[geeks] Big CRT monitor uncovered in storage

[Nate Raymond]

Any multisync CRT can do some very high resolutions as long as it can handle
the refresh, but that doesn't mean the highest resolutions are going to be
usable - 2048x1536 will not be a usable resolution on that monitor because
the refresh rate of 60Hz will be low (i.e. flickery) and the monitor dot
pitch won't be fine enough to distinguish pixels clearly.  It can do
1600x1200 at 77Hz, which is a decent refresh, and it will have sufficient
dot pitch to display that clearly.

- Nate

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Just came across a really big monitor - a Viewsonic G220fb - a 21"
> tube with a 2048 x 1536 resolution. I got this several years ago, but
> never really played with it... That really is a heck of a resolution
> (four times the resolution of a 1024x768 panel!).
>
> It's big, heavy (57 pounds), but it looks great (lightly used from
> prevvious owner) - I may have to make this some sort of HTPC display
> in my office (it's High Definition PLUS! ;^)
>
> Anyway, it was a surprising find (in my experience), is that an
> unusual resolution for a 21" CRT?
>
> The info on the beast:
> http://ap.viewsonic.com/my/product_pdfs/crt/21/E-G220fB.pdf
>
> --
> Lionel Peterson
> lionel4287 at gmail.com
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