On 10/9/04 11:42 am, matthew ward wrote: > Hi > I am looking for a flat screen monitor I can run off an ibook, I have > never managed to profile the screen accurately, and the angle of view > is too critical. > > Can anyone point me at a web site that explains (or explain themselves) > the difference between all the connectors VGA ADC DVI etc etc etc. I > am floundering in techno speak here. > > It will run a Crt quite happily but not a Formac Gallery TFT with a > string of adaptors. > > afaict an ibook chucks out an analogue signal (VGA?) so I need an lcd > screen which accepts this, the Mitsubishi LCDVM91 has been recommended > by the sellers. > > Has anyone on the list had experience of digital to analogue to digital > (Is there a significant quality loss and will it profile?) or should I > just give up and get a laptop which is able to output a digital signal > and buy a different monitor? > > Thanks > > Matthew Ward
Beware that the iBooks maximum resolution is 1024 x 768, and if a 17 " or larger display is attached they usually have a native resolution of 1280 x 1024 or more. When a flat panel display is run at a lower resolution the screen image suffers considerable degradation. I recently saw a 14" iBook connected to a Formac 17" VGA flat panel,it looked awful. For a sample of what to expect, drop the resolution of your iBook down to 800 x 600 and you will see what I mean. I think you will find 15" flat panel displays that run at 1024 x 768, but then you don't gain much space over the iBook's display. I had a quick look for the spec of the LCDVM91, but couldn't find it. Steve Bell =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
