Windows – My screen doesn’t fill the whole monitor

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This issue bugs me so bad! I can do it manually, however I will not be satisfied unless it's perfect (which is doubtful considering I'm doing it manually).

My screen doesn't fit my whole monitor (there are black spaces around it which haven't been filled). I was wondering if there is anyway possible to automatically adjust/fix that issue?

Monitor: Dell M992
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Operating System: Windows 7 x64 Bit
Resolution: 1280×1024
Refresh Rate: 85 Hertz

If you need more information, tell me and I will be more than happy to post it

Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

Best Answer

You may be out of luck. CRT monitors can be finicky and if the built on controls are not working for you, there isnt much you can do.

The "driver" you are referring to isnt actually a driver. It just tells Windows what resolutions are supported. There should be no benefit to installing it.

My suggestion is to get a LCD monitor. LCD monitors do not suffer from these issues. Your have a 19" CRT, why not get a 19" LCD? They are relatively cheap.

A new thought:

Try lowering your refresh rate to 75 hz. I havent used a CRT in ages, but I remember higher refresh rates could make the display smaller.

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