...


Remark: Since I do not work on a stationary desktop, buying a 4k display is definitely no option and no answer to this topic. However, using 2k+ displays would solve the problem since Windows will then calculate a reasonable dpi resolution for the attached displays.


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