[NTLUG:Discuss] OT? Hardware question: monitor for GNU/Linux

[Stuart Johnston]

Lance Simmons wrote:
> On 9/19/07, Stuart Johnston <saj at thecommune.net> wrote:
>> I've never heard of a monitor being more or less Linux compatible
>> (video cards of course are a different story).  Get one with DVI
>> and you should be fine.
> 
> I suppose I'll get an LCD with a DVI input.  Too bad that means I
> need to get a new video card.

Almost all monitors that have DVI will also have D-Sub(standard VGA) so 
you could put off the new video card.  Er, I mean, you're right, if you 
are getting a new LCD monitor you MUST get a new video card as well. 
There is simply no way around it.  (Please select whichever answer best 
fits your desires.)

> Are any video cards with DVI outputs especially compatible with the
> Linux kernel?

I've had good luck with nVidia based cards but now that AMD has released 
the specs for ATI chips allowing full-featured open-source drivers, ATI 
may soon become the video cards of choice for Linux users.  Of course, 
it may be a while before these drivers are actually available.