ELSA Victory Erazor LT, Erazor II What Makes Sense?, More pixels means more fun, Resolution

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VICTORY Erazor LT

Color depth:

Refresh rate (Hz) / Z-Buffer, Double Buffering

256 Colors

HighColor

TrueColor

 

 

 

1600 x 1200

85/–

85/–

–/–

1280 x 1024

100/–

100/–

75/–

1152 x

864

120/–

120/–

120/–

1024 x

768

120/–

120/–

120/–

800 x

600

120/

120/–

120/–

 

 

 

 

 

HighColor = 65.536 colors, TrueColor = 16,7 million colors

What Makes Sense?

There are some basic ground rules for you to follow when setting up your graphics sys- tem. On the one hand, there are the ergonomic guide values although nowadays these are met by most systems, and on the other hand there are limitations inherent in your sys- tem, e.g. your monitor. The question of whether your applications need to run using high color depth – perhaps even using TrueColor – is also important. This is an important con- dition in many DTP workstations, for instance. A color depth of 64K is recommended for games and “normal” Windows applications.

“More pixels means more fun”

This idea is widely held, but is not always true. The general rule is that a refresh rate of 73 Hz meets the minimum recommended ergonomic requirements. The resolution to be selected is, furthermore, dependent on the capabilities of your monitor. The table below is a guide to the resolutions you might select:

Monitor

Typical

Minimum

Maximum

Ergonomic

size

image size

recommended

recommended

resolution

 

 

resolution

resolution

 

 

17“

15.5“ - 16“

800 x

600

1024 x 768

1024 x

768

19“

17.5“ - 18.1“

1024 x

768

1280 x 1024

1152 x

864

20“/21“

19“ - 20“

1024 x

768

1600 x 1200

1280 x 1024

24“

21“ - 22“

1600 x 1000

1920 x 1200

1600 x 1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT

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Contents Elsa Erazortm Elsa Inc SonnenwegAachen GermanyPreface About this ManualChanges to this Manual Thank you for placing your trust in this Elsa productBefore you continue Contents Glossary Index Introduction Look at the Erazor II and Victory Erazor LTHighlights of the Erazor Graphics Boards What Hardware Do I Need?Whats In the Box? CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard Declaration of Conformity CE and FCC Introduction Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT After Installing the Drivers What is Possible?Its Time to Get Moving Colors HighColor TrueColorResolution What Makes Sense?More pixels means more fun Monitor Typical Minimum Maximum ErgonomicChanging the resolution Click on Start, then select Settings E Control PanelWindows 95 and Windows Here you should click on the Settings tab Choosing the monitorElsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Use the command sequence Start E Settings E Control PanelWindows NT Useful Stuff and More Multimedia PlayerFine-Tuning for Performance Freaks Turn Settings E Advanced... E 3D SettingsAll about graphics 3D Graphics Representation3D Pipeline Start The object dataGeometrical transformation RenderingFrame buffer Flipping Display on the monitor3D Interfaces What APIs Are Available?Direct 3D Immediate Mode and Retained Mode OpenGLColor Palettes, TrueColor and Gray Scales DirectColorHighColor and RealColor BppVesa DDC Display Data Channel TrueColorThere are various standards DDC1, DDC2B, and DDC2AB DDC2AB Technical Data Characteristics of the Graphics BoardsAddress Assignment of the Erazor II O addressesConnection Signal Ports on the Graphics BoardVGA D-Shell Socket Pin AssignmentAdvice and Help Name and version of the application program with the errorAppendix Who to Contact? Driver Updates Repair? Elsa LocalWebElsa Japan Inc DoC-Declaration of Conformity Appendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Warranty Conditions Warranty CoverageWarranty Period Warranty ProcedureOperating Mistakes Additional RegulationsAppendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT 3D Three-dimensional GlossaryFlipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed Phong shading Shading Pixel Picture element. Dot in the imageAre calculated by interpolating the normal vec- tor Index 15, 3218, 19