X Windows Question

[Luke-Jr]

On Saturday 25 March 2006 14:31, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
> Yes, the video cards will output analog interlace video on the VGA
> connectors...it will be RGB (instead of the more typical YUV used for
> video), but modern video cards will output just about *ANYTHING* as far
> as the field/frame structure goes.
>
> Remember, various VGA resolutions used to be interlaced, back in the day
> (when RAMDACs and monitors couldn't support the higher frequencies
> required for progressive at high resolutions).

But will a modern monitor use the interlaced data properly? eg, draw the 
screen field-by-field in a viewable fashon?