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3M™ MicroTouch™ Display M1500SS User Guide
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The M1500SS Display is available in a 15" diagonal screen size using active-matrix thin-
film transistor (AM-TFT) liquid crystal display technology. The M1500SS Display
supports a full-screen resolution of 1024 x 768.
Note:
The M1500SS Display has a power LED as well as four buttons for using the
on-screen menu and adjusting the video display. Refer to Chapter 3 for more
information on these controls.
Native Video Resolution on a Flat Panel Display
Flat panel displays, unlike CRTs, are optimized to run at one resolution. A flat panel
display has discrete points that determine the exact location of a pixel. Each flat panel
display has an exact number of pixels associated with it. There is a one-to-one mapping
between the number of pixels and the video resolution.
A flat panel display should be used at the resolution dictated by the number of pixels on
the panel for optimum performance. For example, the M1500SS Display has 1024 pixels
across the screen and 768 lines of pixels down the screen and can accurately display this
resolution at full screen.
Options for Using Other Video Resolutions
The M1500SS Display supports all standard resolutions up to their respective native
resolution for display setup. Refer to Table 1 for additional details. Many video cards
initially display a screen image at the SVGA or VGA resolution. By supporting these
resolutions, the display can display the desktop controls that let you change to the
optimal resolution of 1024 x 768.
