How to Change Your Screen Resolution

Not everyone knows what "Screen Resolution" even means, so I'm writing this quick guide entitled "How to Change Your screen resolution" in order to assist some of the less knowledgeable people out there.

How to Change Your Screen Resolution, Why do it?

Your screen resolution is the DPI or (Dots Per Inch) at which your monitor or TV will display. By reducing the DPI you are in effect increasing the size of the images on the screen, for people who have poor eye site this can be a great way to more easily read their computer screens.

Higher screen resolutions in games promote better quality pictures and images, and higher resolution pictures are easier to work with in terms of, stretching, cropping, and lighting.

How to Change Your Screen Resolution.

Whether you are using Windows 3.1 or Windows, 7 the methods used to change your screen resolution don't vary much. Simply right click on your desktop and click 'properties' ( or vista and higher click 'personalize') then click on the 'settings' tab. Once here you should see a slider bar, moving the slider bar to the left will lower your screen resolution, and sliding it to the right will raise it.

How to Change Your Screen Resolution, What is the best resolution?

The best screen resolution will change from person to person, higher resolutions promote sharper images, and lower resolutions promote larger images. Keep this in mind when you are determining the resolution that fits you best.

How to Change Your Screen Resolution, Closing.

If you have read all the way through this, you should know how to change your screen resolution, and be well on your way to crisper images in your games, and an easier to read desktop.

How to Change Your Screen Resolution, Additional Resources.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/resolution.html

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/changing-screen-resolution-win-xp.htm