WIN xp resolution

[anders@dac.se]

I've got a computer projector, its a few years old but the quilty when you run movies is great (its because newer projectors have a heiger res. than then movie, so the projector needs to resize the output to the same res. as the projetor, this is done in realtime and is really hard to do well).

Anyways, in xp you can not select lower res. than 800x600 i need to select 640x480.. How can this be done?

/Anders

[vinetu]

Dispalay Properties->Advanced->Adapter->List All Modes !

[anders@dac.se]

i've tried that.. it doesn't work..

[GregS]

I'm running XP Pro and a nvidia geforce 3 .
Just for the hell of it I tried list all modes and it worked .
What video card are you using ? geforce 3 cards are @ $175.
What video drivers are you using , Win XP or the latest from
your cards manufacturer ?

[diji1]

there are apps that let u customise resolution - powerstrip is one example that would work for you, it's not a free proggie if that a problem.... it lets u customise monitors to the nth degree :)

[anders@dac.se]

I have a geforce4 Ti 4600 with the latest referncedrivers from nvidia. and i cant select anything below 800x600 but i found a way, iv've selected to show all modes dispite what the montior can handle, it stil doenst show 640x480.. but under advance, (i got the swedish version of XP) i think its the montitor tab i can select "list all modes", if you click that button it shows all modes, even modes that the GFX adapter does not support.. IF yuo clikc "OK" it changes to this res. the problem is that this doesn't enable the 640x480 res. at the ordinary place where yuo select res. and it does not save the res. if you enter a app with a diffrent res. or if you reboot, XP changes back to the res. that you've selected from the ordinary properties page...

/Anders

[GregS]

To chose 640 x 480 for individule programs , right click
on the program >properties>compatibility will give you
the option of 640 x 480 .

[anders@dac.se]

that does not work with programs that are design for XP, as mplayer2.exe ive troed that

/A

[GregS]

I'm not sure if you can , but maybe try installing
an earlier ver. of mediaplayer like 7.1 and set it
to run in 640 x 480 ? just a thought .

[theReal]

Another vote for Powerstrip. I always use it because it can do everything, it can even overclock my Radeon card very easily. It also works if your display drivers are not capable of certain settings.

If you don't boot your computer too often, you don't have to buy it. It will only show a nag screen for a few seconds every time at start up, that's all.