[LAU] monitor shot, need advice for a new one

[Arnold Krille]

Am Sonntag, 13. Juli 2008 schrieb Mark Knecht:
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> 
wrote:
> Keep in mind that with flat panel displays there is only one *real*
> pixel count. There is no way to change how many pixels are on the
> screen. If your monitor is 1620x1280 native then that's all it runs.
> When you set a different resolution in xorg.config then software or
> hardware has to make a conversion to the native resolution of the
> display. This is different than an old style analog monitor that just
> changed how fast it painted pixels and could change the real
> resolution. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is I find it best to
> first set the monitor up using whatever the actual resolution of the
> monitor is and try running that resolution for a few days. If you're
> happy with it then stick with it as it's the best picture quality and
> the lower system overhead.

There is no system-overhead from re-calculating the pixels. Its done by the 
screen itself. But it usually looks ugly, so it is best to use the fixed 
maximum resolution of the flat-panel. Even if you set the base font size to 
bigger values. (Makes you find bad ui design in apps...)

> > I also bought a 4-slice toaster, but it doesn't run Linux. :(
> How 20th century of you... ;-)

I do have a microwave where I am looking for a plug for a real keyboard...

Arnold
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