[PLUG] New monitor

[Russell Senior]

Display port cables are much cheaper than the monitor. :-)

On Mar 8, 2018 16:38, "John Jason Jordan" <johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 14:55:58 -0800
> John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> dijo:
>
> >Store employees tell me that a 4K monitor can display a 1920x1080
> >screen, but what they can't tell me is how the 1920x1080 will appear.
> >Will it extend to the edge of the bezels, or will it appear as a
> >1920x1080 image in the middle of the screen surrounded by blackness.
>
> It suddenly occurred to me to check what the on-board video can
> actually do. It's putting out 1920x1080 now, but is that only because
> that's the best that the monitor that it's connected to can do?
>
> I grabbed the manual from the Asrock Z270 motherboard and here's what
> it said:
>         Dual graphics output:
>                 Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 ports by independent
>                 display controllers <huh?>
>         Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K by 2K (4096x2160
>                 <sic>) at 24Hz / 3840x2160 @30Hz
>         Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max resolution up to 4K by 2K
>                 (4096x2304) @60Hz
>         <Plus other stuff about color and 'auto lip sync' - huh?>
>
> I have read online that <60Hz is not good. So it looks like DisplayPort
> 1.2 is what I need. Yet another video cable to buy. But that is
> better than having to buy a whole video card and praying that I can get
> it working.
>
> Thoughts?
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