Cannot find Native Resolution of my Monitor, Please Help??

[Pedro Sanchez]

This is the monitor Proview 998/998A/998N(1239224727) it's a xflat 19"
monitor.

I searched for the "native resolution" and "best resolution" on the
web for the last 15 minutes and cannot find this information.

Someone please help.

 

[Mike T.]

This is the monitor Proview 998/998A/998N(1239224727) it's a xflat 19"
monitor.

I searched for the "native resolution" and "best resolution" on the
web for the last 15 minutes and cannot find this information.

Someone please help.

19" monitors are generally 1280 X 1024 resolution. There are exceptions,
but you should try it at that resolution. -Dave

 

[John McGaw]

This is the monitor Proview 998/998A/998N(1239224727) it's a xflat 19"
monitor.

I searched for the "native resolution" and "best resolution" on the
web for the last 15 minutes and cannot find this information.

Someone please help.

It looks as though this is a CRT monitor. If so, it has no "native"
resolution. Native resolution is a characteristic of LCD (or plasma or
OLED or other displays with a fixed array of display elements) which
present their best image when the video system puts out pixel data that
corresponds 1:1 with the fixed array's dimensions.

 

[kony]

This is the monitor Proview 998/998A/998N(1239224727) it's a xflat 19"
monitor.

I searched for the "native resolution" and "best resolution" on the
web for the last 15 minutes and cannot find this information.

Someone please help.

According to this schematic (you might want it someday, so
here it is...),
http://fileshare.eshop.bg/download.php?fileid=3177

this is a CRT monitor. CRTs don't have native resolution
like LCDs do. Search in the manual for the supported
refresh rates. Generally speaking, you'd want a rate at
least 85Hz or higher, but many people are more sensitive
(myself included) and would want at least 100Hz refresh
support... so whatever the highest resolution is that
supports your desired refresh rate.

It's not entirely that simple, the screen will start to get
fuzzy beyond a certain resolution and refresh, and the cable
quality (and/or using a KVM) will also blur the picture
significantly after a certain point.

You should at least be able to use 1280 x 960 if not higher.

 

[Paul]

This is the monitor Proview 998/998A/998N(1239224727) it's a xflat 19"
monitor.

I searched for the "native resolution" and "best resolution" on the
web for the last 15 minutes and cannot find this information.

Someone please help.

If I go here:
http://www.proview.net/static/support/driversutils.html

and download this driver package (contains ICM color profiles),
then unzip it:

http://www.proview.net/download/proview2.04.exe

there is a "proview2.04.inf"

There are a couple interesting lines in there:

HKR,"MODES\1600,1200",Mode1,,"30.0-98.0,50.0-160.0,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"998.icm"

and further down in the file:

998="Proview 19-inch 998/998A/998N"

I would say the maximum resolution is 1600x1200.
Vertical refresh rate from 30Hz to 98Hz
Horizontal refresh rate from 50KHz to 160KHz.

The monitor is "multisync". That means it can run at
640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x900, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 and
so on. Unlike an LCD, all resolutions work the same,
and there are no aliasing problems like you get with
an LCD resampling the bitmap. On an LCD, the preference
is to run at the "native resolution", but on a CRT,
all resolutions work without the image having to be
resampled.

On my old multisync CRT, I noticed that at the highest
resolution, the lines near the top of the screen are a
bit wavy. That is a function of the linearity of the
scan circuitry, that moves the beam across the screen.
You may find that at 1600x1200, the monitor is being pushed
pretty hard, and the squareness of the image might be affected.
In that case, moving to one step lower, 1280x1024, might give
you acceptable quality.

The refresh rate determines how many times a second the
screen is repainted. Above 60Hz, the human eye gets the
illusion of a static image, and there will be little flicker.
Human response to flicker depends to some extent on the
contrast of the image on the screen, and perhaps you don't
see flicker while watching a movie on the screen, but do
see it while editing a Word document. Selecting a higher
refresh rate, like 72Hz, 75Hz, 85Hz, will make the flicker
less apparent. Selecting the higher refresh rates, or
selecting higher resolutions, makes the monitor draw
more electrical power and the monitor will also throw off
a bit more heat. So set the refresh high enough, that
the flicker is gone, without going any higher. That
will help extend the life of the monitor, at least
by allowing the monitor to run cooler.

HTH,
Paul

 

[DaveW]

I am not familiar with that particular model of monitor.
BUT, if it is a 19" LCD type monitor, then the native resolution is 1280 x
1024.