[SLE] Re: Re: 9.0 and nVidia

From: John Pettigrew (john_at_xl-cambridge.com)
Date: 10/31/03

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    In a previous message, "Art Fore" <afore@sonic.net> wrote:

    > John Pettigrew wrote:
    > > If you drive an LCD at over its physical resolution, you lose clarity.
    > >
    > It is like comparing the same 8X10 photograph printed on a 300 dpi laser
    > printer verssus printed on a 1200 dpi laserprinter.

    No it isn't - if the LCD only has (say) 1280x1024 physical resolution, driving
    at a higher resolution will actually reduce the clarity and precision of the
    display, not increase it. It's the disadvantage of LCDs compared with CRTs -
    they don't work well at arbitrary resolutions.

    John 

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