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Cannot Display Video Mode
Name: Mandy Laing Date: October 21, 2005 at 14:21:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: pentuim 4, 512mb
Comment:
When trying to use GTA San Andreas a black screen appears with a message of Cannot display in video mode. Is there any way around this? Many thanks
Name: egkenny Date: October 21, 2005 at 22:28:32 Pacific
Reply:
You get that when the video card tries to switch to a display mode not supported by the monitor. Is your monitor being detected properly? Check your monitor specs to see what its limits are.
A lot of monitors now will not allow unsupported modes. Years ago monitors did not have such protection. I blew a monitor once when I accidently placed it in a unsupported mode.
I have never seen that problem when playing GTA San Andreas. It works fine on the 2 desktops and 1 laptop I have played it on.
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