Major resolution issue

Hello all, I have never, ever had this problem before. I have a Sceptre 22 inch monitor which runs at 1680X1050. Whenever I reinstall Vista it always sets it to 1920X1080, but it looks terrible so I set it to 1680X1050 (what it was made for) and its fine. With Windows7 same deal. But when I set it to 1680X1050 its really stretched out and I cant see half my screen. I installed the Nvidia beta drivers (I have an 8800GTS), and now im running with some 1152X864 with my screen in a small box in the middle left of the screen. When I set it to 1680X1050, it looks right, but its super left. I cant move it more right. What is going on here?
Also: Everything is blurry

geoldr said:

Hello all, I have never, ever had this problem before. I have a Sceptre 22 inch monitor which runs at 1680X1050. Whenever I reinstall Vista it always sets it to 1920X1080, but it looks terrible so I set it to 1680X1050 (what it was made for) and its fine. With Windows7 same deal. But when I set it to 1680X1050 its really stretched out and I cant see half my screen. I installed the Nvidia beta drivers (I have an 8800GTS), and now im running with some 1152X864 with my screen in a small box in the middle left of the screen. When I set it to 1680X1050, it looks right, but its super left. I cant move it more right. What is going on here?
Also: Everything is blurry

I'm not understanding why you wouldn't want to run at a higher resolution if you could...

Mr GRiM said:

The Native resolution of his monitor is 1680X1050 and his monitor will be clearer at this resolution and should not even be able to go any higher than that, that's why I asked about the VGA cable because resolutions and positioning don't get recognized correctly when you use VGA.

I know that his native is only 1680x1050, it's also SUPPOSED to be his maximum so if he can get to 1080p there should be a way to tweak it to look better.

Mr GRiM said:

I don't know if you have a LCD monitor but by the sounds of it you don't, but if you do try a different resolution and you will find that you loose all your clarity so why would you want a Lower or Higher resolution if the result was poorer image quality.

I myself have only CRTs. However, I have used many LCDs and have never had a problem with losing clarlity when passing beyond the native resolution, if anything you have to adjust it.