Handbook update: HorizSync and VertRefresh

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Thu Jul 5 12:42:06 UTC 2012


On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012, Warren Block wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 4 Jul 2012, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
>> 
>>> One does hear the occasional tale of a CRT which exploded when the wrong
>>> frequencies were configured ... it might be worth mentioning that guessing
>>> values could lead to hardware damage.
>> 
>> It's such a rare situation that I'm hesitant to mention it.  This might
>> be better:
>>
>>   Most monitors support sync frequency autodetection, making
>>   manual entry of these values unnecessary.  For the few
>>   monitors that do not support autodetection, avoid potential
>>   damage by only entering values provided by the manufacturer.
>
> Fine by me -- thanks.

Committed with this and a few other minor wording revisions.  Thanks!



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