On Sun, Jul 24, 2005 at 01:36:44AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote > 050723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > LCD monitors are fixed-rate, > > so you have to buy one that has the resolution you like > > with CRT monitors where you buy the highest resolution > > and then display at a lower rate if you wish. > > Why would you want to display at lower resolution than the best > available ?
"Internet TV", or videos are one reason. Do you want an animated postage stamp in one corner of your 1280x1024 display? Software scaling imposes a heavy load on the cpu, so hardware scaling is preferable. As I mentioned in a previous message, attempting to interpolate partial pixels hurts image quality. E.g. going from 1280x1024 to 1024x768 or 800x600 or 640x480 is bad. However, you can retain picture quality if you divide the resolution cleanly by whole integers. E.g. a 1280x1024 display should be just as good at 640x512 or 320x256. Similarly a 1600x1200 LCD would do OK at 800x600 or 400x300. "xrandr -q" is your friend. > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto Hello from Vaughan, "The city above Toronto"<g>. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My musings on technology and security at http://tech_sec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
