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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:04:48 -0600 |
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"Anthony E. Caudel" <acaudel@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm thinking about getting one of the Dell Widescreen Ultrasharp LCD |
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> displays. |
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> Has anyone used one under Gentoo (x86) and how good is it? |
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If you're referring to the 24" model - 2405FPW, yes I'm running on |
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an amd64 under Gentoo. For one, you'll need a Gfx card that can |
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drive a digital display at 1920x1200. Most inexpensive Gfx cards |
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have a high end that stops at 1600x1200. |
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Plus, you'll need a mode line for any resolution above 1280x1024 on |
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most Gfx cards, though some laptops will work above that without a |
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mode line. Regardless, this mode line work - |
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Modeline "1920x1200" 154.0 1920 1968 2000 2080 1200 1203 1209 1235 +hsync -vsync |
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And this Modes line needs to added to the Display section - |
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Modes "1920x1200" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480 |
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fwiw - I'm using an Nvidia 6600 Gfx card to drive the panel. |
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It's great on text and 3D games - well, ut2004. I haven't run any other games seriously. As to |
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watching DVDs or live video feeds, it's very good in a window, but a bit flat looking at full |
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screen. Perhaps because it's so bright and I'm running the brightness at "0". But backing up |
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from it to about 6 ft and it's mostly ok at full screen DVD playing. I've seen better, but not |
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at this price and resolution. btw - Dell has it on sale for US$830 this weekend. |
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My other complaint is Dell's color preset - it's non standard. Instead of listing preset color |
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temperatures - 5500, 6500, 7000, they use PC standard, Mac standard, Blue, and Red. Without |
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going through a setup procedure, it's hard to figure which corresponds closest to 6500, the |
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NTSC color balance standard for video. |
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Bob |
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