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Re: Recommended Screen Resolutions

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From: Lambchop
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00
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Hi,

I (my daugther that is) am using the 5500............
Your setting is just about right.
Maybe u could increase the font size in the appearance to make it easier for the
eyes

Ben Manton wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a Power Mac 5500/250 (which has what I believe to be a 15" AV
> Multiple Scan Display, though I may be wrong).
> Since I installed OS 8.6 with ColorSync 2.6.1, my recommended resolution
> settings in the Monitors & Sound control panel have been wrong. 832x624,75Hz
> (which is what it was set on when I did the upgrade from 8.1) is the only
> one that's right.
> I know that this can be got around with "show: all" in the control panel,
> but I switch resolutions frequently, and having to pick the scan rates by
> trial and error is a time consuming pain in the butt. I'm sure it's not good
> for the monitor to be switching to incorrect scan rates all the time either.
> Is there any way I can get the recommended settings to return to the correct
> rates, and why would it have changed?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ben
>
> PS. Please reply to e-mail address as well as group
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From: Lambchop <heysham@pacific.net.sg>
Subject: Re: Recommended Screen Resolutions
Date: 2000/01/16
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