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There are 4 different video standards that work on old PCs:
-MDA
-CGA
-EGA
-VGA
MDA
MDA only supports monochrome 80-column text. If you would like the least expensive video standard and don't care about no color, graphics, or 40-column modes, then this is for you.
CGA
CGA is the least expensive standard that supports 40-column text, as well as color and graphics modes. However, the graphics modes are limited to 320x200 with 4 colors and 640x200 in monochrome. CGA uses a 16-color palette.
EGA
If you'd like 16 colors and a higher graphics resolution, then EGA is for you. EGA supports up to 640x350 resolution, and all resolutions support 16 colors. EGA uses a 64-color palette.
VGA
VGA supports the highest possible resolution, 640x480. With 320x200 mode, you can even get 256 colors. VGA uses a 262,144-color palette.
Conclusion
If you don't know what to choose, choose EGA. It can display 16 out of 64 colors at once, and you get a resolution of 640x350.
If you need more information, please reply to this thread.
-MDA
-CGA
-EGA
-VGA
MDA
MDA only supports monochrome 80-column text. If you would like the least expensive video standard and don't care about no color, graphics, or 40-column modes, then this is for you.
CGA
CGA is the least expensive standard that supports 40-column text, as well as color and graphics modes. However, the graphics modes are limited to 320x200 with 4 colors and 640x200 in monochrome. CGA uses a 16-color palette.
EGA
If you'd like 16 colors and a higher graphics resolution, then EGA is for you. EGA supports up to 640x350 resolution, and all resolutions support 16 colors. EGA uses a 64-color palette.
VGA
VGA supports the highest possible resolution, 640x480. With 320x200 mode, you can even get 256 colors. VGA uses a 262,144-color palette.
Conclusion
If you don't know what to choose, choose EGA. It can display 16 out of 64 colors at once, and you get a resolution of 640x350.
If you need more information, please reply to this thread.