Aero - graphics card spec - a Windows Vista option
Microsoft has defined a new class of Windows Graphics Cards, called "Aero".
Microsoft Lists five quantities that a Windows Aero graphics card must have/do:
1] Run Direct-X 9 on a GPU (not using the CPU for Direct-X functions).
2] Utilize a WDDM driver (not a .sys driver).
But a WDDM driver must have OPM (Output Protection Management) - (DRM).
3] Support Pixel Shader 2.0
4] Utilize at least 32-bits of information per pixel.
5] Have "sufficient" memory.
MONITOR / PICTURE PIXEL RESOLUTIONS:
Old style NTSC 4:3 ratios, Wide Screen HDTV 16x9 ratios
and Wide Screen 16x10 Computer Monitor Ratios.
QCIF = A display with 176 x 144 pixels - Quarter Common Intermediate Format.
QVGA = A display with 320 x 240 pixel resolution.
QXGA = A video resolution of 2048 x 1536.
SVGA = A display with 800 x 600 pixel resolution.
SXGA = A display with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution.
SXGA+ = Super XGA+ = 1400 x 1050 pixels. 16M colors. 8 MB video RAM required.
VGA = A display with 640 x 480 pixel resolution.
UXGA = Ultra XGA = 1600 x 1200 pixles. 16M colors. 8 MB video RAM required.
WQVGA = A display with 480 x 270 pixel resolution (126k)
WSXGA = A display with 1600 x 900 OR 1680 x 1050 Pixels (Wide Super XGA)
WXGA = A display with 1920 x 1080i pixel Resolution
XGA = A display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution.
VIDEO RESOLUTIONS:
300 pixels x 360 pixels - VHS quality - standard VCRs (not S-VHS)
320 pixels x 200 pixels - old, NTSC resolution
320 pixesl x 256 pixels - old PAL resolution
460 pixels x 360 pixels - Analog broadcast television - analog (NTSC) stations
480 pixels x 270 pixels - (126k) WQVGA
560 pixels x 360 pixels - Laserdisc quality - they usually don't look good on an HDTV
640 pixels x 200 pixels - old, NTSC resolution
640 pixels x 256 pixels - old PAL resolution
640 pixels x 480 pixels - 480i or 480p - DTV either interlaced (i) or progressive (p)
720 pixels x 360 pixels - DVD quality non-HD)
800 pixels x 500 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
800 pixels x 600 pixels - old PC resolution
1024 pixesl x 640 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
1024 pixels x 768 pixels - XGA/XVGA eXtended
1280 pixels x 720 pixels - 720i or 720p - DTV either interlaced (i) or progressive (p)
1280 pixels x 800 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
1280 pixels x 960 pixels - a possible computer monitor resolution
1280 pixels x 1024 pixels - SXGA - a possible computer monitor resolution
1280 pixels x 1280 pixels - a possible computer monitor resolution
1440 pixels x 900 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
1600 pixels x 900 pixels - WSXGA
1600 pixels x 1200 pixels - UXGA, a possible computer monitor resolution
1680 pixels x 1050 pixels - WSXGA (also). A wide screen resolution
1920 pixels x 1080 pixels - 1080i or 1080p - DTV either interlaced (i) or progressive (p)
1920 pixels x 1200 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
2560 pixels x 1600 pixels - one of the 16:10 Wide Screen Computer Monitors resolutions
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