On May 26, 2006, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
I have a b & w G3 with the stock video card (ATI Rage 128?). I've
been looking at some cheap 19-inch wide screen monitors that have a
native resolution of 1440 x 900. I suspect the current video card
won't support that resolution. Does anyone know if that's the case?
ViewSonic has one that sells for $220 - $280 (depending on where you
shop). What puzzles me is this part of the specs:
Compatibility (PC): VGA up to 1440x900 non-interlaced
Compatibility (Mac): Power Mac" G3/G4/G5 up to 1152x870 (adapter
may be required)
Why would it be limited to that resolution on a Mac, no matter what
model?
No reason. They're wrong. If your video card supports it, you're fine.
What it looks like is that they looked at the base video capabilities
of the beige Mac G3 and assumed that that's what all Macs are like.
Ahh, that makes sense.
Isn't that determined by the video card on the machine?
Yes.
And why does it say VGA for the PC, but talks about an adapter for a
Mac (b & w G3 has a VGA connector)?
Because Beige G3's have Mac video and many G4's and G5's shipped with
either an ADC or DVI connector. If your adapter has a VGA, then that's
not an issue.
I thought that may be the case on this qualifier.
This is the only monitor that has this resolution limitation
specified for Macs, but most of them don't have any Mac-specific info
anyway other than to indicate Mac compatibility.
Probably because the people writing this stuff are ignorant about Macs.
Ignorant or not enough of their market to "justify" any extra
Mac-specific information.
Thanks Bruce, you answered my questions.
RJay
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