Yes
and No!
First, and foremost, DVIator has no influence whatsoever
on the resolutions you can use with a given display.
The
resolutions you are able to use vary with the version
of the Mac OS you have installed. The most recent version
of Mac OS X is your best bet to activate resolutions
other than 1280x1024.
Please
do not experiment with other resolutions unless you
have a working backup system or a bootable CD-ROM nearby.
With these tools you should be able to easily get out
of a fix if the resolution you choose did not work out
as you expected.
There
is no big deal - some resolutions just don't display
properly. No hardware damage will occur from playing
with resolutions.
Usually
hitting the Escape key (top left on the keyboard) right
after selecting the new resolution will get you out
of trouble. If it does not, well, you have your backup
disk or CD handy, don't you? Boot from those and you
are back in business. Still stuck? Try resetting Parameter
RAM (pressing Command-Alt-P-R while the Mac boots until
you hear the chime 3 times - reboot if the Mac starts
up before you hear additional chimes).
The
ATI Rage 128 DVI card installed by Apple in early G4
computers only supports the native 1280x1024 resolution,
regardless of the version of the Mac OS installed.
The
ATI Radeon DVI card does not support 1024x768 even under
Mac OS X 10.1.3. Other resolutions (640x480 and 800x600)
work well.
The
ATI Radeon 7000 DVI card works properly under both Mac
OS 9 (you need to install the drivers that come with
the card before you install the card) and under Mac
OS X 10.1.3.
Note:
All non-native resolutions require scaling to display
and never display as cleanly as the native resolution
- this is normal for any LCD display, regardless of
brand or size or cost.
