[Pc_Support] 17" LCDs drop under $200 for DVI, 12ms refresh, 1280x1024, etc...

[Damien McKenna]

> -----Original Message-----
> > Personally I wish that 17" LCDs could do a 4:3 resolution, e.g.
> > 1280x960, rather than throwing off the proportions.  Anyone know
> > why they do this anyway?
>
> Legacy Compatibility with vendors who wanted to fill the framebuffer
> perfectly.

Ah.... That explains it!  Thanks, I've always wondered about that.

> Besides, 1280x960 can always be shown on a 1280x1024, but not vice-
> versa.  Hence the decision of today's LCD panels.

Yes, but if you show 1280x960 on a 1280x1024 panel the pixels are not
displayed evenly, giving a "lumpy" picture.  Its obviously not as bad as
showing 1024x768 though.  I might give it a try at home, just to see how
it works.

> If you really don't like it, spend $500 for a 1600x1200 LCD.  That way
> it can do lower-res 800x600 perfectly (a quad pixel for each).

How physically large are those?  Who wants 800x600 anyway, 1280x960 is
IMHO a near perfect resolution for productivity.

Then again at work I have two 1024x768 15" LCDs, but I find just one
1024x768 screen on its own to be too restrictive.

Damien