Windows problem

[ffutures]

On my Windows XP PC the widescreen monitor has 1680 x 1050 resolution, the graphics card is a 128mb ATI radeon 9200 and supports it well.

So I just ordered a stand that will let me rotate the monitor to portrait mode, which ought to be useful for editing whole pages at 100% magnification. Except that I just thought I'd give it a try, only to get this message:

The requested Rotation mode is not supported by your current display mode (resolution and/or refresh rate and/or colour depth) Please change the current display mode and try again.

So I tried reducing the colour depth and it doesn't work. It doesn't want me to change frequency because it might damage the monitor. And changing the fracking resolution defeats the object of the exercise.

I suspect that this ends with me either abandoning the idea or buying another graphics card. Any suggestions?

Comments

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

I have a Mac, but I think my HP w2408 monitor works on both platforms. It rotates, and it's 24" diagonal.

I used to use a Pivot monitor at work, and when they introduced OS X, they dropped support for it. How I cursed.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I think that the problem here is more that the card just can't keep up, the driver seems to support it until you try to rotate the screen at its best resolution. REALLY annoying...