Re: LCD monitor compatibility?

In comp.os.linux.hardware John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Charles Sullivan wrote:
>> Will LCD monitors work with the old video cards?

> Yes. Some LCDs (analog) have the exact same 15-pin VGA connector as CRT
> monitors. Digital LCDs use DVI connectors instead. If your graphics
> card lacks a DVI output, stick with an analog LCD.

More precisely, all LCD/TFT are digital those with analog input
just have an additional A/D converter for the analog input. Mine
have both and I'm using DVI input. Logically DVI has to be better
since you leave out one D/A converter and one A/D converter. In
reality the difference is hard to mention, but since the DVI
cables weren't really cheap, it seems obvious it *must* be
better YMMV. ;-)

>> Are wide-screen LCD monitors supported?

> That depends entirely on your video card. Most current cards will
> support widescreen resolutions. If in doubt, check the specs for your

AFAIK your xserver will do that, the card needs enough memory to
support desired resolution/color depth.

> card to see if it supports the resolution of your LCD. One thing to
> remember with LCD monitors is that they really only work well at their
> specified resolution. Running at less than maximum resolution results
> in degraded image quality. So it is important to make sure the card
> supports the LCD's resolution.

Indeed, only the native panel resolution will really look good.

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