Stupid Question, but I gotta ask it anyhow.

[Georgetoon]

I have a Monitor that has a native resolution of 1650 x 1050.  That's where I run it  I could bump it up to 1920 x 1080, but what would happen? 

Here's the monitor.

[muungwana]

most modern monitors have a safe mechanism build in and will refuse to display anything beyond a certain resolution. If your monitor cant handle the higher resolution, it will most likely blank out and display an error msg saying it cant run at that resolution. It may explode but that is unlikely 

[Georgetoon]

most modern monitors have a safe mechanism build in and will refuse to display anything beyond a certain resolution. If your monitor cant handle the higher resolution, it will most likely blank out and display an error msg saying it cant run at that resolution. It may explode but that is unlikely 

Thanks.  I want more real estate. Guess I"ll have to buy a new monitor down the road.

[T6]

a lcd monitor when forced to show more pixels won't show them all, image distorted and incomplete desktop will be presented

some monitors won't even try to show that incomplete resolution

fortunately we are not in the crt old era where you could try that and end burning something on the monitor

you have a very high resolution, a higher resolution will mean to you to buy a 24" or larger monitor

very few 22" monitors i seen can do 1080p(the resolution you want)

in that range of size/resolution the most popular models are dell, samsung, acer, lg

the less popular are hp, aoc and viewsonic

in this category, you can start considering to buy a 32" lcd led tv and connect it to your pc, prices sometimes can be lower for a tv than a monitor at 1080p

[wayne1932]

I have an LG W2253VP which has a native resolution of 1920x1080.   I think it's on sale now at Fry's here in Dallas for $130 or so.

[Was_Just19]

most modern monitors have a safe mechanism build in and will refuse to display anything beyond a certain resolution. If your monitor cant handle the higher resolution, it will most likely blank out and display an error msg saying it cant run at that resolution. It may explode but that is unlikely 

Thanks.  I want more real estate. Guess I"ll have to buy a new monitor down the road.

You would be well advised to take measurements of any model you intend to purchase .....  not just the diagonal size they are all quoted in.

You may miss the 'height' of the present monitor unless you get one considerably larger in diagonal size.
There is one inch in the difference in heights between two monitors I have here at present.
The taller screen is on a 1680x1050  and the other monitor is 1920x1080 ....  with not as much height in the display. Both are sold as 22" monitors. It does of course have a greater width.

regards.

[Rudge]

most modern monitors have a safe mechanism build in and will refuse to display anything beyond a certain resolution. If your monitor cant handle the higher resolution, it will most likely blank out and display an error msg saying it cant run at that resolution. It may explode but that is unlikely 

Thanks.  I want more real estate. Guess I"ll have to buy a new monitor down the road.

You would be well advised to take measurements of any model you intend to purchase .....  not just the diagonal size they are all quoted in.

You may miss the 'height' of the present monitor unless you get one considerably larger in diagonal size.
There is one inch in the difference in heights between two monitors I have here at present.
The taller screen is on a 1680x1050  and the other monitor is 1920x1080 ....  with not as much height in the display. Both are sold as 22" monitors. It does of course have a greater width.

regards.

All of the above is true however, a wide screen formatted movie or video clip, will be taller on the wide screen monitor due to clipping of the image at the top and bottom by the standard monitor..   

[T6]

this depends on the type of monitor

if your video is 16:9 and your monitor is 16:10 or viceversa you will see differences

also in a 16:10 monitor showing a 2.35.1 image you will see black borders

it depends on aspect ratio of the content and aspect ratio of the screen

[Rudge]

+1  I can depend I suppose.

[Was_Just19]

When I posted above I was nore concerned with 'real estate' .....  the reduction of the height of the display might impact negatively on what the user wanted, just as the greater width would impact positively.

Something to watch out for is all.

regards.

[Georgetoon]

Guys, thanks very much!:)

So basically we're saying that a 22" 1920x1080 is going to be a bit more squat shorter in height) than the current monitor I have, correct?

[Was_Just19]

Guys, thanks very much!:)

So basically we're saying that a 22" 1920x1080 is going to be a bit more squat shorter in height) than the current monitor I have, correct?

Yes, if your present monitor is also 22", but will also be considerably wider .......  so if the space you need is in width then the same size will do, but if you need the same height (or more) as your present monitor, then a bigger monitor will be needed.

regards.

[T6]

if your current monitor is 22" you will need to get a 27" or a lcd tv

both 16:10 in aspect ratio if possible