<wolfspraul>
however, under Display, it says "SVGA up to 140MHz pixel clock (1280x1024)"
<wolfspraul>
that's pretty cheesy on the box I think
<wolfspraul>
of course "up to" is correct, but...
<lekernel>
yeah, the actual limit is 140MHz pixel clock (comes from the adv7125)
<wolfspraul>
on the other hand I don't want to write 640x480, that's not so good either
<wolfspraul>
sure sure, I'm just thinking what to write on the box
<lekernel>
how this translates to a resolution depends on the refresh rates the monitor supports
<wolfspraul>
somewhere on the side, where the specs are
<wolfspraul>
the brutal option is to just say VGA 640x480
<wolfspraul>
:-)
<lekernel>
you can just write 'high resolution vga output'
<lekernel>
that's what i'm putting on the brochure
<wolfspraul>
hmm
<lekernel>
later FPGA designs will probably support 1280x1024 including render mode
<wolfspraul>
ok we don't need to make a final decision now
<wolfspraul>
yes sure, I know all that, what's possible etc. But I'm asking what we print on the box now :-)
<wolfspraul>
"up to 1280x1024" is not good I think
<lekernel>
for software dependent stuff, try to highlight only the main features... not details.. .they WILL change
<wolfspraul>
that's another option, no resolution at all
<lekernel>
"high resolution" is fine imo
<wolfspraul>
has there ever been a vga/svga resolution lower than 640x480?
<wolfspraul>
I mean I remember EGA and stuff, but I think VGA started at 640x480, no?
<lekernel>
yes, it's still higher resolution than CVBS which is what a lot of VJs use even today
<kristianpaul>
if render is done  at 640x480 (and how many bits?) thats the fair i think
<wolfspraul>
I don't like to say 'high resolution' when it is the lowest vga resolution many people will ever have heard of, if lower ones even exist
<lekernel>
there's 320x200 :)
<lekernel>
and the hw definitely can do 1280x1024
<wolfspraul>
ok, thanks for the input. no need to decide now, easily changed...
<lekernel>
just so you know, a lot of VJ equipment is PAL
<wolfspraul>
I will fiddle a bit more with the box design, then I have my draft an people can review it or propose alternatives or whatever.
<lekernel>
VGA is seen as "luxury" by many people
<lekernel>
even most of the professional roland stuff is PAL/CVBS
<wolfspraul>
understood
<wolfspraul>
but what we write there is a careful exercise in expectation management
<wolfspraul>
people will read this, and from reading it they may draw conclusions, they develop expectations, etc.
<wolfspraul>
so ideally you want to get people excited, but you also want to keep their expectation at a level that will still leave some room up once they discover more details over time...