Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
Many, if not all, LCD monitors have a single best resolution and frequency. This resolution tends to be the highest possible for the monitor, and the frequency is often 60 Hz. If you're trying to find it out without looking up the documentation, there might be software to query it and display it,

Re: G4 (PCI Graphics) and power Supplies

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
At least some (if not all) of the turquoise (B/W) G3 towers had the same power supply. And I think the AGP G4 tower also had the same one. Some of these may have more wattage, but the plugs/pins should match. The Gigabit and Digital Audio models have power supplies that are compatible with each

Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
Before spending any money, make sure you know where the bottleneck really is. And give more information on what you mean by very slow at displaying screens. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread PeterH
On May 16, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Paul wrote: Many, if not all, LCD monitors have a single best resolution and frequency. Many, if not all, monitors of ANY TYPE have a single best resolution and frequency, moreso with CRTs than with LCDs, however.

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread dorayme
From: Clark Martin dorayme wrote: At long last, I got a better card than the original that came with my QS 933, clearing the way for me to get a bigger screen. But one thing that is puzzling is how to find out the native resolution of my screens without digging out the documentation.

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
On May 16, 3:41 pm, PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com wrote: On May 16, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Paul wrote: Many, if not all, LCD monitors have a single best resolution and frequency. Many, if not all, monitors of ANY TYPE have a single best resolution   and frequency, moreso with CRTs than

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
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Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread Clark Martin
PeterH wrote: On May 16, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Paul wrote: Many, if not all, LCD monitors have a single best resolution and frequency. Many, if not all, monitors of ANY TYPE have a single best resolution and frequency, moreso with CRTs than with LCDs, however. Other way around. CRTs

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread Clark Martin
dorayme wrote: From: Clark Martin dorayme wrote: At long last, I got a better card than the original that came with my QS 933, clearing the way for me to get a bigger screen. But one thing that is puzzling is how to find out the native resolution of my screens without digging out the

Re: Native resolution of LCD monitors?

2009-05-16 Thread PeterH
On May 16, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Clark Martin wrote: CRTs have no inherent resolution ... Sure they do. They either have one and only one horizontal sweep frequency and one and only one vertical sweep frequency, or they have sets of horizontal and sets of vertical sweep frequencies which are