Specifications

Video resolution and video color depth affect how precise your computer
monitor displays graphics. A higher color depth means more colors will
be displayed, and a higher resolution means the sharper the image will
be. But the higher the resolution and the higher the color depth, the
harder your computer has to work. High settings can slow down your
computer quite a bit, especially if you have an older CPU and an older
video card. Your best bet is to use a resolution of 800
⳯600 and a depth of
256 colors. You really don’t need anything more than that, although using
a higher resolution allows you to fit more MIDI/audio tracks on the
screen at once. A higher resolution is also nicer when you’re working
with music notation. You can experiment with higher settings to see how
they affect your system. Reducing the color depth is more important than
reducing the resolution, though. To change the color depth and
resolution, do the following:
1. Right-click anywhere on the Windows desktop and select Properties
from the pop-up menu.
2. Select the Settings tab in the Display Properties dialog box.
3. From the drop-down list in the Colors section (see Figure 2.13), select
256 Colors. Then drag the slider in the Screen Area section to the left
until it reads 800 by 600 pixels. After you’ve set the slider, click the
OK button.
Figure 2.13
In the Display
Properties dialog box,
you can set many
different Windows
parameters, including
the video resolution
and color depth.
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