Re: Sony GDM-1950 19" monitor. GO/NO GO?

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Posted by itchy on 12, 2000 at 8:19 AM:

In Reply to: Re: Sony GDM-1950 19" monitor. GO/NO GO? posted by wally on 12, 2000 at 8:13 AM:

: A fixed frequency monitor requires a fixed frequency video card.
: http://www.si87.com/
: http://www.mirage-mmc.com
: Those are two companies that make these. I have heard of people setting up normal video cards (matrox milliniums) at the right frequency in windows to one specific resolution, but everything will look wacky in dos mode. I have never had any luck using fixed frequency monitors on anything but fixed frequency cards.

I agree, most fixed frequency monitors are not made to work at low resolutions.
You will likely have trouble getting it to sync full screen at less than 640x480 w/o extra hardware.

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: : A fixed frequency monitor requires a fixed frequency video card. : : http://www.si87.com/ : : http://www.mirage-mmc.com : : Those are two companies that make these. I have heard of people setting up normal video cards (matrox milliniums) at the right frequency in windows to one specific resolution, but everything will look wacky in dos mode. I have never had any luck using fixed frequency monitors on anything but fixed frequency cards. : I agree, most fixed frequency monitors are not made to work at low resolutions. : You will likely have trouble getting it to sync full screen at less than 640x480 w/o extra hardware.

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