SwitchResX 4.0.0 for Mac

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Price: Free to try (10-day trial Only two custom timings available in trial);
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.6 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5 Server, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel
Date added: September 21, 2009
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Publisher's description

From Stephane Madrau :

SwitchRes X helps you manage the resolution of all your monitors. You can access to the resolutions of all your displays in a simple, customizable menu. SwitchRes X incorporates features relative to the Monitor Resolution, Monitor BitDepth, and Video Mirroring into one single utility. You can use its menu in the Menu Bar or click on the Finder Desktop with its Contextual Menu Plugin to gain access to all these settings from within every application. It even allows you to create new custom resolutions.

What's new in this version:

New user interface in Cocoa
No installer any more: SwitchResX 4 auto-installs its modules where they need to be
All texts (Display Sets names, Monitor names, etc.) are Unicaode savvy and no more limited to 255 characters
Functions to create new resolutions should be easier to apprehend
SwitchResX4 asks for an admin password only when it needs it
Still AppleScript-able and AppleScript Recordable

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Version: SwitchResX 4.0.0

"Lacks instructions and user friendly features"

by jb510 on November 8, 2009

Pros: One of only two choices out there... Neither of which are very friendly to use.

Cons: Can't test/apple screen resolutions without rebooting.
No built in graphic for determining screen size/overscan like DisplayConfigX has.

Summary: I only tried this out during the free trail period and never could get it to create a screen resolution that really worked right on my HDTV. I must of fiddled and rebooted a hundred times. I'm glad I didn't pay for it. If it had an graphic on scr... read more >>

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