Custom Resolution

[dizx]

Hi. I would like to set some custom screen resolutions for my Surface 2. Like 1440x900 and 1366x768.

Anybody who know how I can do that?

 

[Talontsi90]

Not sure about the S2, but the RT native is 1366x768 and is as high as you can go.

 

[jnjroach]

Those resolutions aren't available on the Tegra4 GPU, there looks like 4 lower resolutions you can chose.

 

[dizx]

I doubt that this has anything with limitations in the GPU, but rather limitations in the the driver.

 

[jnjroach]

Well with the ARM SoC's, drivers and GPU's are eternally linked, we have no way of modifying the drivers...

 

[SeanOng]

Bummer - I was really hoping there was a way to do 1366x768 because the proportions were perfect back when I had the RT. The 1080 tries to make up for it by making some things bigger, but it just doesn't cut it - some menu items, icons, desktop browser, and many other things are just too tiny for a touch screen. Anyway, so far my favorite resolution for the Surface 2 is 1768x992. It's a close to the RT resolution as I could find. On my desktop computer, there was an option to do custom resolutions - too bad that's not so with the Surface 2.

 

[kundas1]

Can't you make everything bigger in the screen with the magnifier selection and choose 150% or goto advanced and choose a setting to your liking? say 160% or whatever looks best for you.

 

[SeanOng]

@kundas1 - thanks for the obvious suggestion - sometimes I just make things too complicated! I always had my settings on 150% - but for the Surface 2, it turns out that 200% is PERFECT. Everything is nice a touchable now. Thanks!

 

[kundas1]

Very welcome buddy