.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
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Display.
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.. contents::
:local:
Probe display properties
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Currently attached displays and supported display resolutions::
$ xdpyinfo
$ xrandr
Display DPI::
$ xdpyinfo | grep dots
Native display resolutions
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19" 4:3 SXGA 1280х1024
20" 4:3 UXGA 1600x1200
21" 4:3 UXGA 1600x1200
22" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
24" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
26" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
30" 16:10 WQXGA 2560x1600
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Display resolutions::
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Name Megapixels Width x Height
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CGA 0.064 320×200
EGA 0.224 640×350
VGA 0.3 640×480
SVGA 0.5 800×600
XGA 0.8 1024×768
SXGA 1.3 1280×1024
UXGA 1.9 1600×1200
WUXGA 2.3 1920×1200
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Selecting display
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http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm
How many frames per second can the human eye see?
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_parts.htm
Panel Part Databases
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/panelsearch.htm
Panel Search
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/inversion.php
LCD inversion test.
ICC Profiles
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* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ICC_Profiles
PC display modes.
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VESA standards (SUPER VGA)::
640x480 text & graphics (256-16M colors)
800x600 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
1024x768 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
1280x1024 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
IBM standards::
MDA 720x350 text only, monochrome
CGA 320x200 text & graphics (4 colors)
EGA 640x350 text & graphics (16 colors)
MCGA 640x400 text; 320x200 graphics (256 cols)
VGA 720x400 text; 640x480 graphics (16 colors)
8514 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
XGA 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
Hercules standard::
720x348 text & graphics (monochrome)
VESA modes::
VESA BIOS Extension (VBE)
Super VGA modes defined by VESA
Mode no. Video
Dec. Hex Res. Colors RAM used
256 100 640x400 256 250K
257 101 640x480 256 300K
258 102 800x600 16 234K
259 103 800x600 256 469K
260 104 1024x768 16 384K
261 105 1024x768 256 768K
262 106 1280x1024 16 640K
263 107 1280x1024 256 1280K
264 108 80x60 text 9.3K
265 109 132x25 text 6.4K
266 10A 132x43 text 11.1K
267 10B 132x50 text 12.9K
268 10C 132x60 text 15.5K
269 10D 320x200 32K 125K
270 10E 320x200 64K 125K
271 10F 320x200 16M 188K
272 110 640x480 32K 600K
273 111 640x480 64K 600K
274 112 640x480 16M 900K
275 113 800x600 32K 938K
276 114 800x600 64K 938K
277 115 800x600 16M 1406K
278 116 1024x768 32K 1536K
279 117 1024x768 64K 1536K
280 118 1024x768 16M 2304K
281 119 1280x1024 32K 2560K
282 11A 1280x1024 64K 2560K
283 11B 1280x1024 16M 3840K
81FF Special mode to save
and restore video RAM.
.. note:: As of VBE 2.0, VESA no longer defines new modes by number. It provides
a mechanism for defining the mode by resolution.
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Number Pixel bits
colors R G B
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32K 5 5 5
64K 5 6 5
16M 8 8 8
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Earlier IBM modes::
Mode
No. CGA
0 320x200 40x25 txt 16 gray
1 320x200 40x25 txt 16 colors
2 640x200 80x25 txt 16 gray
3 640x200 80x24 txt 16 colors
4 320x200 graphics 4 colors
5 320x200 graphics 4 gray
6 640x200 graphics monochrome
EGA
0 320x350 40x25 txt 16 gray
1 320x350 40x25 txt 16 colors
2 640x350 80x25 txt 16 gray
3 640x350 80x25 txt 16 colors
7 720x350 80x25 txt monochrome
13 320x200 graphics 16 colors
14 640x200 graphics 16 colors
15 640x350 graphics monochrome
16 640x350 graphics 16 colors
MCGA
0 320x400 40x25 txt 16 gray
1 320x400 40x25 txt 16 colors
2 640x400 80x25 txt 16 gray
3 640x400 80x25 txt 16 colors
17 640x480 graphics monochrome
19 320x200 graphics 256 colors
VGA
0 360x400 40x25 txt 16 gray
1 360x400 40x25 txt 16 colors
2 720x400 80x25 txt 16 gray
3 720x400 80x25 txt 16 colors
7 720x400 80x25 txt monochrome
18 640x480 graphics 16 colors
XGA
640x480 graphics 256 colors
640x480 graphics 64K colors
1024x768 graphics 256 colors