Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:45:56 -0400 From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: question about new monitor... Message-ID: <4890A8D4.4080301@telenix.org> In-Reply-To: <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20080730011634.GA47738@thought.org> <20080730014633.GB47738@thought.org> <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 06:46:33PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: >> I've changed my mind:: if I go to 20" i can get widescreen >> with 1680x1050, so my current 1284x1024 would fit. IFF >> xorg know what kind of beast this is:-) > > Xorg can "talk" to modern monitors using the ddc2 protocol (but only > with a DVI connection, AFAICT). Effectively the monitor tells Xorg what > it's capable of WRT resolutions, rehresh rates etc. It's pretty neat. > > Roland That 2408 of mine, when it came via freight, had a flyer inside it telling me that they'd included a new interface, over and above the specs, but I forget if it was the HDMI or DisplayPort. I'd never used either before. Really tiny and tight interfaces, both, and probably requiring a protocol like ddc2. There's actually 8 different switchable interfaces (well, seven really, it's got 2 different DVI's.) You can bring in broadcast video by either RCA jack, SVideo, or the component video. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkiQqNQACgkQz62J6PPcoOkVgwCeN2of6fc8KX3gK8hBag+9RrLI wIgAniKaNVoNzZAw9Z1j4N2fjUJXEi7z =QOfG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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