From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 12:28:50 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0130F16A4CE; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:28:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ash25e.internode.on.net (ash25e.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A07943D55; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:28:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from smckay@internode.on.net) Received: from dungeon.home (ppp112-89.lns1.bne3.internode.on.net [59.167.112.89])j3TCSkQC049622; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:58:47 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from smckay@internode.on.net) Received: from dungeon.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dungeon.home (8.13.1/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j3TCPx5O011151; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:26:59 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from mckay) Message-Id: <200504291226.j3TCPx5O011151@dungeon.home> To: Ryan Sommers References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1> <200504280257.j3S2vXEO007344@dungeon.home> <200504280606.45379.lofi@freebsd.org> <1587.66.166.104.222.1114717166.squirrel@66.166.104.222> In-Reply-To: <1587.66.166.104.222.1114717166.squirrel@66.166.104.222> from "Ryan Sommers" at "Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:39:26 -0600" Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:25:59 +1000 From: Stephen McKay cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Michael Nottebrock cc: Stephen McKay Subject: Re: boot banner project X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:28:50 -0000 On Thursday, 28th April 2005, "Ryan Sommers" wrote: >Michael Nottebrock said: >> With CRTs on the retreat though, less and less people care about refresh >> rates ... you'll probably join that camp at some point as well. :-) > >I wouldn't count them out just yet! I still have a 7 year old 19" Sony >Trinitron that is kicking butt, despite the fact that it has about 10 >battle scars from rolling around in a truck bed (don't ask). I haven't >switched it with an LCD just because it still has better clarity and color >quality than any LCD I've seen. Indeed! I haven't found an LCD I can stand to look at. I expect the screen to look the same from any angle, and no LCD does that yet. And the colour reproduction. Yuck! Let's not even talk about stuck pixels... Ahem. So, if anyone is fiddling with graphical boots, please bear in mind that VESA refresh rates of at least 75Hz (preferably 85Hz to 100Hz) are still necessary. Stephen. PS My personal guess is that LCDs will be "good enough" in about 5 years. Let's see if I'm still a CRT curmudgeon in 2010, picking through landfill looking for working CRTs. :-)