Current state of the 800x480 issue?

**Mears** · 11-30-2008, 03:58 AM

I have an old Xenarc 700TSV and a Via EPIA M10000 running at 800x600. I did some searches to see if anyone has had recent success with 800x480 and found some people are reportedly running at 800x480 using ATI & Nvidia graphics cards. Has anyone been able to successfully get 800x480 to work correctly on a Xenarc 700TSV with a newer Via embedded board (mini-itx or smaller)?

**sxott** · 12-04-2008, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mears

I have an old Xenarc 700TSV and a Via EPIA M10000 running at 800x600. I did some searches to see if anyone has had recent success with 800x480 and found some people are reportedly running at 800x480 using ATI & Nvidia graphics cards. Has anyone been able to successfully get 800x480 to work correctly on a Xenarc 700TSV with a newer Via embedded board (mini-itx or smaller)?

You dont need a graphics card just an IGP. You can get a nvid mini-itx board quite cheaply. It will take less effort than trying to make something work from a company who will not support you.

**Dougw133** · 12-05-2008, 12:26 AM

Not to hijack anything here but a quick question? WHY is everyone so obsessed with 800X480? I run 800X600 and it fits just fine, is big enough to read etc..What is the big advantage that everyone strives for this resolution???

**deanb2** · 12-05-2008, 02:15 AM

Umm the physical resolution of most of the touchscreens is 800x480. So, in theory, the displays should look a lot better if the video card outputs at that resolution.

Dean

**NSFW** · 12-05-2008, 02:50 AM

In practice, the difference is very small. I've run mine at both resolutions but ended up going with a laptop that can't do 480. I's really a non-issue, IMO.

**sxott** · 12-08-2008, 04:09 PM

It just depends on the user. I ran at 800x600 for awhile mainly b/c I wanted better resolution, but it was definitely far inferior to running native res for me. It will depend on other factors like what software and skin you use though.