Author Topic: Recommendations for a screen resolution manager? (Read 12,070 times)

superboyac · « **on:** August 22, 2007, 06:15 PM »

I have a laptop with a widescreen that often gets used with projectors. Some projectors don't support the widescreen, so it's necessary to change the screen resolution so the projector won't have a problem with it. Is that software out there that can quickly save and restore these resolution settings easily, without having to go through all the display properties and stuff? Thanks.

Nighted · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2007, 06:41 PM »

Command line: ResolutionChanger

Tray/Menu: Quick Resolution Changer

superboyac · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2007, 09:23 PM »

Quote from: Nighted on August 22, 2007, 06:41 PM

Tray/Menu: Quick Resolution Changer

Very nice! Thanks. Here's a follow-up question...what's a good software that does something similar, but can also save and configure multiple-monitor setups? Like have a different setting for a laptop-TV combo, laptop-projector combo, laptop-monitor combo, laptop only, etc. That would be very useful also.

s2h · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:29 AM »

Ultramon - http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

mouser · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2007, 04:10 AM »

if you have multiple monitors then definitely look into Ultramon.

superboyac · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:32 PM »

Very cool, thanks.

Darwin · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2007, 04:59 PM »

superboyac, what video card are you running in your notebook? I ask because both ATi and Intel graphics cards come with utilities that will do what you're looking for via the desktop context menu. They both also offer the same functionality via a the system tray. The Intel version supports multiple monitors... no longer remember whether the ATi one does or not.

superboyac · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2007, 08:48 PM »

I have an ATI on the laptop...I'll check and see what settings I can mess with. I vaguely remember seeing all the ATI options in the display properties. I'll look when I go home, thanks.