The Software Area - DOS VGATV
Compatibility Lists

Last updated on June the 4th, 2001.


  • Symbols:

      -- - mode not defined with these colours;
      ok - hey it works!
      ar - works, but has the wrong aspect ratio. Usually 320x200 in 16 colours;
      cl - wrong colours, black screen, etc;
      il - works but board doesn't support interlace mode;
      un - some other limitation; and,
      xh - unsupported, hardware limitation. You should avoid even trying to set this mode, if you can.


  • DOS/VESA modes:

    Note: Only the most common standard video modes are shown. However, most of these video cards have additional modes which VGATV might support.

    Resolution TXT 80x25 320x200 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
    Colors 16 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m
    S3 805 (2Mb) ok ar cl -- -- ok cl ok cl ok cl ok -- ok ok xh -- ok ok -- --        
    S3 764 Trio64 (2Mb) ok ok ok -- -- ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok xh -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- --
    S3 864 Vision (2Mb) ok ar cl un -- ok cl un xh ok cl un xh ok ok xh -- ok ok -- --        
    S3 325 ViRGE (2Mb) ok ok ok cl un un ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok xh -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- --
    S3 362 Trio3D (4Mb) ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok xh ok ok ok ok -- ok ok --
    Realtek RTG3103 (256Kb) ok ar cl -- -- ok -- -- -- ok -- -- --                        
    Cirrus GD5320 (256Kb) ok ar ok -- -- il -- -- --                                
    Cirrus GD5402 (512Kb) ok ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok -- -- --                
    Cirrus GD5429 (2Mb) ok ok ok ok -- ok ok ok ok ok ok ok -- ok ok xh --                
    Oak OTI037C (256Kb) ok ar ok -- -- il -- -- -- il -- -- --                        
    Oak OTI077 (512Kb) ok ar ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok -- -- --                
    Oak OTI087 (1Mb) ok ar ok -- -- ok ok ok xh ok ok ok -- ok ok -- -- ok -- -- --        
    UMC 85C408 (512Kb) ok ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- xh -- -- --                
    WD Paradise WD90C00 (512Kb) ok ar ok -- -- ok cl -- -- ok -- -- -- ok -- -- --                
    WD Paradise WD90C30 (1Mb) ok ar ok -- -- ok cl -- -- ok cl -- -- ok ok -- --                
    Tseng Labs ET3000 (512Kb) ok ok ok -- -- ok ok -- --                                
    Tseng Labs ET4000 (1Mb) ok ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- --        
    Trident TVGA8900CL (1Mb) ok ok ok ok xh ok ok ok xh ok ok ok -- ok ok -- -- ok -- -- --        
    Trident TVGA9000i (512Kb) ok ok ok ok -- ok ok -- -- ok ok -- -- cl -- -- --                
    Trident TGUI9440 (2Mb) ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok cl ok ok ok cl ok cl cl -- cl cl -- --        
    Colors 16 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m 16 256 32k/64k 16m
    Resolution TXT 80x25 320x200 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200