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    Why do monitors come with a driver/install cd?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nemt, Jan 3, 2011.

  1. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    the hell is this?
     
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    ::2dFx:: Notebook Enthusiast

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    Adobe sRGB profiles...older OS compatibility. There was a time where you needed a file within Windows to tell it what resolutions and refresh rates your monitor supported!
     
    ::2dFx::, Jan 3, 2011
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    Isn't that stuff communicated to the OS/video card/etc in the EDID, which has been around at least since DVI was invented?
     
    nemt, Jan 3, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Monitor 'drivers' include ICM profiles, very very current stuff as used in windows.

    Pays to read the documentation from time to time.
     
    newsposter, Jan 4, 2011
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