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Thursday, November 20, 2008

What is QVGA display

the full form of QVGA is Quarter Video Graphics Array.
it is also known as Quarter VGA in short.QVGA is a type
of resolution whose dimensions are 320*240 pixels.the
QVGA display normally found in devices such as mobile
phones and PDA's
Most of the time, the display is in the portrait layout
as opposed to the landscape layout; they are also known 
as 240x320 displays because they are taller than they 
are wide. So why is it known as Quarter Video Graphics 
Array? The name is because the display is 1/4th of the
640x480 resolution of the original IBM machine which
had the VGA display. The original display was almost 
a de facto standard in the 1980s.

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