The following Screen Options are supported:
•FreedomVideoFormat
Freedom Video FormatsFreedom Series graphics devices have the ability to support several different video formats. The default format is 1280X1024 @ 75 Hz VESA timing. Other supported video formats may be selected by using the FreedomVideoFormat screen option in the appropriate X*screens file. This screen option replaces the 9.07 environment variable, ES_VIDEO_FORMAT. The appropriate video format must be selected to support the specific display device connected to the Freedom accelerator. Multisync monitors can support several different video formats.
Alternative supported formats:
Alternative Supported Freedom Video Formats
Screen Option | Resolution | Description |
ntsc_cvo | 640X480 | U.S. composite TV format with |
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| CVO* |
pal_cvo | 768X576 | European composite TV format |
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| with CVO* |
*"CVO" is the Composite Video Output card, which must be installed in the Freedom accelerator for this video format to work.
While the following formats are provided there is no intent to claim "support" for these formats, they are untested and unsupported configurations.
Alternative unsupported formats:
Alternative Unsupported Freedom Video Formats
Screen Option | Resolution | Description | |
ntsc | 640X480 | U.S. composite TV format | |
pal | 768X576 | European composite TV format | |
hdtv | 1920X1024 | 60 | Hz interlaced |
stereo1 | 640X512 | 60 | Hz frame rate per eye |
stereo2 | 1280X512 | 60 | Hz frame rate per eye |
vga | 640X480 | Standard VGA | |
video60 | 1280X1024 | 60 Hz | |
video76 | 1280X1024 | 76 Hz | |
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