On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:04:48 -0600 "Anthony E. Caudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking about getting one of the Dell Widescreen Ultrasharp LCD > displays. > > Has anyone used one under Gentoo (x86) and how good is it? > If you're referring to the 24" model - 2405FPW, yes I'm running on an amd64 under Gentoo. For one, you'll need a Gfx card that can drive a digital display at 1920x1200. Most inexpensive Gfx cards have a high end that stops at 1600x1200. Plus, you'll need a mode line for any resolution above 1280x1024 on most Gfx cards, though some laptops will work above that without a mode line. Regardless, this mode line work - Modeline "1920x1200" 154.0 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235 +hsync -vsync And this Modes line needs to added to the Display section - Modes "1920x1200" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480 fwiw - I'm using an Nvidia 6600 Gfx card to drive the panel. It's great on text and 3D games - well, ut2004. I haven't run any other games seriously. As to watching DVDs or live video feeds, it's very good in a window, but a bit flat looking at full screen. Perhaps because it's so bright and I'm running the brightness at "0". But backing up from it to about 6 ft and it's mostly ok at full screen DVD playing. I've seen better, but not at this price and resolution. btw - Dell has it on sale for US$830 this weekend. My other complaint is Dell's color preset - it's non standard. Instead of listing preset color temperatures - 5500, 6500, 7000, they use PC standard, Mac standard, Blue, and Red. Without going through a setup procedure, it's hard to figure which corresponds closest to 6500, the NTSC color balance standard for video. Bob - -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
