It's hard to argue with the statement that today the computer is an integral part of our life. Yes, and imagine their everyday life without it is quite difficult for most of the population. As you know, a PC consists of several components. The monitor is an extremely important peripheral device, to which the image of information supplied from the system unit is output. One of its characteristics is the screen resolution. We will tell you how to determine the resolution of the monitor, and why this data is needed.
What is the screen resolution?
If you visit a computer hardware store, you will see that monitors and their screens are of different sizes. The resolution of the monitor is the number of points that are invisible to the eye, which will participate in the formation of the image on the monitor. In this case, the screen size often does not coincide with its resolution. In fact, resolution is a qualitative characteristic that determines the number of points (pixels) per unit length. Hence, the resolution is greater (that is, the greater the number of points applied), the better the image accuracy.
One of the geometric characteristics of the screen is the aspect ratio and the diagonal. There are standard monitor resolutions. There are many, more than thirty, and they have their own abbreviation. For example, the resolution of 1200x600 has a ratio of 2: 1. Call it WXVGA.
Today, the best resolution for a monitor is the ratio of 1920x1080. It is also called Full HD.
And now let's move on to what one needs to know about this characteristic of the monitor screen. Firstly, it happens that you will like any picture on the Internet or a personal photo that you want to install on your desktop. And in order for the picture to be depicted as accurately as possible and in the right proportion, without distortion, you first need to find out what permission you have and then download the file with the appropriate characteristics. Secondly, this information is useful for those users who like to enjoy high-quality movies on the monitor screen. Thirdly, knowing what screen resolution should be on the monitor is necessary for gamers when installing games.
How can I find out what resolution the monitor has?
Now that we've figured out, in which cases you need to be aware of the screen resolution, it's time to learn how to identify this parameter. There are several options.
According to the first one, you need to go to the desktop of the computer and just right-click in any unused area. After that, a window will appear in which you need to select the "Screen Resolution" section (for Windows 7). After performing these actions, a screen should appear on the screen, used to adjust the characteristics of the screen. In the "Resolution" section, select the parameter with the inscription in brackets "Recommended".
For Windows XP, we do the same - click the right mouse button on the desktop, and then in the window setup window select the "Properties" section. After that go to the "Parameters" tab, then the inscription "Screen resolution" is displayed above the scale. Numbers under the scale, for example, in the form of 1024x768 - this is the screen resolution in pixels.
If you want to change the screen resolution, select the desired option and click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window, then click "OK". If you do not like such manipulations, and you are looking for easier ways, try to solve the problem by asking a question in the search engine. A lot of server-sites are proposed, which automatically determine the parameter in pixels and indicate it when switching to their page. The last option is to view the technical characteristics of the monitor in the User's Guide or on the manufacturer's website.