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#1 2009-04-22 07:35:17
- Abecedarian
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Does improper xorg.conf damage monitor instantly or over time?
Self explanatory; I've read that improper settings in xorg.conf can damage your monitor. Is this something that still applies with new monitors? If so, what settings may do it (other than vertical and horizontal refresh rates)? Lastly, would improper settings ruin the monitor slowly over time, or in one hit the first time you start X?
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#2 2009-04-22 08:38:22
- lucke
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Re: Does improper xorg.conf damage monitor instantly or over time?
I believe it had to do with out-of-range refresh rates. Newer CRTs should show a warning OSD when it happens, LCDs use just one refresh rate, so this shouldn't be a problem.
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#3 2009-04-22 08:56:22
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Re: Does improper xorg.conf damage monitor instantly or over time?
A friend of mine had problems like that with nVidia cards setting improper refresh rates or sth for the monitors - and it fried at least one of them. I think it has to something to do with wrong DDC settings being read out (but which can be overridden manually).
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