Staffan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Thom=E9n?= <duck@multi.fi>  wrote:
 >  If mplayer is what you're using, then it should be able to switch the
 >  resolution for you, trough XF86VidMode and the -vm switch. I haven't
 >  tried this though, 800x600 is (currently) fixed on my old xe3-gc lapdog.

That's excellent! Works perfectly and a way better answer.

Thanks.