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Skriven 2007-01-22 08:47:00 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JEFF GERDAT
Ärende: Re: LCD.
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-=> JEFF GUERDAT wrote to ED VANCE <=-

 JG> ED VANCE wrote:

 > JG>Besides, I used 1024x768 back when I had a 14" interlaced monitor in the
 > JG>Windows 3.x days.  Everyone else thought 640x480 was the cat's meow.
 
Not I.
I had 1024x768 using an experimental video driver for an advanced video card of
the time before further 3.1 development was halted.

> JG>There's too much adjustability to not having the large desktop...
 >
 > I was told to change to 800x600 back in 1006 when I started using
 > Netscape 2 and Windows 3.1 on the internet and have just stuck with it.

 JG> That's primarily because there was enough info on more complex web
 JG> sites that you needed to enlarge the screen from the default 640x480.
 JG> These days, many sites suggest 1024x768 for the same reason.

 > My wife didn't like the little Icons on the Desktop that the high
 > resolution display showed.
 >
 > I'll go see if I can use a higher resolution and get normal sized Icons
 > on the Desktop using your information that you gave to Jean.

 JG> The suggestion I have is to increase the screen resolution by only one
 JG> step at a time.  It takes time to get used to the new resolution's
 JG> appearance and too big a jump makes folks want to run away screaming.

 > 1280x1024 at 60 cps is the resolution this monitor suggests I run it at.
 >
 > I remember way back that 60 cycle resolution isn't as good as 70 or 72.

 JG> Don't mix Apples and Macs.  ;)  


I need to run 1280x1024 but I don't do Windows.
I need it for high definition movies on the Pentium 450 MHz

 JG> LCD displays, due to their nature,
 JG> don't flicker at 60Hz.  CRT monitors do because the phosphors react
 JG> more quickly and fade somewhat at that speed.  CRTs are known for
 JG> flicker, LCDs are known for smearing of the image when it changes
 JG> quickly (which is why you see response times listed as part of their
 JG> specs).

Adjust the refresh rate to the bleeding edge of the monitor.
I like CRT's as people are all the time throwing them away :-) 

 > I don't know if I can change the speed on this new box or not.
 > I can't remember how the speed was changed on the old box with the
 > Orchid Fahrenheit VLB Video Card.
 > I remember I could adjust the ####x### in Windows 3.1, just can't
 > remember how to tell the video card what speed I wanted it set at.

 JG> You change speeds by using the Display control panel.  Click on the
 JG> Settings tab and then the Advanced button.  Choose the Monitor tab.  If
 JG> there's an INF file present for your monitor, you should see the
 JG> monitor's name listed; otherwise, you get a generic replacement.  By
 JG> default, the only speed listed for an LCD is 60Hz. unless you un-check
 JG> the "Hide modes" selection.

I just add a change as needed on the fly here.
YMMV

 > I was very careful to get a .28 MultiSync Monitor for that old system.
 > I suppose this 19" HP LCD is MultiSync also and can handle higher
 > Vertical(?) speeds.

I was very careful dragging mine home from the trash a block away 
while walking the dog.

 JG> It can but there's no need.  I don't know if a higher refresh rate is
 JG> somehow detrimental to an LCD display.  I doubt it but...

Might stress the hardware drivers charging and discharging the
capacitance of the display as that's proportional to the refresh rate
as is the current draw but I am unsure about that.
As long as the refresh is at a 50 percent duty cycle I don't imagine
any harm being done.
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