Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Monitor Help/Red Hat

Larry Van Duyn wrote:

> dave engvall wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Not all old stuff is junk. In CPU's usually....in monitors well maybe...depends on what you paid and how much it is going to cost
> > you to get it going.
> >
> > The VR16 DH is:
> > 70 kHz hor.
> > 66 Hz vert.
> > 1280 x 1024
> > sync on green
> > Sony GDM-1660
> > Compatible with the SI GL and C1 fixed freq cards. ( http://www.si87.com)
> >
> > The VR16-HA is:
> > 77 KHz hor
> > 72 Hz vert
> > 1280 x 1024
> > Sony GDM-1661
> > Compatible with the above cards.
> >
> > You pays your money and takes your chances. There is probably a modeline that will come close for this monitor. Xvidtune takes if
> > from there. :-)
>
> True... Not all junk but somewhat expensive to use. I have been using a couple of
> the SONY 195X series (20 inch) monitors for several years with Photon and Mirage cards. These
> are special fixed freq cards and were not real cheap. The Photon cards are stagnant and have
> not been upgraded in years. Mirage, on the other hand, continues to release new models, some
> of which are very high performance cards. These cards work quite well if you stick
> to the standard windows display resolutions but generally do not work well with any PC
> games or anything with a bit odd refresh or resolution. The 195X series monitors are
> 1280 x 1024 and there are a number of different vert and horiz rates depending on just which
> model you have so you must get the card to match the monitor freqs. Since, in my case anyway,
> the monitors were very cheap, it was cost effective to purchase the video cards. If you have
> to pay much for the monitors, it is probably not worthwhile. We did spend some time with one
> of these monitors and Linux but never did get a modeline that would work satisfactorarly......
>
> Larry...
>
>

I'm using an SI gemini C1 with an A1097HP. Since I got the monitor(s) for nothing and the card was $150 I feel I'm doing OK. I did
spend money for one of the Mirage cards but it simply won't work on X-Windows. As near as I can tell it is a driver problem as I works
well on Windoze.

Dave