ATI graphics mobility 5830 - does it work?

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Mon Feb 8 07:31:48 UTC 2010


Marko Vojinovic wrote:
> * No widescreen support --- vesa can deliver only standard  resolutions
> like 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024, whereas I believe all modern laptops
> have widescreen displays nowdays --- so the picture will probably be
> "stretched".

This depends on the hardware. Some hardware has nonstandard VESA modes for 
widescreen resolutions, some doesn't. It's hard to tell in advance whether 
that laptop will have them or not.

        Kevin Kofler



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