<Silly> RE: Help with question about web page access

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Tue Aug 17 14:27:21 2004

>>>>> "der" == der Mouse <mouse_at_rodents.montreal.qc.ca> writes:

 der> I've never seen a CRT running 2048x1536. But I've seen
 der> 1600x1280, and based on that, I suspect that your problem is
 der> that you're pushing the monitor beyond what it can actually do -
 der> and under those circumstances, thin vertical strokes tend to get
 der> lost, which does damage W-on-B worse than it does B-on-W.

I find a good rule of thumb is to set a CRT to one step less than the
max rated non-interlaced resolution. (Interlaced resolution ratings
are completely uninteresting.) And I set the refresh rate to the
lowest supported value >= 70 Hz.

If you use VGA extension cord, this becomes a whole lot more
important, but even without those, it seems like a good idea.

On the other hand, for high resolution displays, LCD panels are a
really good answer. 2000 by 1500 is available today (from Apple, at
least), and you don't get any blurring if you use a digital
interface.

Hm... I saw a 2k by 2k monochrome display about 20 years ago -- a
plasma panel (PLATO style orange dots) 4x the usual size.

       paul
Received on Tue Aug 17 2004 - 14:27:21 BST