Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Video Graphics Array

Video Graphics Array (VGA) was the last graphical standard introduced by IBM that the majority of PC clone manufacturers conformed to, making it today (as of 2009) the lowest common denominator that all PC graphics hardware supports, before a device-specific driver is loaded into the computer. For example, the MS-Windows splash screen appears while the machine is still operating in VGA mode, which is the reason that this screen always appears in reduced resolution and color depth.

Twenty years ago, you can only find VGA screens in desktops and laptops. But now, everything that is displayed on the screen during that time, is now capable of being displayed on mobile devices. Imagine that you're now carrying it right in your pocket. Modern high end mobile phones such as HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro are VGA screens.


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