> I've seen several references on this list to 'monitor drivers'
> (as distinct from 'video cars drivers').   What are these?
>
> All the monitors I've seen have a power cord that plugs
> into the wall socket, and a video-signal cable that plugs
> into the video card.  I always assummed that the video
> cable carrires only analog signals.  So where would
> 'monitor drivers' come into the picture?

     Individual monitor drivers used to be unnecessary, a VGA monitor from
one manufacturer would have similar specs to another. However, after SVGA
monitors, manufacturers started to vary widely the specs of their products.
For example, I have 2 14" monitors, one can handle 800x600 at a max of 60Hz,
the other at a max of 72Hz. The catch? The 72Hz monitor will NOT sync at
60Hz!! The only way the OS can know this is to have a monitor driver which
tells it what the monitor is capable of. This usually isn't something left
to the user to set since the user won't see ANYTHING on the monitor if the
incorrect settings are used. TTYL

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