Okay so I'm trying to run an old game which requires a lower resolution screen and "thousands" of colours to run. When consulting the displays pane in System Preferences I found that "millions" of colours is my only option. The pane simply does not show any other options in the "colours" drop-down menu. Any idea how I can change this to thousands or less?
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How to set fewer than "Millions" of colours on MacBook
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NewMacbookPlz
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What's funny, is that the screens in the MacBooks don't "really" show millions of colors anyways...
They are only capable of showing thousands, and then use dithering to give the appearance of millions.
I guess though since the OS is reporting millions, the game won't play?
They are only capable of showing thousands, and then use dithering to give the appearance of millions.
I guess though since the OS is reporting millions, the game won't play?
NewMacbookPlz
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andalusia
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Jolly Jimmy
macrumors 65816
There we go. Only Millions.
Any ideas? Anyone?
I'm on a white MacBook3,1 btw..
And the game "can't" adjust it itself, apparently.
Jolly Jimmy
macrumors 65816
Listed in the latest OS X update:
"an issue that could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences."
🙂
"an issue that could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences."
🙂
andalusia
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Has it fixed it?
And it's not the resolution, it's the amount of colours... Hopefully it applies here too though.
KielderWolf
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On a Santa Rosa 2.4GHz BlackBook, got the 10.5.8 update, I see only "Millions" in the display pane also.
Though Doom II is happy enough to run, and it demands a 16-bit colour screen!
Though Doom II is happy enough to run, and it demands a 16-bit colour screen!