Setting The Screen Resolution; Minimizing Eyestrain - HP Pavilion M50 User Manual

3 Using the Display
HP Pavilion Multimedia Displays
Setting the Screen
Resolution
The screen resolution determines the
amount of information shown in the
display. Screen resolution refers to
the number of the dots or pixels 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.

Minimizing Eyestrain

To minimize eyestrain and avoid screen
flicker, use the highest possible
image refresh rate or vertical
frequency 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
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