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Thursday, July 3, 2008
LCD's: Ever wonder what those screen resolution acronyms really refer to?
You know those freaking acronyms concerning screen resolution for LCD moniors on laptops and usually most common in projectors like XGA and SVGA? Have you ever thought, "What the crap are they talking about?" Well here's a list of what they really mean according to their screen resolution which is much easier to comprehend than just a jumble of letters.
128x96 - SQCIF
176x144 - QCIF
352x288 - CIF
704x576 - 4CIF
160x120 - QQVGA
320x240 - QVGA
640x480 - VGA (The most common resolution as far as standard video transmission is concerned)
800x600 - SVGA
1024x768 - XGA (This is the new 'normal' as far as quality goes with VGA cables and video signals. I believe, though I am unsure, that this is the resolution where DVI cables begin)
1600x1200 - UXGA (If I were to guess this acronym I think it would be "Uber Xtreme Graphics Acceleration". By the way, this resolution is so high that it is probably the max for DVI cables)
320x200 - CGA (Probably some sort of PAL format)
640x350 - EGA
852x480 - HD480 (I'm sorry here, but if you have an HD TV set to this resolution, you have one wimpy electronic device. That's not a monitor, that's a cereal box.)
1280x720 - HD720 (Probably the 'normal' resolution for most HD TV's/Monitors
1920x1080 - HD1080 (aka, 1080i/p - Currently the HIGHEST quality video signal possible.)
There are definitely more possibilites as far as resolutions go, but these acronyms have these distinct resolution sizes. For example, XGA can have 1024x768, 1152x960, or even 1280x1024. There are also multiple NTSC video sizes when it comes to editing AVI movies like 720x480, and 360x240 but those do not have a 'Standard' name.
128x96 - SQCIF
176x144 - QCIF
352x288 - CIF
704x576 - 4CIF
160x120 - QQVGA
320x240 - QVGA
640x480 - VGA (The most common resolution as far as standard video transmission is concerned)
800x600 - SVGA
1024x768 - XGA (This is the new 'normal' as far as quality goes with VGA cables and video signals. I believe, though I am unsure, that this is the resolution where DVI cables begin)
1600x1200 - UXGA (If I were to guess this acronym I think it would be "Uber Xtreme Graphics Acceleration". By the way, this resolution is so high that it is probably the max for DVI cables)
320x200 - CGA (Probably some sort of PAL format)
640x350 - EGA
852x480 - HD480 (I'm sorry here, but if you have an HD TV set to this resolution, you have one wimpy electronic device. That's not a monitor, that's a cereal box.)
1280x720 - HD720 (Probably the 'normal' resolution for most HD TV's/Monitors
1920x1080 - HD1080 (aka, 1080i/p - Currently the HIGHEST quality video signal possible.)
There are definitely more possibilites as far as resolutions go, but these acronyms have these distinct resolution sizes. For example, XGA can have 1024x768, 1152x960, or even 1280x1024. There are also multiple NTSC video sizes when it comes to editing AVI movies like 720x480, and 360x240 but those do not have a 'Standard' name.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Firefox: Mr. Fox, meet Mr. Guiness, Mr. Guiness, this is Mr. Fox
Well if you haven't heard about it I'll help spread the word. Firefox 3.0 has officially been released. But that's not all. On it's official release, it made a new world record from Guiness. I'll let you read the article for the rest of the details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7486668.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7486668.stm
