Polk Audio M40, M50, M70 Setting the Screen Resolution, Minimizing Eyestrain

3 Using the Display

HP Pavilion Multimedia Displays

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Setting the Screen

The

determines the

amount of information shown in the

display. Screen resolution refers to

the number of the dots or

used

to make up an image. A low screen

resolution means that the display uses

a relatively small number of

relatively large dots. A higher

resolution means that more dots of a

smaller size make up the image. With

higher screen resolutions, icons,

windows, and text are smaller on the

screen, but more information can be

displayed.

The screen resolution is set on the

computer. The display supports many

common screen resolutions, as shown in

“M40 Video Modes,” “M50 Video Modes,”

and “M70 Video Modes” in Chapter 5.

Check the documentation supplied with

your computer and video adapter to

find out which resolutions they

support.

To minimize eyestrain and avoid screen

flicker, use the highest possible

supported by your computer

at the current screen resolution. (The

image refresh rate is the number of

times per second that the image is

refreshed.) The tables in “M40 Video

Modes,” “M50 Video Modes,” and “M70