Can the optimal resolution of a monitor be changed?

1	Can the optimal resolution of a monitor be changed? For example, a 22" monitor at 1920x1080, can this then be upped to 2560x1440? Thanks. optimal resolution monitor change asked May 22 '11 at 12:47 RedOrangeStudios 456●59●60●69

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1	No, there are only a certain number of pixels in a LCD monitor. The one you have exampled here there are 2,073,600 pixels you cannot change that to 3,686,400 pixels. answered May 22 '11 at 12:51 TheTechDude 16.8k●40●94●298 edited May 22 '11 at 12:58

1	There is a maximum amount of resolution on a LCD screen and cannot be exceeded without problem. Though there is CRT's but they produce weird sounds and distorts when exceeded its max resolution. answered May 22 '11 at 13:17 kevin ♦♦ 35.7k●160●316●589

1	You can run a monitor beyond the recommended resolution but the image would be distorted and it could cause permanent damage to the monitor and your graphics card. answered May 22 '11 at 13:18 chadt4 12.5k●99●157●257

It is very possible. However I don't recommend it as it can do permanent damage to your graphics card and to your monitor.

Also images won't look anywhere near as good as they would on a monitor with That resolution and it could possibly distort the image. Plus I used to have a friend who did it and he got a ton of dead pixels.

answered May 22 '11 at 19:59

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