>But thanks for the confirmation on that 4000 colors issue. I thought >I had read that somewhere... > >So now I wonder what will happen if I do it anyway! ;-) Can't harm >the hardware, can it (I mean, besides slip-ups during soldering in the >VRAM)? What happens to an LCD when you try to display more colors >than it physically supports? Does it do that funky "shimmer" thing, >or is there something more sinister to watch for? Yes, it'll do that funky shimmer thing ;-) When you do it on a CRT, it can completely flake the video prefs. I did it just for laughs on the Lombard once and the whole thing went crazy. Had to trash monitor prefs and start again before I could see anything (think I used MoniSwitch).
However, moniswitch does warn you can screw up your whole monitor doing this, although it's more likely to happen with the CRT than an LCD. I don't switch anything at all now, 'cos I use the 10.1.5 hack for Lombard accelerated Rage Pro graphics. Besides, 24-bit XGA is fine. I think (IIRC) with the 1MB VRAM on a cs monitor, nothing will happen at all. I had a mate who also had a 5300c/1MB (nearly everyone I worked with at the time seemed to have a 5300 or a 1400) who smashed his screen. He got a 5300cs screen 'cos it was cheaper and nothing changed at all. No added options on the monitor CP. It's the same with the 1400s, which all had 1MB VRAM, but it didn't make a diff, regardless of what screen was fitted. Also, the 190/5300/1400 had separate external video, of course, so it wasn't like the more modern 'Books (e.g., the Lomb/Piz VRAM (8MB) splits itself in two when supporting max res on an ext. display, so the int. video gets 4 MB and the ext. gets 4MB. I still have the optional 190 video out card somewhere, so must sell it sometime. Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor/News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com> mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RD's PowerBook page: <http://www.macpowerbook.com> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
