How to Build Your Own PC - Choosing Screen Resolution and Color Depth

How to Build Your Own PC - Save A Buck And Learn A Lot
9 Chapter 11: Installing A Dual Boot Operating System (Linux And Windows XP)
9 Installing Linux

Selecting the Video Card and Monitor Type

Dual Booting and Configuring Linux

Choosing Screen Resolution and Color Depth

The next dialog box (Figure 184) will ask you to choose a screen resolution and a color depth. Color depth refers to how many colors you want your monitor to display. Resolution is how many pixels by how many pixels your monitor displays.

**Figure 184: Customizing graphics settings**
Setting the color depth and screen resolution. For most monitors today, 1024x768 pixels is a good resolution. You might want to decrease the color depth from high color.

Selecting the Video Card and Monitor Type

Dual Booting and Configuring Linux

Home - Table Of Contents - Contact Us

How to Build Your Own PC (/byop/) on PCGuide.com
Version 1.0 - Version Date: May 4, 2005

Adapted with permission from a work created by Charlie Palmer.
PCGuide.com Version © Copyright 2005 Charles M. Kozierok. All Rights Reserved.
Not responsible for any loss resulting from the use of this site.