Monitor problem

[The Wassermans]

Thank you all for your attention.  You can see, no doubt, what a
sheltered life I have led.

The video card I am using is an Model: RADEON 9250.  Chipset RADEON 9200
Series AGP (0x5960).  It has a DVI port!  I'll connect that to see what
happens . . . and will let you know in just a little while.

Dave W


On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 09:08 +1000, andremangan at gmail.com wrote:
> The Samsung SyncMaster 205BW has a native resolution of 1680 x 1050
> pixels
> 
> It has both Analogue and DVI ports.
> 
> Modern graphics cards have both Analogue and DVI ports.
> 
> If using DVI ports, all adjustments to the monitor are automatic via
> the graphics card driver.
> 
> If using Analogue ports, monitor adjustments are made by the user.
> 
> If there is no graphics card but only a motherboard-integrated
> graphics chip, a separate driver may be needed depending on the make
> of motherboard.   Most of these are now installed by default in Hardy
> Heron (eg xserver-xorg-video-intel).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2008/7/5 Null Ack <nullack at gmail.com>:
>         2008/7/4 The Wassermans <dwass at optusnet.com.au>:
>         > On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 21:38 +1000, Null Ack wrote:
>         >> Are you running your monitor at its native resolution in
>         Ubuntu?
>         >
>         > Sorry Null,  I have a jargon problem.  What does "native"
>         resolution
>         > mean in this context?
>         >
>         > The GUI offers a selection of from 1680x1050 to 720x400.
>          Upon
>         > installation Ubuntu defaulted to 1680x1050.  That's what I'm
>         using.
>         >
>         > Regards
>         > Dave W
>         >
>         >
>         
>         
>         Dave, LCD monitors have a "native" resolution that works well.
>         Unlike
>         a CRT, when other non native resolutions are displayed on the
>         monitor,
>         the pixels have to be lit in a way that causes the sharpness
>         to drop
>         due to the way that LCD works. The first place I would explore
>         with
>         this is to identify the native resolution of your particular
>         LCD and
>         ensure you are using that before looking at other causes.
>         
>         Cheers
>         
>         
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