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re: How do i change display resolution for a specfic program? Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 11:23 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) That is a function of the program not the OS Unless the program offers an option you must change it manually Regards, Adam Bradley On Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 11:07 am, Harrison wrote: >hi, i seen some people open programs and it automatically changes the resolution >to something like 1280 x 1024.. i want to open my windows media player and WinDVD >(programs like those) @ 1280 x 1024, oppoose to my resolution right now 1680 x 1050.. >i find it a hassle to change my resolution from display properties everytime before >i open these programs.. i want to have them automatically change themselves when >i click on the program.. i see a option for "run in 640x480 screen resolution" (right >click on a program, then go to compatiablity).. how do i make that 640x480 option >into something i want.. or is there another program i can download to specifically >do what i want it to do? thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i change display resolution for a specfic program? Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 1:50 pm Posted by Sitting Bear (49 messages posted) I have kicked this around too, not with WMP, but while gaming. What I don't understand is the two resolutions you are switching from are apples and oranges. I mean in the 1280x1024 mode your aspect ratio is 1.25 and as you write you are at 1.6 or 1680x1050. When I switch resolutions I make sure I pick one with the same aspect ratio. You are not. How do you get around that? There are two ways: tolerate letterboxing or stretch the screen. I don't like either way. Stretching distorts circles making them appear elliptical. Letterboxing is a waste of screen. While gaming I like a full screen with normal looking geometry. Just curious how you do that. Anyway to answer your question, from my experience especially games, it's always been a function of the software to allow you to pick the supported resolution you prefer. In gaming the higher the better with the trade off of slower frame rate. On Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 11:07 am, Harrison wrote: >hi, i seen some people open programs and it automatically changes the resolution >to something like 1280 x 1024.. i want to open my windows media player and WinDVD >(programs like those) @ 1280 x 1024, oppoose to my resolution right now 1680 x 1050.. >i find it a hassle to change my resolution from display properties everytime before >i open these programs.. i want to have them automatically change themselves when >i click on the program.. i see a option for "run in 640x480 screen resolution" (right >click on a program, then go to compatiablity).. how do i make that 640x480 option >into something i want.. or is there another program i can download to specifically >do what i want it to do? thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i change display resolution for a specfic program? Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 4:23 pm Posted by Harrison (14 messages posted) sittingbear, i don't know how.. but i think its my graphic card.. i haven't tested my resolution on games like counterstrike yet, but i know that it doesn't affect the fps of the games.. i don't like using 1280x1024.. i only use it for movies so i don't lose space on the left and right side of my monitor.. (btw i found a better one, 1280x960).. it gives you slight elliptical shapes but i guess its still better than losing 4 total inches of viewing space on a 20.1 widescreen monitor On Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 1:50 pm, Sitting Bear wrote: >I have kicked this around too, not with WMP, but while gaming. What I don't understand >is the two resolutions you are switching from are apples and oranges. I mean in >the 1280x1024 mode your aspect ratio is 1.25 and as you write you are at 1.6 or 1680x1050. > When I switch resolutions I make sure I pick one with the same aspect ratio. You >are not. How do you get around that? There are two ways: tolerate letterboxing >or stretch the screen. >I don't like either way. Stretching distorts circles making them appear elliptical. > Letterboxing is a waste of screen. >While gaming I like a full screen with normal looking geometry. Just curious how >you do that. Anyway to answer your question, from my experience especially games, >it's always been a function of the software to allow you to pick the supported resolution >you prefer. In gaming the higher the better with the trade off of slower frame rate. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do i change display resolution for a specfic program? Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 6:02 pm Posted by Sitting Bear (49 messages posted) Some video graphics cards have application profiles stored in a database. I guess intended for users who play a lot of different games requiring different and varied graphics card settings. My Nvidia card is one like that. I don't know if it works with WMP. Still, there's the extra step of going to the graphics card GUI to select your app before you run it. On Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 4:23 pm, Harrison wrote: >sittingbear, i don't know how.. but i think its my graphic card.. i haven't tested >my resolution on games like counterstrike yet, but i know that it doesn't affect >the fps of the games.. i don't like using 1280x1024.. i only use it for movies so >i don't lose space on the left and right side of my monitor.. (btw i found a better >one, 1280x960).. it gives you slight elliptical shapes but i guess its still better >than losing 4 total inches of viewing space on a 20.1 widescreen monitor > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum