Win98 display settings (color setting)

[melon]

i use 800x600, but i could use 1024x768

my main concern is the color setting

Which is better?

High color (16-bit)

or

True color (24-bit)

thanks.

[cr3am]

Both should give the same effect. I have never noticed a difference between 16 bit and 32 bit.

The only thing I could see this changing is video games. Many games have it set to use whatever color scheme you set your desktop to. In that case, you should only use the higher option if you have a powerful card.

Regarding your resolution, it really doesn't matter. If you are playing unstable games (HL for example), I would use the same resolution that's used in-game. Like, on my system my HL is running at 1152x864, so I set my desktop to that. Whenever HL crashes I never have to resize, it works like a charm.

[melon]

Yeah well i'm pretty sure I noticed some pictures on the web that didn't look high quality, so i switched it back to 24-bit..

so i really am not sure..thanks

[cr3am]

The only perfomance that it will slow down would be video games. Other than that I'd suggest to stick with the higher res (again, I haven't noticed any difference, but if you have, then stick with the higher)

[Bigolli]

how can u not notice the difference between 16bit and 32bit?? everytime i read that i think WTF??! it looks totally different to me, especially if you have a picture as a background, not just a plain old windows default.
ohhh well..

[Rhenna]

Higher resolutions and color depths require more video memory than lower ones. Most of us know that. Now, when you add in high-color depth wallpaper, along with a bazillion high-color, (or perhaps even true-color), icons and shortcuts, you begin to use even more video memory.

Now, as you start to occlude this crap, by opening, moving and/or re-sizing windows, your graphics card attempts to keep what was underneath in video memory, which commits additional video RAM to holding this content. Even during full-screen applications, including some games, you may have a pretty good chunk of video RAM tied-up. And all those girly icons have to be redrawn every time the desktop is revealed.

No big deal on a ultra-fast machine with a hot graphics card that has a ton of video memory. But, those of you who are struggling along with marginal systems may want to limit the crud on your desktops, especially with that pinball machine known as WindowsXP.

[sushi128]

1024 x 768 x 24bit color.......put her through the cruncher, about 2 and a quarter megs. keep it at 24bit; not like it's costing u anything :)