LCD monitor accepting wide frequency range?

Hello,
I'm looking to buy an LCD monitor, preferably 19" to 21", and I'd
like to know which one accepts the widest range of frequencies, or
resolutions, especially *low* resolutions.

On some old PC programs, I get a blank screen when trying to run. It
says "Frequency out of range". Sometimes it's frustrating because old
VGA or SVGA monitors do the job, but a new LCD monitor you pay high price
seems unable to display such basic software.

There is also video card issues, I think. I'll give you an overview chart
of my testings:

Old 15" Mag, 17" DEC Most new LCDs Some new CRTs
19" Hansol (all CRTs)

XT w/Paradise Working Fails Some working/fail
8-bit 256K

386 w/Oak VGA Working Fails Some working/fail

Old Pentium 90 w/ Working Fails Some working/fail
Diamond Stealth SVGA

Most modern Compaq Not tested Working Working
PCs (in stores now)

Some other New Not tested Fails Some working/fail
PCs (in stores now)

Also, most ViewSonic CRTs (even older ones) fail where other CRTs work.

I'm quite puzzled, and I'd like to know which new LCD monitors will display
correctly.

I also went around the city, visiting computer stores with new computers,
and my program on a diskette. There are maybe 8 monitors connected to the
same PC via video switch, so I plugged my disk in and executed the program.

In some stores, all monitors worked, and in some other stores with a
different PC, most monitors fail with the exception of one or two. So
I'm even puzzled if the problem is a matter of the videocard it's run on
or it's the monitor which is the problem. It lets me think it's both.

Anyway, I want to run these old programs on the XT, so the main thing for
me is to find a new monitor that will accept frequencies with the
Paradise 8-bit videocard. I want to use the same monitor with a modern
PC, using a KVM switch.

Anyone has any monitor brand to suggest?

Thanks.
Luc

LCD monitors are designed to work well at just ONE resolution, typically
1280 x 1024. They are NOT CRT's...

--
DaveW



<leguerri.RemoveThis@canr.hydro.qc.ca> wrote in message
news:o7Xlb.2358$P42.690@charlie.risq.qc.ca...
 > Hello,
 > I'm looking to buy an LCD monitor, preferably 19" to 21", and I'd
 > like to know which one accepts the widest range of frequencies, or
 > resolutions, especially *low* resolutions.
 >
 > On some old PC programs, I get a blank screen when trying to run. It
 > says "Frequency out of range". Sometimes it's frustrating because old
 > VGA or SVGA monitors do the job, but a new LCD monitor you pay high price
 > seems unable to display such basic software.
 >
 > There is also video card issues, I think. I'll give you an overview chart
 > of my testings:
 >
 > Old 15" Mag, 17" DEC Most new LCDs Some new CRTs
 > 19" Hansol (all CRTs)
 >
 > XT w/Paradise Working Fails Some
working/fail
 > 8-bit 256K
 >
 > 386 w/Oak VGA Working Fails Some
working/fail
 >
 > Old Pentium 90 w/ Working Fails Some
working/fail
 > Diamond Stealth SVGA
 >
 > Most modern Compaq Not tested Working Working
 > PCs (in stores now)
 >
 > Some other New Not tested Fails Some
working/fail
 > PCs (in stores now)
 >
 > Also, most ViewSonic CRTs (even older ones) fail where other CRTs work.
 >
 > I'm quite puzzled, and I'd like to know which new LCD monitors will
display
 > correctly.
 >
 > I also went around the city, visiting computer stores with new computers,
 > and my program on a diskette. There are maybe 8 monitors connected to the
 > same PC via video switch, so I plugged my disk in and executed the
program.
 >
 > In some stores, all monitors worked, and in some other stores with a
 > different PC, most monitors fail with the exception of one or two. So
 > I'm even puzzled if the problem is a matter of the videocard it's run on
 > or it's the monitor which is the problem. It lets me think it's both.
 >
 > Anyway, I want to run these old programs on the XT, so the main thing for
 > me is to find a new monitor that will accept frequencies with the
 > Paradise 8-bit videocard. I want to use the same monitor with a modern
 > PC, using a KVM switch.
 >
 > Anyone has any monitor brand to suggest?
 >
 > Thanks.
 > Luc<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->