Found the best display mode 800x600!

[Guest]

[fixup]

I've been tweaking for the best display mode.

At 800x480 (normal font size), everything looks good except that many dialog boxes miss their bottoms. At 1000x600 (large font size), the text on some dialog boxes look too tiny and I often need to press the zoom button. Then I have to run that stupid oqomanager, and things look horrible under zoomed mode and become very sluggish.

In the past 10 years, I've found that for a native 800x480 screen, the ideal screen mode is virtual 800x600, - full dialog boxes, very readable text and the least or no panning. However I cannot see such a display mode on my OQO 02 running XP.

After some digging, I find it here:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\VTTrayp.exe

Now, you can select any display mode you want, from 800x480 to 1920x1200. To avoid unnecessary panning under 800x600 while browsing web, set firefox to not max but 800x480 and move it to the up left corner. 16 bit looks much better than 32 bit - more contrast and saturated colors.

With VTTrayp.exe, you can also adjust many other things such as rotate without using that stupid oqomanager.

[kyone]

I noticed with one of my upgrades that I also upgraded the Via graphics drivers and it gave me an icon in the task bar that enabled me to rotate not only at 90 but also 180 and 270.  This is now what I use to rotate.

[hxpii]

Cool! Is there any way to free up processor by disabling oqomanager? I don't want to brick my unit if oqomanager is required. Thanks. 

[fixup]

Oqomanager can only harm your oqo, your oqo runs hotter, it blocks CPU throttling, battery goes down faster...  See the "turn radio on/off" thread for the details and the scripts I use.

[24hrs]

erm..but doesn't using the oqo in other than native resolution 800x480 result in shorter batter life, and unnecessarily high cpu cycles?

When I first got mine i was using it at its highest resolution and the result was poor poor battery times and hotter unit after 15mins of normal use...but after reverting to default values and using other meaningful and actually working 3rd party software to limit the cpu to 400mhz my oqo runs great now...for heavy web surfing,vpn,office,basic photo & video editing on the go..

[fixup]

I just tested: 800x600 gives me the same battery life as before (2:44, 1000x600). I have never tested the native 800x480 though.

[hxpii]

I've tried using that mode but the screen moves to view. I'd rather not have the screen move. I guess it's only one of the supported full screen modes for me. Cheers. 

[stuartguthrie]

erm..but doesn't using the oqo in other than native resolution 800x480 result in shorter batter life, and unnecessarily high cpu cycles?

When I first got mine i was using it at its highest resolution and the result was poor poor battery times and hotter unit after 15mins of normal use...but after reverting to default values and using other meaningful and actually working 3rd party software to limit the cpu to 400mhz my oqo runs great now...for heavy web surfing,vpn,office,basic photo & video editing on the go..

24hrs, are you using an 01 or an 02? I've connected mine up to my Dad's 24-inch monitor a few times and have run it at the maximum resolution without any heating hassles. In fact I was watching a movie on the 24-inch monitor the other night and video playback was still smooth so the CPU mustn't have gone into overload mode. I haven't run it off battery while connected to the monitor yet but I'm going to give that a go tonight.

Stu

[24hrs]

hi stu...am using oqo e2 hsdpa..prefer ext batt..with tekkon 8hr batt in bag juz in case...charges my oqo between stops...for workdays..i am 2 laptop person..so my vaio tz comes along for bz mtgs, on a desk etc..still easy on my shoulders..tekkon chgs both oqo & vaio too..

[AF593]

 Fixup thank's a lot, 800x600 is great, but how to proceed to set Firefox as you said?
"To avoid unnecessary panning under 800x600 while browsing web, set firefox to not max but 800x480 and move it to the up left corner."

[jupiter]

this work with vista?

[ratbag]

I noticed with one of my upgrades that I also upgraded the Via graphics drivers and it gave me an icon in the task bar that enabled me to rotate not only at 90 but also 180 and 270.  This is now what I use to rotate.

I didn't think that the new Via graphics drivers were suitable for the OQO and thus haven't installed them. Has anyone else loaded them? If so do they work? Any improvements / issues that we should be aware of?

Cheers.
R