Extended Video Graphics Array (or EVGA) is a standard created by
VESA
VESA (), formally known as Video Electronics Standards Association, is an American technical standards organization for computer display standards. The organization was incorporated in California in July 1989To retrieve the information, searc ...
in 1991 (
VBE 1.2) denoting a
non-interlaced resolution of 1024x768 at a maximum of 70 Hz
refresh rate
The refresh rate (or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate", terminology originating with the cathode ray tubes) is the number of times per second that a raster-based display device displays a new image. This is independent from frame rate ...
.
EVGA is similar to (but is not the same as) the IBM
XGA standard. The 1990s were a period of evolving standards and EVGA did not achieve wide adoption.
External links
VESA standards:
Video Electronics Standards Association home page
See also
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Graphic display resolutions
The graphics display resolution is the width and height dimension of an electronic visual display device, measured in pixels. This information is used for electronic devices such as a computer monitor. Certain combinations of width and height ar ...
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Super VGA
Super VGA (SVGA) is a broad term that covers a wide range of computer display standards that extended IBM's VGA specification.
When used as shorthand for a resolution, as VGA and XGA often are, SVGA refers to a resolution of 800×600.
History
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IBM 8514/A
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IBM XGA
* Expanded Graphics Adapter (
IBM 3270 PC peripheral, also referred as XGA)
References
Computer display standards
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