I'd try looking at some of the more recent ATi cards (Radeon 8xxx or 9xxx) - they can do both VGA and DVI, and can, to the best of my knowledge, drive a TFT (via DVI or VGA) at better than 1600x1200. Different resolutions on different heads are possible, AFAIK, but different color depths isn't. (AFAIK, this is an XFree86 limitation). The catch is, to get full support (including the multihead stuff) you'll need ATi's driver. On the bright side, the fglrx driver seems very stable (I've been using it for quite a while, never an issue, with a Radeon 9700 Pro.)
--- Nik Clayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [ not on the list -- cc'd replies would be > appreciated (but not > essential, since I can cut/paste from the web > archives...) ] > > On Sat, 1 Mar 2003, Andrew Aitchison wrote: > > > Can someone recommend any video cards that fit > the following criteria: > > > > > > * Has dual-head support > > > * Can run each head at different resolutions / > depths (1 head at > > > 1600x1200, 1 head at 1280x1024) > > > * Supports mixed analogue / DVI output (1 head > analogue, 1 head DVI) > > > * Works with XFree86 (obviously) > > > > > > I'm planning on obtaining a TFT screen, and > running it alongside my > > > existing CRT, hence these requirements. > > > > The Matrox G550 does all this. > > Right. I've done some research on this, and it > turns out that it has (I > think) a problem I hadn't anticipated (which is why > it's not in the list > of requirements above). > > If I understand > http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/tech_info/g550_factsheet.cfm > properly, the bit of the "2D & display features" > section that says: > > --- > Max resolution (primary RGB monitor or analog flat > panel) 2048x1536 @ 32bpp > > Max resolution (secondary RGB monitor, analog flat > panel or TV) 1600x1200 @ 32bpp > > Max resolution (primary + secondary digital flat > panel) 1280x1024 @ 32bpp > --- > > means that I'll only be able to run the TFT at > 1280x1024. Since the > TFT I've got my eye on as a native resolution of > 1600x1200, this would > be a bit of a waste. > > N > -- > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > http://www.freebsd.org/ (__) > FreeBSD Documentation Project > http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ \\\'',) > > \/ \ ^ > --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 > E375 --- .\._/_) > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature Geez _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
