From: shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) Subject: Re: Best Video Card ?? Date: 24 Jul 1992 20:31:40 GMT
In article <1992Jul19.172853.26003@highlite.uucp> yarvin@highlite.uucp (Curtis Yarvin) writes:
>In article <1992Jul17.021536.29502@pool.info.sunyit.edu> ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson) writes:
>>
>>I would suggest looking at the clock speeds when looking for a new
>>card for X. By my calculations, I would need * OVER 100 * to get
>>an acceptable refresh rate at 1176x882 noninterlaced!
>
>Yes... and, no. I'm running X at 1152x900 with a 65Mhz clock, and have
>no problem with flicker. The magic? Dark backgrounds. If you're not
>silly enough to window in black-text-on-white-screen, your flickering
>worries will be over.
>
>Try green2 on DarkSlateBlue.
>
>c
Will this still have an effect on your eyes from prolonged use (4+
hour stretches) though even though you do not perceive a problem?
Most of the good et4000 cards have a high dot clock of 80. Hmm, can
the S3 (namely, the Diamond Stealth) be programmed to emit a dot clock
to at least 100Mhz? This would make 1152x900 adequate (according to
Satish's xclk program).
There is a PD (well, freely available, whatever) S3 project in the works.
Hopefully, we'll all have a nice Christmas present. ;-) If the S3 can
drive the better 17" monitors without flicker and without moire' problems
(brought on also by too low a dot clock), then with it's added speed
advantages over the et4000, it will be the ideal card to use for X386.
Also, by the Fall, the price will hopefully drop below $200.
Steve Hite
shite@sinkhole.unf.edu