Monitor types – Kreisen 3 8 6 X / X E User Manual

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Note
EGA and VGA controller boards are available with higher

resolutions than the maximum defined by the standards.

The optional EGA video system for this computer provides

up to 1056x352 dot resolution for a text display of 132
columns x44 lines, and up to 800 x 600 resolution for color

graphics.

Monitor Types

There are many different types of video monitor available.

Some of the major ones are described below.

Composite Video:

With a 300

x

200 resolution, this type of monitor is

usually used with home computers. They are not

recommended for use with your system.

TTL Monochrome:

These monitors provide up to 1000x350 resolution,

with either a green or amber colored screen. Primarily

intended for text only applications, these monitors can

run Hercules-compatible graphics programs, although

applications requiring full CGA or EGA color

compatibility will be difficult, if not impossible, to use.

A TTL monochrome monitor and a Hercules compatible
controller board will meet your computer system’s basic

video display monitor needs.

RGB Color:

RGB stands for Red, Green and Blue, and indicates that

each of the primary colors are separately driven by the

video controller board. RGB monitors cover a broad
range of resolutions from 320

x

200 up to the higher

EGA ranges of 720 x 480. RGB color monitors are very

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Video Monitor Systems

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