Supported Screen Options
The following Screen Options are supported:
• FreedomVideoFormat
Freedom Video Formats
Freedom Series graphics devices have the ability to support several different video formats. The default
format is 1280X1024 @ 75 Hz VESA timing. Other supported video formats may be selected by using
the FreedomVideoFormat screen option in the appropriate X*screens file. This screen option replaces
the 9.07 environment variable, ES_VIDEO_FORMAT. The appropriate video format must be selected
to support the specific display device connected to the Freedom accelerator. Multisync monitors can
support several different video formats.
Alternative supported formats:
Alternative Supported Freedom Video Formats
Screen Option Resolution Description
ntsc_cvo 640X480 U.S. composite TV format with
CVO*
pal_cvo 768X576 European composite TV format
with CVO*
*
"CVO" is the Composite Video Output card, which must be installed in the Freedom accelerator for
this video format to work.
While the following formats are provided there is no intent to claim "support" for these formats, they are
untested and unsupported configurations.
Alternative unsupported formats:
Alternative Unsupported Freedom Video Formats
Screen Option Resolution Description
ntsc 640X480 U.S. composite TV format
pal 768X576 European composite TV format
hdtv 1920X1024 60 Hz interlaced
stereo1 640X512 60 Hz frame rate per eye
stereo2 1280X512 60 Hz frame rate per eye
vga 640X480 Standard VGA
video60 1280X1024 60 Hz
video76 1280X1024 76 Hz
Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 10.20
