try read *static* text @ "TV resolution". Even @ HDTV's 1089i(nterlaced) you'd need 3, or 4, or better 5 times bigger fontsize for readability level approaching mere 1280x1024 of a computer monitor. Nothing of the TV text is gonna be "crisp&clear" @ less than 75dpi.
On the other hand, I employ my Linux on a rig containing "overclocked" Matrox G400 plus refurbished 300 MHz dotclock HP P1110.24mm @ 2048x1536x32 for more than a year now (a good modeline, a "... X -dpi 131", or "DisplaySize 400" make it easily possible.) This is what I call "crisp&clear": a readable text of less than 0.5 mm in height.
Now, after a year, it's yes, still not enough. But before going to 200 dpi on LCD for 8 grand plus ~1 grand for card with *two* TMDS, I'm looking into possibilities to get to 158 dpi first with 390 MHz dotclock Iiyama VM Pro 512.21 mm,(~$745) plus Matrox Parhelia 512 (~$365). Anyone heard about Liunx driver development status for Parhelia?
...it's very POOR res for a 21" monitor, LCD, CRT, or whatever plasma.
I've got my HP P1110 21".24AG (Sony) refurb for $349, and this 45 kg Flat Display Trinitron 300 MHz bandwidth monster is capable of 2048x1536 (132 dpi at my 19.7 visual screen size). Naturally, a (refurb., cost here in Bay Area @$42-$68) Matrox 32 MB G400 300 MHz video card was needed, plus my modeline must be carefully tweaked... But then you'd see miracles of genuine forms of your serif fonts starting to appear right before your eyes, you'd probably wouldn't ever need all that blurring antialiasing, you'd be capable to read whole online books right off the screen for hours at a time without headache...
The only Crapscheisse I have with this res is that there's no CRT 21"-22", 0.20-0.21AG monitor, and no video card both capable of 2800x2100 or so, available at some discount prices. With these, you'd get around 180 dpi which is arguably the reasonable target res for regular angular sizes one used to stare at one's 21" monitor.
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that's and more is what I've predicted a while ago (http://goolocalizations.blogspot.com/ , 'Googlevision' section)
try read *static* text @ "TV resolution". Even @ HDTV's 1089i(nterlaced) you'd need 3, or 4, or better 5 times bigger fontsize for readability level approaching mere 1280x1024 of a computer monitor. Nothing of the TV text is gonna be "crisp&clear" @ less than 75dpi. On the other hand, I employ my Linux on a rig containing "overclocked" Matrox G400 plus refurbished 300 MHz dotclock HP P1110 .24mm @ 2048x1536x32 for more than a year now (a good modeline, a "... X -dpi 131", or "DisplaySize 400" make it easily possible.) This is what I call "crisp&clear": a readable text of less than 0.5 mm in height.
Now, after a year, it's yes, still not enough. But before going to 200 dpi on LCD for 8 grand plus ~1 grand for card with *two* TMDS, I'm looking into possibilities to get to 158 dpi first with 390 MHz dotclock Iiyama VM Pro 512 .21 mm,(~$745) plus Matrox Parhelia 512 (~$365). Anyone heard about Liunx driver development status for Parhelia?
...it's very POOR res for a 21" monitor, LCD, CRT, or whatever plasma. I've got my HP P1110 21" .24AG (Sony) refurb for $349, and this 45 kg Flat Display Trinitron 300 MHz bandwidth monster is capable of 2048x1536 (132 dpi at my 19.7 visual screen size). Naturally, a (refurb., cost here in Bay Area @$42-$68) Matrox 32 MB G400 300 MHz video card was needed, plus my modeline must be carefully tweaked... But then you'd see miracles of genuine forms of your serif fonts starting to appear right before your eyes, you'd probably wouldn't ever need all that blurring antialiasing, you'd be capable to read whole online books right off the screen for hours at a time without headache...
The only Crapscheisse I have with this res is that there's no CRT 21"-22", 0.20-0.21AG monitor, and no video card both capable of 2800x2100 or so, available at some discount prices. With these, you'd get around 180 dpi which is arguably the reasonable target res for regular angular sizes one used to stare at one's 21" monitor.