[H-GEN] onefang's theory of monitor speed. Was: flat panel monitors with Linux?

[Christopher Biggs]

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Robert Stanford <rob at rotapile.com> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

> On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 13:43, David Seikel wrote:
>>   What is it doing in those four
>> seconds?  Why would Samsung slow down that process so much?  Why do I
>> care[1]?
>
> Possibly its checking that the modelines are right so it doesnt blow. 

Well, as monitors get faster, the range of sync rates through which a
"multisync" monitor must scan seeking a valid signal increases, ergo
it takes longer to find the right frequency.

--cjb



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