Cannot find correct resolution for VGA Monitor
I have dual monitors connected to my 2010 Mac mini (the first model of Mac mini to support two separate monitor outputs) and I have it in extended desktop mode. (Different content on both monitors)
When I first attached my secondary monitor, the resolution was correct. However, ever since a power outage several years ago the monitor's resolution ratio is different. The monitor's resolution is now 1280 x 1024, but the ratio is off for my Widescreen monitor. It isn't the default "widescreen", but it isn't a square either. Because of this ratio mismatch, all the content on that monitor is stretched out horizontally. (From side to side)
It may not be by much, but this mismatch is really annoying for viewing anything but text. Not only is the UI stretched, but pictures and video are stretched as well, which makes the pictures look bizarre. When I drag the window over to my primary monitor, which is connected by DVI, the ratio is just right, and is not distorted at all.
My Mac has been reformatted since the problem first arised, and yet it still exists. I doubt anything is wrong with my hardware, and I have new software, so I kind of think it has to do with either my monitor or somewhere in the transmission of the signal from my Mac to the monitor.
If anyone has any idea how to fix this, please leave a response. I am open to using Terminal mods if necessary, if that will set the exact dimentions of my monitor as I please. Whatever will fix this, as long as it is safe and won't cause any trouble for my Mac. Thank you!
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Mac mini 2010 with OS X Lion