I returned the LG monitor (24", 1920x1200, HDMI) for a similar BenQ model (fp241w) and the latter worked perfectly at 1920x1200 with no fiddling. The key is for the monitor to allow 1:1 pixel mapping regardless of the input. The LG didn't allow this with an HDMI input and therefore didn't work well with the PS3, which is too bad, since it is a nice monitor otherwise and is readily available (I needed to mail order the BenQ and had a nightmarish time with the cretins at Fedex).
I found a curious anomaly - in order for the fp241w to work, one needed to use the DVI input (and an HDMI to DVI adaptor or cable). I tried the HDMI input and an HDMI cable which came with the unit and got a blue screen (after using the menu to switch the input to HDMI). This is mysterious, since I thought that the video portions of DVI and HDMI were identical. I know of only three 24" HDMI monitors with 1920x1200 native resolution: the LG, the BenQ and a Dell. I have heard that the Dell requires a (pricey) HDMI to VGA adaptor to work at 1920x1200 (for example, the HDFury). So, of the known (to me) monitors, it appears that only the BenQ works well. They are, I believe, all priced similarly. With a 1920x1200 monitor, the accelerated Xorg and a lean Window Manager (I use Wmaker), PS3 linux is quite usable as a desktop computer. The memory issue still needs to be addressed, but things are tolerable if one doesn't open too many windows (the first symptom of low memory is slow scrolling in a Web browser - I use Opera, which seems much faster than the others in scrolling and browsing). Warren Nagourney _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
