David...thanks for the reply....Lanice




At 11:11 AM 9/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>On 15 Sep 98 at 11:31, LANICE GREEN wrote:
>
>> Hi, I wonder if anyone could answer my question: Can a Amptron 15"
>> AV6S monitor be used with an older PC...486 IBM, WIN 3.1, that the
>> originial monitor only supported the 16 color and not the 256
>> color?
>
>  That 16-colour limitation is more likely a symptom of the video
>card/driver ("vanilla" VGA) than of the monitor.  Odds are good that
>it will "work", but that either replacing the video card, adding
>memory to the existing card (may be possible) or installing a
>new/improved driver will be necessary in order to see any
>improvement.
>
>> I don't understand much of the puter lingo about spec's etc.  I
>> did find a web site for the Amptron moniotrs though..maybe someone
>> who understands this kind of thing can tell if it will work with
>> the older PC.
>
>  Running Win 3.1, it's just possible that the machine has an EGA
>rather than VGA card installed.  EGA outputs are digital rather than
>analog, and I'm not certain whether a modern multi-frequency VGA
>monitor can work with that.  I wouldn't expect to find an EGA in a
>486, but it's possible.
>
>> And would new drivers be needed and where would they be found.
>
>  Drivers are really separate from monitors -- they provide an
>interface between Windows and the video card, and are generally
>provided by the card's manufacturer.  Most SVGA (Super VGA) cards
>will work with the "Standard VGA" driver provided with Windows, but
>this limits them to 640x480 pixels in 16 colours.  Win 95 includes a
>generic SVGA driver that provides a few more options on some popular
>cards, but I don't think it was in 3.1.
>
>> The IBM is my daughters and just wondered if she could use this
>> monitor...I can find out more about her puter if needed.
>
>  The IBM monitors that I have owned have been much less flexible
>than any multi-frequency monitor.  It's possible that her existing
>monitor really is the limiting factor.
>
>David G
>
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