Re: Screen Resolution.

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From: Peter Near [MCE MVP] (peter_at_thenears.com)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 19:56:50 -0500

Please re-run the setup wizard and choose the appropriate options for
your LCD display. Sounds like you might have changed to a lower
resolution (happens when you select S-Video connection usually).

Pete

metheridgefan wrote:
> Please help me. In Media center i went under settings and selected the
> configure tv/monitor. Some how now my font are big. the play/pause thing on
> the bottom it bigger than it was before. the tool bar on top is as well. I
> need to know how to get my settings back to the way they were. I have a flat
> screen monitor and have comcast cable as my source to the tv. Thanks for
> your help!!!
>
> "David" wrote:
>
>
>>Cant find the rest of this thread. Could you let me know how you solved this
>>issue. I have the same problem.
>>
>>regards,
>>
>>d:
>>
>>"Martyn Sibbald" <MartynSibbald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:933CECB3-BD0C-417D-BC42-A705E5A88919@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>Worked! Thanks much.
>>>
>>>"Martyn" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the responses.
>>>>I understand that this is the way it is supposed to
>>>>work....dunno why though....looks worse on my TV.
>>>>
>>>>If I go back through the setup and choose VGA I am hoping
>>>>it will go back to the way it was.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>When I went into settings today and walked thru the
>>>>>TV/Monitor settings....it asked me if I wanted to change
>>>>>the format to be more readable.
>>>>>I was running the resolution at 1024x768.
>>>>>It changed it to 800x600 and large fonts (i think)
>>>>>
>>>>>Now when I run WMCE the top bar and the video control
>>>>>tools that show up when you move the mouse are about and
>>>>>inch off the boarder of the screen and they are enlarged.
>>>>>
>>>>>I would like to go back to how it was. I set my display
>>>>>to 1024x768...but when I run WMCE in FULL SCREEN mode it
>>>>>looks like it goes back to the 800x600 setting since I
>>>>>have the same problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas? Is WMCE changing the output resolution when
>>>>
>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>>go to FullScreen?
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

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