Overview
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3.3
Defining the EDID
The Extended Display Identification Data (EDID
1 Defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
) is a data-structure, provided by
a display, to describe its capabilities to a graphics card (that is connected to the
display’s source). The EDID enables the PC or laptop to “know” what kind of
monitor is connected to the output. The EDID includes the manufacturer’s name,
the product type, the timing data supported by the display, the display size,
luminance data and (for digital displays only) the pixel mapping data.
