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4 Benefits of Running Your Monitor Above Native Resolution

You may have noticed that your computer allows you to select a resolution higher than the resolution of your monitor. This may be counterintuitive at first, since your screen can’t show that extra detail, so why do it? Here’s where going beyond your native resolution brings rewards. Taking High-Res Screenshots If you need to take screenshots of what’s on your computer screen, then usually, that screenshot will match the resolution of your display. So if you have to crop and then resize parts of that screenshot for your needs, things can get pixelated fast. By setting your “virtual” resolution to a higher number than your monitor’s native pixel count, you’ll […]
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  • Nov 16, 2022