Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 10:39:03 +0000 (GMT) From: Nik Clayton <nik@blueberry.co.uk> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Upgrading video card/monitor Message-ID: <199602291039.KAA02213@elbereth.blueberry.co.uk>
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Hi, I currently run FreeBSD and X on a Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM PCI card with 1Mb video memory. It's displaying at 1024x768x256 on a 14" no name monitor (it's badged AOC Spectrum, but I've seen the same monitor with different manufacturers badges on). As part of a general office upgrade I've been asked if I want a better monitor/card combo. So I'm after some recommendations. Ideally I want to be running X at 1280 x 1024 with a ludicrous number of colours (16 million would be nice) but I'll settle for 1280 x 1024 with 256 colours. All this should be happening on a monitor that's at least 17" big. Flat screen would be nice, but isn't a must. I'd like to stick with the current video card if possible, and just throw some extra RAM at it, although getting a new video card is not out of the question, as the existing one can be moved into another machine. Drivers for other OS's is not a requirement. Is anybody on this list running anything like that and are happy with it? If so, would you share the information? N -- --+=[ Blueberry Hill Blueberry Design ]=+-- --+=[ http://www.blueberry.co.uk/ 1/9 Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, ]=+-- --+=[ WebMaster@blueberry.co.uk London, England, SW10 0XE ]=+-- --+=[ Unix wizardry practiced for fun and profit ]=+--
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