diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 212136d..7ccba65 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,11 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pbool = secprop->Add_bool("nosound",Property::Changeable::OnlyAtStart,false);
 	Pbool->Set_help("Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though.");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pint = secprop->Add_int("rate",Property::Changeable::OnlyAtStart,48000);
+#else
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("rate",Property::Changeable::OnlyAtStart,22050);
+#endif
 	Pint->Set_values(rates);
 	Pint->Set_help("Mixer sample rate, setting any device's rate higher than this will probably lower their sound quality.");
 
@@ -509,7 +513,11 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pstring->Set_values(oplemus);
 	Pstring->Set_help("Provider for the OPL emulation. compat or old might provide better quality (see oplrate as well).");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pint = secprop->Add_int("oplrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,48000);
+#else
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("oplrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,22050);
+#endif
 	Pint->Set_values(oplrates);
 	Pint->Set_help("Sample rate of OPL music emulation. Use 49716 for highest quality (set the mixer rate accordingly).");
 
@@ -518,7 +526,11 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pbool = secprop->Add_bool("gus",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,false);
 	Pbool->Set_help("Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation.");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pint = secprop->Add_int("gusrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,48000);
+#else
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("gusrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,22050);
+#endif
 	Pint->Set_values(rates);
 	Pint->Set_help("Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation.");
 
@@ -545,7 +557,11 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pbool = secprop->Add_bool("pcspeaker",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,true);
 	Pbool->Set_help("Enable PC-Speaker emulation.");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pint = secprop->Add_int("pcrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,48000);
+#else
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("pcrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,22050);
+#endif
 	Pint->Set_values(rates);
 	Pint->Set_help("Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation.");
 
@@ -555,7 +571,11 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pstring->Set_values(tandys);
 	Pstring->Set_help("Enable Tandy Sound System emulation. For 'auto', emulation is present only if machine is set to 'tandy'.");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pint = secprop->Add_int("tandyrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,48000);
+#else
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("tandyrate",Property::Changeable::WhenIdle,22050);
+#endif
 	Pint->Set_values(rates);
 	Pint->Set_help("Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation.");
 
diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 8f9990d..22317f7 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ void GFX_LosingFocus(void) {
 }
 
 void GFX_Events() {
+#ifdef HWRVL
 	// check for home button
 	u32 btns;
 	for(int i=0; i<4; i++)
@@ -1233,6 +1234,7 @@ void GFX_Events() {
 		if((btns & WPAD_BUTTON_HOME) || (btns & WPAD_CLASSIC_BUTTON_HOME))
 			throw(0);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	SDL_Event event;
 #if defined (REDUCE_JOYSTICK_POLLING)
@@ -1389,10 +1391,18 @@ void Config_Add_SDL() {
 	Prop_int* Pint;
 	Prop_multival* Pmulti;
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pbool = sdl_sec->Add_bool("fullscreen",Property::Changeable::Always,true);
+#else
+	Pbool = sdl_sec->Add_bool("fullscreen",Property::Changeable::Always,false);
+#endif
 	Pbool->Set_help("Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.");
 
+#ifdef HW_RVL
 	Pbool = sdl_sec->Add_bool("fulldouble",Property::Changeable::Always,true);
+#else
+	Pbool = sdl_sec->Add_bool("fulldouble",Property::Changeable::Always,false);
+#endif
 	Pbool->Set_help("Use double buffering in fullscreen.");
 
 	Pstring = sdl_sec->Add_string("fullresolution",Property::Changeable::Always,"original");