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Title: Okay To Keep Switching Monitor Res?
Post by: Halo on August 04, 2003, 10:54:01 AM

Is is okay to keep switching monitor resolutions?  For example, I prefer resolutions like 800x600 or 1024x768 for the larger text, and 1280x1024 for graphics, including Aces High and Flight Simulator 2004.  

The system switches fine with no apparent problems, but I wonder if this eventually will result in problems such as impaired performance or a shorter monitor life span.

Any thoughts on this?

Title: Okay To Keep Switching Monitor Res?
Post by: DAVENRINO on August 04, 2003, 02:20:18 PM

I use 1280x1024 for everything, including AH but I increase Font size to 110% so I can read the text.
DJ229 - AIR MAFIA

Title: Okay To Keep Switching Monitor Res?
Post by: Halo on August 06, 2003, 09:33:16 AM

Not much interest in this thread.  Guess it's too obvious to most people.  Still seems to me it isn't a good idea to do too much monitor resolution switching, but I'll research that more elsewhere.  

At any rate, Aces High bulletin board was slow to load and show after I switched to 1280x1024 flying while keeping my overall resolution at 1024x768.  

So I switched back to 1024x768 for flying and bulletin board and all is smooth again.  

However, I still fly FS2004 in 1280x1024 and naturally enjoy the prettier graphics.  

Thanks for your input, Davenrino.  I once increased my font size but found it was screwing up scrolling and presentation in some programs.  Always a compatibility issue somewhere, I suppose.

Title: Okay To Keep Switching Monitor Res?
Post by: DAVENRINO on August 06, 2003, 01:52:59 PM

Sorry Halo,
Forgot about that.  I have One program that I only have to use once a year that  won't work with 110%.  Of course it also won't work with anything but 1024x768, so I change both for a few hours once a year.

DJ