On Fri, April 20, 2007 1:02 pm, Roger Searle wrote: > Hi, I can have a couple of LCD monitors for my work machine so am > looking to tap into general list experience with this sort of thing. I > have an Albatron KM51PV motherboard that has both VGA and DVI outputs > integrated, the chipset is nvidia nForce4 C51PV / MCP51. > > The main questions are: do both these video outputs work concurrently, > or am I also needing to plug in additional video card?
If using the nvidia proprietary drivers the answer is that both outputs SHOULD work, but then again you never know what the system integrators do to disable stuff for no apparent reason. http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/1.0-9755/README/index.html > (Perhaps that > question ought to be "do they tend to" to frame more generally) And will > this sort of setup work reasonably easily (given this is linux) courtesy > of the generally available drivers, or is an advanced degree in rocket > science required? > > While I'm at it (having already made this on topic) if anyone has any > input on candidate screens, that would be appreciated. Standard > business applications, no need for stunning 3D / gaming / accurate > graphics work at all. > > http://www.aquilatech.co.nz/index2.htm > http://pconlineshop.co.nz/pcshop/product_info.php?cPath=4_75&products_id=25864&RBTid=4a7dbe268c4d0fe4953cf40b20d5b695 > <http://pconlineshop.co.nz/pcshop/product_info.php?cPath=4_75&products_id=25864&RBTid=4a7dbe268c4d0fe4953cf40b20d5b695> > > At this point, the criteria is simply 17", 1280x1024, both vga and dvi > inputs, <8ms response, and known brand (having never heard of quite a > few monitor makers listed on pricespy such as ChiMei or HannsG). > > How reliable / comparable are the various quoted contrast and brightness > specs? > > Cheers, > Roger > > -- Nick Rout
