Re: [psychtoolbox] video monitor bandwidths

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David,

See the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video FAQ, part two. You can find a copy at
http://www.landfield.com/faqs/pc-hardware-faq/video/part2/ . The quickest way to
find the parts which discuss monitor bandwidth are to search the document for the
string "How do I calculate the minimum bandwidth required for a monitor?".

-- Allen


David Alais wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I am looking around for a new video display monitor for my visual
> psychophysics experiments. Most of the specifications are pretty obvious
> (dot pitch, vertical and horizontal scan rates, etc).
>
> However, there is one technical specification which is rarely cited:
> bandwidth. Could someone please explain to me (and the rest of us) :
>
> (i) what characteristic of a CRT video monitor is measured by 'bandwidth'
> (usually a value on the order of 100-200 MHz), and
>
> (ii) what high bandwidth is good for.
>
> Presumably more bandwidth is better, right?
>
> thanks
>
> David Alais
>
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