Older Monitor with Newer Card?

[Sabreliner]

Greetings, I will soon be in the market for a new system and I have a question regarding upgrading my monitor. I currently have an E21 Panasonic which has the following specs:

Screen Attributes
21" Shadow mask
20 viewable image
.25 mm dot pitch
Input Signal
Video Signal : Analog
H Frequency : 30-89 Khz
V Frequency : 50-160 Hz
Sync Signal : Separate


Video Bandwidth
160 Mhz
Input Connector
HD-15

Maximum Resolution
Maximum : 1600x1280, 67 Hz
Macintosh : 1280x1024, 75 Hz
Flicker free : 1280x1024, 83 Hz

Could I still use this monitor with say a Nvidia 6800GT or even the newer 7800 or will I need to upgrade my monitor too?


Robert Williamson

 

[kyparrish]

Welcome to AT!

You'll be able to use your current monitor just fine, I believe.

 

[keeleysam]

I once used a 20 year old 9" monitor on the computer in my sig.

 

[Sabreliner]

Thanks for the replies!


Robert Williamson

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

I have a 13" 12 year old crt from compaq, and it works just fine. ihave it hooked up to an a64 3400+ and it is old, but it still works and displays mtion better than my lcd.