barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) (03/06/90)
I don't understand something about monitors. If I put up a 640x200
screen on my 13" Commodore 1080 monitor, it practically fills the monitor
screen. This is no problem.
Suppose I have a 13" multisync monitor with higher resolution and
smaller pixels -- say 1280x750. I put up the same screen. How should it
show up?
(a) Smaller (in inches) than the screen on my 1080, with a huge
"dead area" surrounding it?
(b) The same size (in inches) as the screen on my 1080, but
with "enlarged" pixels? (That is, magnified.)
(c) Something else?
Are things different if this is an interlaced screen?
What in the world happens if I request overscan?
Thanks in advance...!
Dan
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In article <4401@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes: > > I don't understand something about monitors. If I put up a 640x200 >screen on my 13" Commodore 1080 monitor, it practically fills the monitor >screen. This is no problem. > > Suppose I have a 13" multisync monitor with higher resolution and >smaller pixels -- say 1280x750. I put up the same screen. How should it >show up? > > (a) Smaller (in inches) than the screen on my 1080, with a huge > "dead area" surrounding it? > (b) The same size (in inches) as the screen on my 1080, but > with "enlarged" pixels? (That is, magnified.) > (c) Something else? > >Are things different if this is an interlaced screen? > >What in the world happens if I request overscan? Well, Since it is a multisync monitor, When you connect it to your computer it will sync up to the amiga's video. This will have the affect that your multisync will act like a 1080 resolution wise. The way it will look would be most like (b). Chances are the picture will have more border area than your monitor. In such a case, the overscan modes should easier to view. {more border area viewable}. It is a little hard to explain just exactly what your monitor is doing but the described affect will be what happens.