lcd monitors and linux

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, el lodger wrote:
> I'm thinking about getting a lcd monitor. Are these supported
> by the 2.4.x kernel? If so, any recommendations or gotchas?
> What specs are important and what should I be looking for aside
> from the actual picture? For example, would the contrast ratio
> 500:1 be better than 350:1?

the kernel doesn't provide monitor support, X provides that support.  But
yes, they're supported in XFree86-4.x.  I don't know anything about
constrast ratios.  I'd think that the maximum resolution would be key.

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