Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239038)

Actually, to be correct, it should be set for 1680 x 1050 (according to the Newegg site). If you set anything other than that, it won't be right (stretching vertically or horizontally).

Depending on the age of your video card, that ratio or high resolution may not be supported. If all the video shifts to one side and nothing else is visible, I suspect either 1) the vid card doesn't support that resolution, or 2) you have to reset the LCD's geometry (v/h alignment/position), or even 3) you have to set the vid card refresh rate to 60Hz, and maybe a combination of 2 and 3...

Sorry for all the confusion and headache - just trying to help you get the most out of your purchase. :oops:

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239131)

Whatever doesn't blind you. :smile:

Seriously, it depends on the LCD. You want black blacks, white whites, and natural colors that are consistent and even across the whole screen. Even though there are only a handful of manufacturers that actually make the LCD panel, the way each implements the circuitry to drive it (along with firmware/software) and the backlighting method is different.

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239134)

I have no idea what the driver does specifically. It might fix everything (including your resolution mismatch), or nothing.

Also, it wouldn't hurt to update your video card driver at the same time, but I would get personal help with that.

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239137)

It's free. :smile:

You probably have either an ATI or nVidia card. Or it may be integrated into your motherboard, but still probably one of those two.

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239144)

I was just saying the driver because depending on the age, new versions may support more of the widescreen and/or oddball resolutions.

A new video card may not be an easy option either. Most of them now are PCIe, while older ones are AGP.

lol, all this because of Youtube doesn't look quite right. You're gonna end up buying a whole new PC to match the monitor to watch YouTube! :lol:

Originally Posted by Arct1k (Post 239152)

Sorry What is the spec of the rest of your PC?

Google CPU-Z and run it - take a snapshot of the main screen and post...

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239521)

I've always loved Logitech stuff. I use a wireless keyboard that uses AA batts, and they last months. However, the mouse tends to go through batteries fairly quickly, so I like to have a charging cradle to recharge the batts when I'm done.

As long as you are within ~6' of the receiver, distance shouldn't matter.

That's about all the input I have on that subject. :smile:

Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 239594)

I think I used something like that for the kids' PC once. It worked, but felt chintzy. They're gone now so I don't know if it's still working.

One thing to consider: Range is affected by the module placement. Since that one is a USB stick, placing it behind the PC might shorten the range. Shouldn't be a big deal if the kb/mouse are close like they typically are...