MBP + BOOTCAMP + 1900x1200

[Freyqq]

I can't get 1900x1200 to work on an external monitor with dvi in bootcamp (vista). It gives me a maximum of 1024x768. I've tried everything and nothing is working.

 

[richard.mac]

have your installed the latest boot camp 1.4 drivers and restarted? the latest drivers helped my MBP go to its native resolution because the 1.3 graphics drivers didnt work.

 

[Freyqq]

1.4 drivers

the mbp screen is at native resolution..the external under dvi is not

 

[czeluff]

osx?

have you tried displaying those resolutions in OSX? (ie. native res on your MBP and 1920x1200 on the external)? I was not aware that the MBP could handle THAT much resolution. I knew it could do 1 of the 30" monitors, but i was under the impression you had to disable the laptop screen in order to achieve that...

cz

 

[Freyqq]

works fine in OSX. Doing it right now actually..

the macbook can even handle 1900x1200 let alone a MBP.

Its not that Vista can't handle it..its that it won't let me do it.

 

[Veritas&Equitas]

works fine in OSX. Doing it right now actually..

x2. I run my MBP in clamshell via DVI-->HDMI to a 37'' LCD that runs it in 1920x1080.

 

[Plumbstone]

Same problem here, maximum 1024x768. Haven't found a solution yet though..

 

[Cinner]

Has to be a video driver issue then. See if you can update is with the latest Nvidia driver. Although my boot camp 1.4 driver works fine with a 24" external monitor.

 

[Freyqq]

Has to be a video driver issue then. See if you can update is with the latest Nvidia driver. Although my boot camp 1.4 driver works fine with a 24" external monitor.

is it on DVI or VGA?

VGA works for me, DVI does not. Unfortunately, my 24" monitor has a really bad VGA connector and it a has a bit fuzzy picture in VGA, so I'm stuck with DVI.

I've tried Laptop2go drivers too..and I know those work fine with the right resolutions so i'm hesitant to call it a video card driver..even though it should be

 

[Cinner]

is it on DVI or VGA?

I use DVI as well. VGA looks worse at those high resolutions.

So you tried the laptopvideo2go drivers? If those don't work either, maybe it's a setting in the Nvidia control panel that needs adjusting? Can't you add a custom resolution in there somewhere?

 

[Freyqq]

I use DVI as well. VGA looks worse at those high resolutions.

So you tried the laptopvideo2go drivers? If those don't work either, maybe it's a setting in the Nvidia control panel that needs adjusting? Can't you add a custom resolution in there somewhere?

there are no options in the driver control panel and i tried 3rd party programs..which didn't work

it seems hit or miss with the monitor your using. We have 2 19" monitors i tried..both dell 19" monitors. One only did 1024x768. THe other did 1280x1024 (native resolution). OSX was fine. It makes no sense. Legit PCs work fine with these drivers.