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I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphic card, using a 20 inch LG monitor model W2042TQ. I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not horrible—but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit stretched and wide.

I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768). And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup).

I decided to buy a dual link DVI cable, I hooked it up, but I’m getting the exact same display, not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons, start button, ...), and display quality is kind of bad.

There are 2 DVI ports (side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that?

I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT graphics card, using an LG W2042TQ (20 inch widescreen monitor ). I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not horrible—but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit stretched and wide.

I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768). And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup).

I decided to buy a dual link DVI cable, I hooked it up, but I’m getting the exact same display, not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons, start button, ...), and display quality is kind of bad.

There are 2 DVI ports (side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that?

I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphic card, using a 20 inch LG monitor. I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not horrible—but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit stretched and wide.

I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768). And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup).

I decided to buy a dual link DVI cable, I hooked it up, but I’m getting the exact same display, not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons, start button, ...), and display quality is kind of bad.

There are 2 DVI ports (side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that?

I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphic card, using a 20 inch LG monitor model W2042TQ. I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not horrible—but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit stretched and wide.

I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768). And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup).

I decided to buy a dual link DVI cable, I hooked it up, but I’m getting the exact same display, not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons, start button, ...), and display quality is kind of bad.

There are 2 DVI ports (side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that?

I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphic card, using a 20 inch LG monitor. I always had a "kinda" weird display on that computer-- not horrible-- but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit streched and wide.I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768).. And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup). I decided to buy a dual link dvi cable, I hooked it up, but im getting the exact same display,not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons,start button,...), and display quality is kind of bad.There is 2 DVI port(side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that? Thank you

I have a Windows XP (yes, XP) desktop that has a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT graphic card, using a 20 inch LG monitor. I always had a kinda “weird” display on that computer—not horrible—but everything like the start button and the icons are a bit stretched and wide.

I decided to try if I could have a better display (current resolution is 1280x768). And I saw that behind that computer theres a DVI to VGA converter plugged in the DVI port of the graphics card, and then a VGA cable link the monitor to that converter (weird setup). 

I decided to buy a dual link DVI cable, I hooked it up, but I’m getting the exact same display, not even better. I tried changing the resolution to the highest possible (1680x1050) but then the display is even worse (everything is really small--icons, start button,  ...), and display quality is kind of bad.

There are 2 DVI ports (side by side) behind the computer, I plugged the DVI cable on the same port the DVI to VGA converter was plugged in. Any solutions on how I could make the display more natural or it just has to be like that?