Most of the flatpanel displays I've seen online have said something like "Max resolution: 1280x1024 at whatever refresh rate". And yes, most of the max resolutions were 1280x1024. That's about all I have to say.
Jordan ----- Original Message ----- From: "stan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:12 AM Subject: Re: A question about LCD flat panel displays > On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 01:13:11PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > > * stan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > > I'm contemplating purchasing an LCD flat panel disply for use on the new > > > Debain woody workstation I am building for my wife. > > > > ITYM TFT. > > > > > Having never used one of these before, and since they are failry expensive, > > > I thought I would ask some advice of this list. > > > > > > We do a lot of work in console mode, in addition to some work in X. Will > > > I be able to use all of the framebuffer functiosn on this disply? I > > > presently use xawtv in the console mode, fbi to display graphics, and have > > > a custom resolutinon set up for the console sessiosn. Will all of these > > > work with the LCD flat panel? > > > > I have a 15" and 17" TFTs at work. For me 15" is not enough scren real > > estate to use X, so that box runs in 1024x768 framebuffer console. The > > only problem with that is that it's noticeably slow in high-colour > > (> 256) modes; on 256-colour framebuffer fbi fails to render high-colour > > images (but this has nothing to do with the screen being TFT). > > > > 17" works fine with KDE and true type fonts (anti-aliasing helps a bit, > > too). All TFT screens I've seen come with EDID, so X v.4 works on them > > automagically. > > > Thanks for the inof. > > However, I still don't have an answer to one of my most important > questiosn. > > Will the flat panel display be limited to just one resolution (eg > 1024x768)? > > If so, does this mean that I can only use the non X consoles in framebuffer > mode at that resolution? How about, sy the BIOS screens, which are at (I > would assume) CGA resolutin? > > -- > "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve > neither liberty nor safety." > -- Benjamin Franklin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >