Screen size

I just built a new PC and bought a 23" monitor all my Pictures seem distorted now. is there a way to fix this in photo shop or screen settings. or what the best screen size for editing pictures. I know it not the pictures because I downloaded them on my old PC and they look fine.

Are you running the native resolution of the screen? If not, things will look stretched or compressed.

mike_d wrote in post #13326691
Are you running the native resolution of the screen? If not, things will look stretched or compressed.

+1, your issue is screen resolution settings, check the manual of the monitor. Screen size for editing is subjective. Certainly the bigger the screen the more room to run something like Photoshop. But more important is the resolution, color settings of the screen, and of course having a screen that is color corrected. I run an iMac with a 27" screen at 2560 x 1440 resolution, so tons of room to work in plus with the LED lit screen it is bright and clear. I run my color conditioning software once a month since I got the computer but in the 2 years I have had it the software never found anything I needed to fix. What I see on the screen I get back in prints, either at home or from various professional printing places.

Since you built this PC, I imagine that you are running Win7?

If so, right-click on the desktop and pick the Screen Resolution utility.

You should see a drop-down list for Resolution. Click to open it and, among the various choices you should see a "recommended" resolution. Select that and things should appear "normal". If that doesn't fix things, let us know!

Also check the display settings on the old computer. It isn't uncommon for people to upgrade to a wide screen monitor on an old computer than only recognizes more square resolutions. The result is a stretched appearance. Its possible you'd gotten used to that on the old computer and now the correct aspect ratio looks wrong to you

thanks I tried a the screen resolutions before I posted this, I guess I need to read the graphic card manual and see if there is a custom setting thanks.

thanks for the help every one I guess the software for the graphics card did not install right I reinstalled it now I get the Resolution of 1600 900 that works great