Vista - 1600x1200 distortion in Win7

**Manigue** · 2 Weeks Ago

After I installed Win7, my 1600x1200 resolution display is distorted. Round objects are oblong. When using same hardware with XP, display was correct.

Using Nvidia 9800GTX card on a 37" LCD TV via DVI connector on both ends.

Switching to 1600x1024 solves the problem.

The question is why is it different in Win7 if hardware and drivers are exactly the same.

**Mark Phelps** · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote: Originally Posted by Manigue

... The question is why is it different in Win7 if hardware and drivers are exactly the same.

Did you write down the detailed driver name and version for each one you had in Vista and compare that to everyone you have in Windows 7 to verify that every one is "exactly the same"?

I have a machine running both Vista and Seven, and even with the same hardware, the driver versions are not the same.

It's unlikely that all of yours are "exactly the same", and thus, driver differences could account for display differences.

**archie123** · 2 Weeks Ago

the scaling is maybe differant in win 7 , try using NVidia scaling via your gpu control panel

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Manigue Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2. 21 posts	1600x1200 distortion in Win7 After I installed Win7, my 1600x1200 resolution display is distorted. Round objects are oblong. When using same hardware with XP, display was correct. Using Nvidia 9800GTX card on a 37" LCD TV via DVI connector on both ends. Switching to 1600x1024 solves the problem. The question is why is it different in Win7 if hardware and drivers are exactly the same. Last edited by Manigue; 2 Weeks Ago at 10:00 PM.. Reason: Posted in wrong Forum!
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Mark Phelps Vista Ultimate 32-bit & Business 32-bit 37 posts	Re: 1600x1200 distortion in Win7 Quote: Originally Posted by Manigue ... The question is why is it different in Win7 if hardware and drivers are exactly the same. Did you write down the detailed driver name and version for each one you had in Vista and compare that to everyone you have in Windows 7 to verify that every one is "exactly the same"? I have a machine running both Vista and Seven, and even with the same hardware, the driver versions are not the same. It's unlikely that all of yours are "exactly the same", and thus, driver differences could account for display differences.
My System Specs

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archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,739 posts	Re: 1600x1200 distortion in Win7 the scaling is maybe differant in win 7 , try using NVidia scaling via your gpu control panel
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