[ltp] External LCD monitor

[D. Sen]

Thanks. The other solution would be to find an external LCD panel which 
has a native resolution of 1400x1050. Anyone know if they exist?

DS

Richard Neill wrote:
> My understanding of this is the following:
> 
> LCD panels have a native resolution which is defined by the way the 
> pixels are located on the glass.
> 
> CRTs don't, because there are very many more phosphor dots than pixels.
> (e.g. you can scale/move the image on a CRT monitor using the monitor 
> buttons).
> 
> The consequences are:
> 
> CRTs can work at any resolution. Anti-aliased fonts also look good.
> 
> LCDs really don't work at anything but their design-resolution. Anything 
> else will look badly smudged. (an exact multiple will work better eg 
> 800x600 on a 1600x1200 display). A-a fonts are also often not nice.
> 
> The problem with high resolution, small size LCDs is that fonts are 
> often tiny. The fix is to add the DisplaySize line to 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Eg on my thinkpad at 1600x1200 on a 15" display, 
> I have
> 
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier "Generic|Generic Laptop Display Panel 1600x1200"
>     VendorName "Generic"
>     ModelName  "Unknown"
> 
> #Added by rjn to sort out tiny fonts - these are width, height in mm
>     DisplaySize 304 228
> 
> 
> That means that you have to drive your external panel at its native 
> resolution, not the same res as the internal LCD. This is possible (but 
> I've never done it, so I can't say how).
> 
> 
> Hope that helps a bit.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> D. Sen wrote:
> 
>> Thanks. Yeah, the aliasing was bad with the 1600x1280 monitor. 
>> Pictures were fine though. I do have a port-replicator with a DVI 
>> output. I will see if that makes it any better.
>>
>> (Using a T30 BTW).
>>
>>
>> Allen, Michael B (RSCH) wrote:
>>
>>> You need to use the DVI output or it will look interpolated. The port 
>>> replecators
>>> usually have DVI out although I would check that the DVI out supports 
>>> that
>>> resolution. Incedentally the 22" Dell FP is currently $799.20. I got 
>>> one a while
>>> back. It's nice if you have DVI out (had to get the Radeon 7500 I 
>>> think it was). I
>>> don't have a port replacator yet so I don't know if it will work with 
>>> my T30.
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From:    D. Sen [SMTP:dsen@ieee.org]
>>>> Sent:    Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:28 PM
>>>> To:    linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>>>> Subject:    [ltp] External LCD monitor
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking about buying an external 17-19" LCD monitor that will 
>>>> work with my thinkpad which has a native resolution of 1400x1050. 
>>>> Any suggestions on what works well?
>>>>
>>>> I tried the thinkpad on an external Mitsubishi panel with 1600x1280 
>>>> resolution and it didnt look too good.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> DS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 

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