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From: chasm@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SuperVGA monitor/card
Summary: Minor correction
Message-ID: <9835@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 23 Oct 89 04:48:17 GMT
References: <89101307090621@masnet.uucp> <1140@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> <4221@vaxwaller.UUCP>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <4221@vaxwaller.UUCP>, richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins) writes:
:: > |       About the ATI VGA WonderCard; it is a great card but it only does 
:: > |  1024x768 INTERLACED.  You may want to look into a card which does a 
:: > |  true 1024x768.  
:: > 
:: >   Be VERY sure you have a monitor which will handle non-interlaced
:: > before you get the card. The interlaced monitors are usually much
:: > 
:: 	Remember that these boards are doing 70Hz interlace not 60Hz
:: 	interlace like an Amiga.  The interlace is just barely noticeable.

The actual interlace rate on the fixed frequency interlaced monitors is
96 Hz (for the field rate), and 48 Hz for the frame rate, compared to
traditional (as the Amiga) interlaced displays with a 60 Hz (field rate)
vertical rate, and a 30 Hz frame rate.

Charles Marslett