Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-18 Thread William T Wilson
On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Dave Reed wrote: excuse the question. So does this mean if you have a monitor that says it's PnP that you can safely ignore the warning about damaging your monitor when you set up X-Windows if you set the wrong refresh rates. Yes. Actually if you're quick on the draw

Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread Robert Ruedisueli
Leston Buell wrote: I'm a newbie considering upgrading to a 17" monitor from one of those online auctions. I've read the Red Hat hardware support page, which doesn't actually have a section on monitors, but i want to know if the general lack of compatibility with Plug 'n Play applies to

Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread Ed Jaeger
I use linux on pnp monitors. No problems w/XFree86 or console mode - I think the video drivers just ignore pnp info, which is fine with me. Two systems dual (duel :P) boot NT, one is dedicated linux. Leston Buell wrote: of compatibility with Plug 'n Play applies to monitors as well. ¿Do

Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread William T Wilson
On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Leston Buell wrote: actually have a section on monitors, but i want to know if the general lack of compatibility with Plug 'n Play applies to monitors as well. ¿Do No. Plug 'n' Play with respect to monitors is a marketing gimmick. It effectively means that it is a

Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread Dan Cyr
There is no such thing as a Plug 'N Play Monitor. It's just the computer manufacturers that are feeding on peoples lack of knowledge to suck them into buying their monitor. They think (and with good cause) that people will buy it because Plug 'N Play is supposed to be such a 'great' thing. I

monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread Leston Buell
I'm a newbie considering upgrading to a 17" monitor from one of those online auctions. I've read the Red Hat hardware support page, which doesn't actually have a section on monitors, but i want to know if the general lack of compatibility with Plug 'n Play applies to monitors as well. ¿Do plug 'n

Re: monitors: plug 'n play okay?

1998-06-17 Thread Dave Reed
From: William T Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Leston Buell wrote: actually have a section on monitors, but i want to know if the general lack of compatibility with Plug 'n Play applies to monitors as well. =BFD= o No. Plug 'n' Play with respect to monitors is a