Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardwarePath: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!msuinfo!uchinews!iitmax!newsFrom: RUTIJOH1@chico.acc.iit.edu (USERS)Subject: Re: > Re: > RE: 1024 x 768 video on Q800 --- adaptor pinoutsIn-Reply-To: Gene's message of Wed, 14 Apr 1993 18:06:15 GMTMessage-ID: <1993Apr15.173813.13810@iitmax.iit.edu>Sender: news@iitmax.iit.edu (News)Organization: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGOReferences: <1993Apr13.133429.11293@iitmax.iit.edu> <C5HJMI.JCB@news2.cis.umn.edu>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 93 17:38:13 GMTX-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24Lines: 17> This does not make sence...why would the 4FG work but the 3FGx not> work...it is the> same monitor without accucolor and digital controls...works fine at> 1024x768 with> SVGA...what's the deal....anyway you can get a SVGA 14" with .28mm and> 1024x7 68> for $279 at Damark...are you saing that it probably would work while a> $600 NEC won't?The 3FGx has a maximum horizontal scan rate of 49KHz, so driving itat 60.24KHz to get 1024 x 768 on the Mac is WAY BEYOND the tolerance            The 4FG is spec'ed at 57KHz, so going 60.24KHz is only 5-6% abovethe minimally guaranteed figure.I too doubt if the Damark monitor would sync to a Mac at 1024 x 768.            Like most things, you get what you pay.  That's the deal.-John Rutirasiri.P.S. I wouldn't have posted if I wasn't sure.