New widescreen monitor distorts images

I am in the process of setting up and learning to use my new widescreen Samsung T260HD monitor with ATI Radeon Graphics card. Having worked on hundreds of photos in Photoshop and PSElements using a traditional 3x4 aspect ratio monitor, when I view my photos on this widescreen monitor the horizontal dimension is enlarged with respect to the vertical dimension, so the pictures look severly distorted. I tried changing the screen resolution under monitor preferences, but the problem wasn't cured.
With "View/Ruler" turned on, my 4x6inch photos don't show as 2x3 aspect ratio, but rather with a distortion factor of 20% in the horizontal direction. For example, a true 4x6 photo shows on screen as a 4.8x6 image, making editing problematical.
Can you tell me how to make my widescreen show true aspect ratios?

Your monitor should be set to its native (i.e. the highest available) resolution. If you choose a lower resolution, the kind of distortion you mention is common.

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