[Pc_Support] 20" monitors

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 19:42 -0400, Homer Whittaker wrote:
> So are you saying that NON-Gammer's should spring for one of these new 
> dual-link DVI nVidia cards for the few dollars extra?

_Everyone_ should go DVI if they go LCD.  No more dorking with
positioning, no more misaligned pixels, etc...

And you only need _single_ link (original) DVI.  It supports up to
1600x1200 (4:3) or 1920x1200 (16:10).

> The do all resolution sounds very attractive to me!

I think you mis-read what I said.

First off, understand DVI is a _digital_ connector.  VGA (mini-DB15) is
an analog.  There are limits to what the DVI can push through -- around
6MHz of updates or around 1920x1200 (60Hz).  It's not like analog where
you merely get "interference" or "artifacts" on-screen at higher
bandwidth.

Secondly, you _only_ need a dual-link DVI for higher resolution --
basically what a $1,500+ 30" LCD that does 2560x1600.  For what you're
going to buy, you don't need it.  BTW, dual-link DVI has the same
connector as single-link DVI, but a second set of lines are active.


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