Paul Jakma wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004, ompaul wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>>> WARNING NOTE: It is possible to set resolutions that your card and
>> screen can do for a few seconds and then pop one of them needs
>> replacing. [1]
>>> Not resolutions, but sync and refresh rates.
>> 1. If you have correctly specified HorizSync and VertRefresh in
> {XFree86,xorg}.conf (eg the value specified in the manual for your
> monitor), then you will not damage anything by adding in more
> resolutions.
>> 2. This isnt really relevant anymore cause:
>> a) Any half-modern monitor will simply switch off display if
> signal is out of spec
>> b) All half-modern monitors should support DDC, so you dont
> need (indeed shouldnt?) specify either of the parameters
> mentioned in 1, X can just read the right values from the
> monitor and use those.
>Unfortunately, DDC isn't always perfect.. this monitor advertises
supporting 60 and 75 Hz, but the picture at 75Hz is much worse
than that at 60Hz (LCD). But at least DDC gets the system behaving, and
then I can fiddle :)
L.
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