Understanding Video Standards and Technologies
The following sections introduce the various video standards, from the earlier digital standards to the later analog standards and the most current digital high-definition standards.
Pre-VGA standards are presented here to give perspective regarding display technology as a whole. Do not expect to be tested on any standards prior to VGA.
Video Standards
The early video standards differ in two major areas: the highest resolution supported and the maximum number of colors in their palette. The supported resolution and palette size are directly related to the amount of memory on the adapter, which ...
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