RE: LCD Flat screen and PGX64 in a Sunblade 1000

"Lewis, Ben \(Ben\)" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.solaris.at-home
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>> Googling doesn't turn up much. Does anyone have an idea why this
might 
>> not be working? It's not a wasted purchase as it was a good price and

>> I can use it with my Mac. Can anyone recommend a modern LCD screen 
>> that will work with the PGX64?

> FWIW I had to slow the refresh rate right down to 60Hz before my HP
LCD would see it.

Thanks Geoff

After a bit more googling I suspect it is the fault of the screen itself
not being able to reformat the VGA input to fit the widescreen display.
It seems these new widescreen LCDs need native input in exotic
resolutions such as 1344 x 1008. Oh well it works fine with my G5.

Yesterday whilst doing the rounds of the local second hand computer
shops during my lunch break I found a 4:3 aspect ratio HP L1925 screen.
Getting it home on the tram wasn't easy but it works as expected with
the Sunblade. The ideal solution would have been to buy a graphics card
with DVI output such as the XVR-100 but that would have broken my
skinflint "using cheap PC stuff from the supermarket" rule.

Ben

PS Folks I've still got an E3500, Ultra 1 and now a 19" Sun CRT to give
away in Brussels.
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