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#1 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Fayetteville, NC
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Desktop Resolution Change
I searched, and couldn't find a relative thread, please forgive me if I missed it. Also, this first started happening when I downloaded v. 8b. and now with v. 8f. The previous version was 3,346,151 bytes (sorry, only info I have on it, and that was thanks to a Download Accelerator log). That older version never had this happen, as far as i know.
I have my desktop resolution set to 1280x720x32. I have the SS set to 1920x1080x32. Sometimes, and it has happened about a dozen times, the desktop doesn't return to 1280x720, it stays where the SS was at, 1920x1080. It seems to be random. It will sometimes change, when I test it, to see why it does this, but sometimes it will not. I have little success repeating it on purpose enough times track down the cause. Easy enough to change back, but annoying. -=-=- system specs -=-=- Vista 64 Home Premium SP1 AMD Phenom™ 8450 Processor, 64-bit Triple Core Processor (Gateway GT5692) * Each core operates at 2.10 GHz * 2 MB shared L3 cache * 3600 MHz HT 3.0 system bus AMD RS780 Chipset consisting of: * Northbridge: RS780 * Southbridge: SB700 Memory *4096 MB DDR2 667 MHz (PC-5300) Video (Connected to Sony 40" LCD HDTV via HDMI) *Integrated ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 graphics v. 8.531.0.0 *256 MB shared video memory Audio (via HDMI) *Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio v. 6.0.6000.16386
Bob
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#2 |
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I've narrowed it down a bit. When the SS has been active for a long while, at least an hour or more, that's when it happens.
In the past few days since discovering this, every time I let the machine sit for a while (hours) the Desktop resolution changes to meet the SS's running resolution. So far the change has been from 1280 x 720 to 1920 x 1080. I have yet to test other screen resolutions. So far the common factor in this problem has been the length of time the SS is running. Letting it kick on, and waiting a few minutes doesn't seem to have the same effect.
Bob
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#3 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Southern Oregon
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This one is a total mystery. Is anyone else having this problem?
Are you saying that you normally run your system at 1280 x 720, even though it can do 1920 x 1080? Why?
Jim Sachs
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#4 |
Sage
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: West Hills, CA
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![]() This one is a total mystery. Is anyone else having this problem?
Are you saying that you normally run your system at 1280 x 720, even though it can do 1920 x 1080? Why? ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Have you tried cleaning MA3 settings and let MA3 select the display automatically?
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#6 |
Developer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Southern Oregon
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Soc - Even with small monitors, it would seem the best solution would be to use the maximum resolution possible, then increase the size of the text and icons for the sharpest, clearest picture.
Jim Sachs
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![]() Soc - Even with small monitors, it would seem the best solution would be to use the maximum resolution possible, then increase the size of the text and icons for the sharpest, clearest picture.
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#8 |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Lancashire, UK
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Agreed, changing from the default 'Small Font' size is best avoided, (if at all possible), in my experience also.
Jim, - didn't you have 'font size' problems with lining up the text on the Fish Settings panel, before you re-designed it? |
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#9 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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![]() Soc - Even with small monitors, it would seem the best solution would be to use the maximum resolution possible, then increase the size of the text and icons for the sharpest, clearest picture.
![]() It is much better to run at a lower resolution and let the video hardware do the smooth scaling of images and fonts.
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#10 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Southern Oregon
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Ever since I've been in computing, higher resolutions have been the Holy Grail. It just seems like sacrilege to run a system at LESS resolution than it's capable of.
Jim Sachs
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#11 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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I agree for the most part. But some laptops with small screens are capable of huge resolutions. Imagine icons with their labels in essentially 5 point type.
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Sugar Plum Fairy
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Toronto
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For me , resolution is like horsepower - too much is never enough . Although for now I'm stuck with AGP .
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#13 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Fayetteville, NC
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![]() Ever since I've been in computing, higher resolutions have been the Holy Grail. It just seems like sacrilege to run a system at LESS resolution than it's capable of.
![]() I'm aware I can change the Windows default sizes, but not everything follows those rules, especially on the internet, so I opted to leave the desktop resolution at 720, and when running games, videos, etc... bump it up to 1080 (Farcry 2 looks fantastic!). Most games keep the settings saved and automatically switch back and forth. So far, MA3 is the only thing that has this problem, and then only when left running for an extended period (like overnight, which I was doing for testing, but have since quit. It gets too darn hot). I'm currently living in a small apartment, and space is a luxury I do not have. So when I connected my PC to the HDMI port, and was impressed with how well it works, I got rid of the desk, the monitor, and hid the PC in the entertainment center (media center?). I even have my printer and scanner hidden away in it. The room has really opened up, and having it hooked up this way just really seems to be the way to go.
Bob
"When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." _______________________________________________ |
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