On May 15, 2009, at 9:35 PM, dorayme wrote:
> But one thing that is puzzling is how to find out the native > resolution of my screens without digging out the documentation. There > seems no Mac software that tells this? On a modern card connected to a modern monitor, the software reads the monitor which returns its various resolutions and maximum frequencies. These resolutions and frequencies are presented as options in the Displays control panel. If a particular resolution or a particular frequency is not shown, it is not supported. Usually, you are given nearly all of the "usual suspect" resolutions, but not necessarily all of the frequencies. On my present monitor, a 23" LCD, I am given up to 1920 x 1200, bit this resolution is a tad unstable on the right side, so I back down to 1680 x 1050, and at 1680 x 1050 I am given the frequency options of 56, 59 and 60 Hz. I selected 60 Hz. The corresponding "About This Mac ..." data is: ATY,Rage128Pro: Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro Type: Display Bus: AGP Slot: SLOT-1 VRAM (Total): 16 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x5046 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-72701-130 Displays: MB24W: Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Not Supported Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Not Supported Bottom line: there are a number of "native resolutions", and within each, there are a number of "native frequencies". --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
