>>>>> "cc" == Chuck Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
cc> I have had the same problems with X-windows, both Xfree and
cc> Metro-X. I have experimented with several high end video boards
cc> on two different monitors that have very high scan rates. I
cc> simply believe both servers are poorly developed. I have ran
cc> Solaris X-86 and the display is immaculate at any setting I
cc> throw at it. I know someone who is also dissatisfied with the
So you mean that the mode timings are poorly worked out rather than
that the software is defective? Take a look at the
XFree86-Video-Timings HOWTO.
I for example get horrible screen sizing when I run MetroX at
1280x1024. This is because
1) My monitor is not in the MetroX monitor database
2) My monitor has memorised picture settings that are suitable for a
hacked-together video mode I made up myself.
Now, I'm perfectly happy running at 1466x1000x16 (4Mb video memory).
cc> I have managed to get mediocre performance with the metro-X
cc> server at 1024x768 resolution with a Mill-II video board, except
cc> I get screen corruption when the workstation sits idle for a few
cc> minutes.
No experience with the mII myself.
cc> Just curious, what video board and server combo's work well for
cc> people out there? My biggest pet peeve is my display (I hate
Well, my old S3 worked fine with XFree86 until version 3.3 (now, I get
snow on the RHS of the screen). My Millennium works very well
indeed.
cc> sinking $1100 into a monitor and getting shatty performance, and
cc> I wouldn't dare scale back my systems potential and install a MS
cc> product), I would definetely be willing to swap out a video
cc> board for crisper display and refresh. I love Solaris but Linux
If you want a crisper display, find a video mode and monitor
combination where the output dot clock is a lower fraction of the
monitor's bandwidth. You may also want to try a better/shorter
monitor cable (though a bad cable usually produces ghosting rather
than blurring). Reducing the dot clock will reduce your vertical
refresh rate, but many people will tolerate anything above about 70Hz
anyway.
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