-=PCTechTalk=- 22" wide screen monitor

I'll be installing a new 22" widescreen monitor later today.  I will likely 
keep my old 17" square monitor as a second monitor (I am very sure my video 
card (Nvidia GeForce5200) will support it, if not I'll buy a new card).
I know using a TV as a monitor was discussed in the list a while back and I 
will search to read that again but a couple of questions while I am doing 
that...

1.  Does a display adapter have to specifically support a widescreen or just 
support a specific resolution to fit a widescreen.

2.  I have never seen a straight forward 1600x900 resolution or even an 800x450 
they are all strange numbers that looked like they were picked out of the 
litter box.  Why?  1152X864???  Why not 1150x865 or 1200x875 or 1100x825?

3.  Are widescreen monitors actually a 16:9 aspect ratio?  I seem to remember 
somewhere that they were more like 16:10 or other minor variation?

4.  I also plan to buy my Mom a widescreen monitor.  Her computer has an 
integrated adapter card.  If it does not support a widescreen resolution, I 
assume I will need to put in an expansion card.  I'll be checking the Dell 
support pages on this (Dimension 2350) but any forthcoming tips would be 
appreciated.

Thanks,

Don

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