[Openchrome-users] Modelines

[Luc Verhaegen]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 05:58:31PM +0100, brightman wrote:
> Re: Modelines
> > If you only use VGA output, you can have any mode and any modeline you 
> > like (apart from limitations on memory bandwidth, e.g. you can't have 
> > 32bpp on modes bigger than 1600x1200 on most unichrome chips).
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > John.
> 
> John,
> 
> Sorry to resurrect this thread but I'm interested in running a EPIA SN13000 as a mythfrontend box.
> 
> It'll be decoding 720x576 DVB-T streams (which I believe should be ok) 
> and then I would like to output via VGA to a widescreen LCD at 
> 1680x1050 resolution (at 50Hz).
> 
> Can you clarify exactly what the memory bandwidth is and hence whether 
> this resolution is actually possible! 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ben
> 
Memory bandwidth is limited to 1600x1200 at 60Hz. 1680x1050 at 60Hz is less 
than that.

Luc Verhaegen.