[iyonix-support] Re: Cheap widescreen monitor

On Thu 15 May, george wrote:
> 
> One disadvantage of the 1680 x 1050 widescreen resolution is that it 
> is not, AFAIK, supported by Geminus, which may or may not be a 
> problem: I find the displaying of large sprites noticeably slower 
> compared to my previous 1280 x 1024 CRT monitor, though the flat, wide 
> screen is superior in every other respect. That said, I'd probably 
> have seriously considered spending the extra on a 1600 x 1200 display 
> had I known.

1600 x 1200 LCD are getting very rare now, the LG we were doing has been
discontinued and the cheapist other brand I can find costs me about 50+VAT
GBP more than the LG!

Chris
 
> George
> 
> In message <a1b57a9f4f.davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > In case this should interest or benefit anyone...
> > 
> > I've just bought a 20" widescreen monitor from ebuyer for GBP104.99
> > delivered.  It's a DGM L-2041W.  Its native resolution is 1680 * 1050.
> > I connected it up to the Iyonix and it just worked, although the MDF
> > needed a new entry to make best use of it - I was previously using
> > 1280 * 1024, and so things initially looked somewhat squat :-)
> > 
> > The new MDF entry is this:
> > 
> > # Wide
> > startmode
> > mode_name:Wide
> > x_res:1680
> > y_res:1050
> > pixel_rate:142000
> > h_timings:112,248,0,1680,0,48
> > v_timings:3,38,0,1050,0,1
> > sync_pol:0
> > endmode
> > 
> > I have no idea how far from optimal it is, but it was my first guess,
> > and it just worked.  The monitor adjusted itself immediately.  The
> > horizontal frequency is about 68 kHz and the vertical frequency just
> > over 62 Hz.  Along with the quoted 8 ms response time, I can't see
> > any flicker.
> > 
> > The display is big and crisp.  I haven't seen any dead pixels yet.
> > It did expose a problem with the cables - I was using a monitor
> > switch, but I was able to see two ghosts just to the right of each
> > image.  Going to just one cable and no switch, the ghosting is now
> > completely absent.
> > 
> > The only snag is that it's black, and it's the only black item in
> > a room full of beige equipment.
> > 
> > So there's a cheap option for anyone who's interested.
> > 
> > I have no connection with ebuyer except as a satisfied customer.
> > 
> > Dave
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