QVGA resolution

QVGA resolution in unabbreviated terms is Quarter Video Graphics Array resolution. Other popular names are Quarter VGA and qVGA. QVGA resolution is a standard display popular among those with 320×240 resolutions. It is popularly found in electronic devices. Examples are mobile phones, PDAs, and some handheld game consoles.

The QVGA resolution is usually displayed in a portrait alignment. This is opposite to normal PC alignments that are usually set to landscape. For portrait alignments, the dimension of the display is the 240×320 display. The focus is more on height and not width.

It is called Quarter Video Graphics Array resolution because the display is equal to ¼ of the original computer resolution which is 640×480 display resolution. The original standard was first observed in the IBM machine that also used the VGA display and was an industry standard during the late 1980s.

When an LCD display uses the QVGA resolution, the device is able to produce full-color displays. Other advanced QVGA resolution displays are compatible with touch screens.

It is also possible for digital video recording equipment to make use of the QVGA resolution. This leads to saving file space in space-capable media which is the reason why more devices such as digital cameras and digital mobile phones are built in with QVGA resolution.

The QVGA resolution is supported by numerous video record file formats. A QVGA video usually consists of 15 or 30 frames per second. When you encounter the term QVGA mode, this refers to the image size. Image size is more popularly known and understood as the “resolution”.

There was a time when television programs on iTunes were distributed in the QVGA resolution format. This happened before Apple released the iTunes version 7 of the software. So if you wanted to watch the programs on your iPod, you can sync the programs from the computer; and the iPod can play the QVGA resolution videos and movies at 30 frames per second.