LCD Monitor recommendations

[Vayu]

J. Stewart Schneider wrote:
> golfer wrote:
>> On 2/7/07, anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin at optonline.net <mailto:anthonybaldwin at optonline.net>> wrote:
>>     
>>> Is there anything I should know before purchasing a LCD monitor, such as,
>>> which drivers are already available, or, are there any brands for which
>>> a driver is troublesome, etc.?
>>>       
>> no problems with monitors .. drivers are for the graphic cards .. xorg
>> can successfully probe any "recent" monitor and properly set the sync
>> .. so, if your graphics card works successfully on one monitor, it'll
>>
>> work on any other
> I wish I could agree, but I have had ENDLESS trouble with flat panel 
> monitors. Since a flat panel has a native resolution, getting them 
> right has cause some pretty sour nights. Often, I wind up with "Signal 
> out of range"
>
> Right now, I've got one with a native resolution of 1400X1050. It 
> looks awful at 1280x1024, but the onboard video won't support 
> 1400x1050. Anybody have a suggestion for a board that plays nice with 
> Kubuntu and supports this resolution?
>
> stew 
Get an nVidia 6200 video card for $50.  Then set up xorg the right way.  
I've got three machines with 1680x1050 working very well.