Resolution

dmeagher101 · 11-25-2011, 11:58 AM #1

I have an LCD monitor with a maximum resolution of 1080p. I don't get full speed at that resolution, so I set Dolphin to 720p. However, when I open dolphin, the game plays in a small box in the center of the screen. How to I make the game run at 720p but full screen.

pwnedatdolphin · 11-25-2011, 12:31 PM #2

Turn on the fullscreen option

dmeagher101 · 11-26-2011, 02:06 AM #3

I'm running the game in full screen, but the screen is black except for a smaller box in which the game plays. I haven't had this problem on any other computer before.

**Garteal** · (This post was last modified: 11-26-2011, 02:33 AM by Garteal.)

The resolution you set shouldn't effect your performance.
The internal resolution, however, will. So make sure you lower that if you experience bad performance.

Can you take a screenshot of the problem you're having?

What Dolphin version are you using?
And what are your specs?

**Zee530** · 11-26-2011, 02:50 AM #5

(11-26-2011, 02:33 AM)Garteal Wrote: The resolution you set shouldn't effect your performance.

The output resolution affects my performance if i'm using fullscreen, dont know if its cause i'm using an older version or something else

**Garteal** · 11-26-2011, 03:01 AM #6

How much does it affect your performance?
What Dolphin version and resolution do you use?

But considering your rig... haha :3

**Runo** · 11-26-2011, 03:07 AM #7

If it is an old dolphin version yes resolution will impact on performance as it was internal res. This happens on revs before the internal Resolution setting.

to the OP: That might be a setting in your monitor, it isn't "stretching" lower resolutions that happened to me once. Check in your monitor settings menu.

**Zee530** · 11-26-2011, 03:09 AM #8

Haha my rig, anyway its just a 2-5fps frameup, using 6803, i was using full 1280x800 before then brought it down to 640x480 and HELLO SPEEDUP Big Grin

pwnedatdolphin · 11-26-2011, 04:45 AM #9

You should use a newer revision

**NaturalViolence** · 11-26-2011, 05:02 AM **#10**

Quote:The resolution you set shouldn't effect your performance.
The internal resolution, however, will. So make sure you lower that if you experience bad performance.

Although this is true you're forgetting that IR is set to auto by default. And the auto option scales IR with the fullscreen/windowed resolution.

Quote:The output resolution affects my performance if i'm using fullscreen, dont know if its cause i'm using an older version or something else

Are you setting it manually or did you leave it on auto?

@dmeag

Please post your revision and settings.