On Sat, January 31, 2015 12:22 pm, Frank Cox wrote: > On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:21:07 -0500 > Lamar Owen wrote: > >> I like the full-size DisplayPort connector the best of any video >> connector I've dealt with, > > Thanks! > > I'm waiting to see if my current monitor actually dies. It's an Asus > 1920x1200 monitor that I like rather a lot, but it occasionally acts a bit > flaky when coming back out of sleep mode. (The screen fills with a white > brick-like pattern, but when I turn the monitor off and back on again it > works perfectly once again. It has gone weeks between episodes of this, > and it's done it two or three times a day -- very inconsistent.) > > If this monitor actually does die, I'm thinking that I'll replace it with > a 2560x1440 monitor, but the built-in Intel video controller on my > motherboard apparently supports that resolution only on the Displayport > connector; the DVI port maxes out at 1920x1200. There also exists "dual link" DVI port: DVI-D. Also: reading wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface I see that single link DVI supports up to WQUXGA (3,840 × 2,400) @ 17 Hz (164 MHz) whereas dual link DVI supports up to WQUXGA (3,840 × 2,400) @ 33 Hz with GTF blanking (2 × 159 MHz) Valeri > > I guess I can purchase the higher resolution monitor without fear if I > need it, and I sincerely appreciate your recommendation for a video card > too! > > -- > MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++