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Re: higher resolutions on the SV-6?

From: Chris Saari <>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:59:39 -0800 (PST)

Cool! Not much of an issue for how I use it, but a nice list of steps to
have around.

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Bryan Hurley wrote:

> *Q: *How do I enable 640 x 480 resolution in Windows XP?*A: *Microsoft(r)
> Windows(r) XP does not have the 640 =D7 480 screen resolution available i=
n the
> Display Settings dialog box by default. There is a way to enable 640 =D7 =
480
> in Windows XP for older games and applications that need 640 =D7 480 scre=
en
> resolution.
>
> Use the following steps to enable 640 =D7 480 in Windows XP.
>
>
>    1. From the *Start* menu, click *Control Panel*.
>
>    2. Click *Appearances and Themes*.
>
>    3. Click *Display*.
>
>    4. Click the *Settings* tab.
>
>    5. Click *Advanced*.
>
>    6. Click the *Adapter* tab.
>
>    7. Click *List All Modes*.
>
>    8. Select *640 by 480, 256 Colors, 70 Hertz*.
>
>     9. Click *OK*.
>
>    10. Click *OK*.
>
>    11. Click *Yes* to retain the setting.
>
>    12. Click *OK*.
>
>    13. From the *File* menu, clcik *Close* to exit *Appearances and
>    Themes*.
>
>    14. This enables 640 =D7 480 screen resolution permanently.
>
>
>
> On 2/7/06, Chris Saari <> wrote:
> >
> > I use an SV-6 with my Sony Vaio U70 which spits out 800x600 and it work=
s,
> > but reading text gets harder because it is downscaled. You just can't g=
et
> > around that... if you want to know how it will look for your applicatio=
ns
> > take a full res screen shot and scale it down to 640x480 in Photoshop.
> >
> > -chris
> >
> > On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Craig M. Armstrong wrote:
> >
> >
>

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