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Achieving A 1600 x 900 Resolution For (Guest OS) Ubuntu Under (Host OS) Windows 7
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 as a guest OS using VirtualBox 4.1.16 installed on Windows 7 Ultimate.
On my laptop I'd like to be able to run Ubuntu in full screen mode at 1600 x 900. I only have options ...
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Wrong chrome full screen resolution with multiple displays
I am using Google Chrome on Windows 7 64bit with two displays. The displays have different resolutions and aspect-ratios.
My problem is best visible when playing back full-screen videos from a flash ...
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Command line tool to adjust X server settings while running
Is there a command line tool that allows you to adjust the settings for a running X session?
For example, the equivalent for pulseaudio would be the pacmd command line utility which allows you to ...
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Nvidia graphics cards displaying picture larger than LCD TV
I have a strange issue and not sure what the problem is.
I have a 720p TV hooked up to a NVidia 7300. Everything is fine. But when I put in a 9500 or a GT220 the resolution is detected at 720p, but ...
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Make imagemagick's `display` exit at terminal, preserving the window (single instance mode)
When I use imagemagick's display from command line, say:
$ display -density 150 test1.pdf
... then display locks in the command line, until you exit the window (or press CTRL+C in terminal).
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How to display video/powerpoint/full screen info on secondary monitor at ALL times, but don't change “primary” screen?
I have a laptop that I use for demos of software. I play videos telling about it and powerpoints, and other full-screen things. I want to keep my laptop's built in screen as the primary display, but ...
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How to make the text bigger and still crisp on Mac OS X with high resolution by default?
I have a Macbook Pro with display 1680 x 1050. The text displayed on the OS interface windows generally seems too small for my eyes. I'd like to set them generally bigger somehow. If I choose the ...
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LibreOffice Impress messes up letter spacing in Slide Show, design view looks normal
On Windows, using LibreOffice 3.5.1.2, when I create a presentation using Impress, the Slide Show (F5) cuts off the bottom and top (similar to wide-screen movies) and thus changes the aspect ratio, ...
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Increase the number of document tabs displayed in Geany?
I'm working on a project with about 20 files. Is there a way I can increase the number of document tabs displayed, rather than having to click the arrow to scroll along? (perhaps show two layers of ...
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On syncmaster - why does “auto adjustment” and “screen” in the menu are disabled
on my samsung syncmaster 2330 the menu options -
picture -> auto adjustment
and
picture -> screen
are disabled.
Why is that ?
Thanks.
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Monitor displays fuzzy text on Windows 7
I have just bought a SyncMaster 2330HD and installed it as a second monitor.
With 1920x1080 resolution (60 Hz refresh rate) I have two problems:
the text appears with a bit of an aura around it.
the ...
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See without seeing (Dell with dead graphics card)
I have a Dell Dimension 9200 that I got back in 2007 when vista was just released. One day I switch it on and it gives no signal to the monitors. Its still does boot up though (I can hear the start up ...
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Display webpage on TV SCreen
I'm currently doing a project to display a webpage on several LCD Screens across our company, my problem right now is that we currently have no solution to attach a computer to connect to the LCD..
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3 Display setup with hd6950
I'm considering buying a hd6950 so i can run 3 screens.
What i need to know is can i connect a screen to each of the dvi ports and the Thrid to the hdmi port.
If not, will i have to get a active ...
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Sony VAIO Broken Computer Screen automatically connect to external
I have a SONY Vaio with a screen that's broken as in I only see white or black dots on the display. I would like to have it start automatically to the external, but my previous computer settings for ...
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Installing Windows in a laptop with a dysfunctional display
My laptop's display does not work. I am currently using an external LCD screen. So when I power up my laptop I can't see anything. Only after the windows logon screen is displayed, the screen shows up ...
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Options for Photo Display software
Good day,
I have a display monitor in our school foyer which I'd like to use to display photographs of school activities and some advertisements for upcoming events (ostensibly saved in JPG format).
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How to display Unicode character in Emacs?
Unicode character "CIRCLED DIGIT SIX" displays like
in my Emacs. How to let it show correctly? I'm using
GNU Emacs 23.4.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0, NS apple-appkit-1038.36)
of 2012-02-27 on ...
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Will replacing an on-board display card with a standalone display card generate less heat?
When I run some gaming applications, my computer which uses an on-board display card becomes very hot very quickly.
Do you think replacing an on-board display card with a standalone one will generate ...
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Dual DVI w/ PR03X docked to E6320?
Is there a cable (or splitter of some kind) I can use to drive two independent displays using the DVI port on the PR03X Dell docking station that's docked to a Dell E6320?
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Do high DPI displays make pixel interpolation better? [closed]
Would having a retina computer display (or another high DPI display) allow lower non-native resolutions to appear better than typical non-native resolutions would on a non-retina LCD display? Or does ...
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No display but video card fans spins
Since I moved my computer
there's no display when I plug my screen in the video card
but works fine in the mother board.
I tried reseting the cmos, but I still have the same problem.
The fans are ...
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Full Screen Games Don't Get Mirrored to Secondary Display (HDTV)
before posting this question I just want you to know that I did a lot of googling and came up empty.
Info:
I'm on OS: Windows 7, GPU: ADM Radeon 5850 (using AMD Control Center, latest drivers ...
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Ubuntu - change default display setting to 1080p
I have a system running Ubuntu 11.10. It has two displays with a mechanical VGA switch connected in between the computer and the two displays.
The problem is that the VGA switch will not pass the ...
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Word 2000 Displays HTML without any formatting or hyperlinks
I have Microsoft Word 2000 and when I paste HTML code into a word document I loose all the hyperlinks and formatting and get a weird character at the end of each line.
How can I make Word 2000 ...
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Using an old graphics card on a new mother board
I will be getting my ASUS P8Z77-V Z77 MB ATX 2400 (O.C) SLI Crossfire motherboard today that will be running the Intel Core i7-2600K. I have an old EVGA GeForce 8800GT and was curious if I could use ...
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Connecting Two External Monitors to One Laptop
I have a HP EliteBook 2540p and I am trying to connect two external monitors to it, but I'm having difficulties. I have a VGA splitter to connect the two monitors. The external monitors have cloned ...
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Windows XP only loads in VGA mode, and crashes when raising resolution
My kid's computer (Windows XP, SP3) started to (what appears to be) crash on boot.
It will only boot in Safe or VGA mode, and if I try to raise the resolution from 640x480 it just reboots itself, and ...
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Wallpaper or background or both? [closed]
In terms of electronic screens (computers, cell phones, pda, tablets etc..) what is more accurate to say: wallpaper or background. Or are they equal?
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Dell p4 system not showing any display
My Dell P4 Desktop system is not showing display and it smells like some things is burning. It has some small lights at right side of system that shows 1 2 3 4 and an oval shaped drum icon. They on ...
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Lag when using multiple display
I use a laptop with Windows 7 x64. It lags when I connect to the external display (extended mode), especially when playing video.
But if use single display (external or internal) it works just fine.
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How to connect two monitors to a macbook pro?
I have a 13" macbook pro, and I need much more space right now, so I decided to buy two smaller monitors. (these from LG).
But I don't really know how will I connect them. I've seen some products ...
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Can't maximize window fully?
I'm in stock Windows 7, and something has happened such that I can't maximize windows fully. The Maximize operation functions, but behaves as though the top X pixels of my display aren't relevant. I ...
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How is monitor resolution measured for “HD” monitors?
By HD I mean my mid-2011 17" macbook pro screen, the Dell Ultrasharp 30", or the 27" apple cinema display. All of these have a really high resolution, and I'm wondering what this is called. DPI?
I'm ...
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Windows 7/Outlook 2010 cut off controls on form windows
I am running windows 7 with multiple monitors. 2 at 1920 x 1200 and 1 at 1600x900 resolution. Controls are cut off and I cannot view the entire content of the window.
As far as I can tell I only ...
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Can I have two external displays connected to my laptop?
I have a Dell XPS M1530, and I already have one external display connected.
I was wondering if I could have another one connected through the HDMI port.
I already tried plugging them both in and it ...
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Linux: Is there a way to have multiple X displays with the Intel driver?
I have two monitors connected to an intel chipset (Sandybridge Desktop GT1) on VGA and DVI. With this xorg.conf, everything works great:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver ...
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Power Options on docked Laptop cause fatal error
I have many users with Lenovo W510 docked workstations connected to three monitors running Windows 7 Professional. W510 has 2 graphics adapters or otherwise supports two displays and the third is ...
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Stop TV from turning off when used as PC monitor?
I have a new PC build temporarily hooked up to a TV until I buy a monitor. I'm using a VGA cable. The TV will turn itself off if I don't use the computer for around 10 minutes.
I can't find any ...
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Hp Laptop HDMI display to 26" Element Flat Screen 1920x1080 Not working properly
So like the title says, but the TV I'm using for a monitor has a native resolution of 1920x1080. I hook it up to my laptop and this is what I got, it goes off the screen by half an inch on all four ...
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Screen is black at login screen if display driver is enabled
I have a Lenovo x200 and recently its screen didn't work, so I took it to a repair lab. The guy told me they replaced the screen inverter. I powered up the laptop and the ThinkPad logo was shown, so I ...
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Differences between LED and LCD monitors, from a consumer's perspective
I'm researching possibly getting some LED monitors to replace my LCD ones.
What are the practical differences between LED and LCD monitors that a consumer would notice?
I'm looking for things like ...
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Is it normal to hear soft, high-frequency blips and clicks from an LCD monitor?
I bought a couple ViewSonic 27" monitors a while back for my dream system, and so far, I've loved them.
Then, all of a sudden, one of them started making strange high-pitched clicking/blinking ...
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Computer starting up with blank display, but starts up normally after restart
I'm asking on behalf of another friend who's having a puzzling problem with his machine.
This is his current machine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227134
The only two ...
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HP dv6-2155dx Weird Display Issue
I consider myself to be a fairly savvy computer guy, but this is a new one for me - I have an HP dv6-2155dx laptop. It has an integrated Intel HD graphics chipset. There are some scenarios (I haven't ...
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Will my laptop support HDMI HD resolution if it doesn't support VGA bigger than 1280x1024?
I have an issue with using external display on my Acer travel mate 5742G with Windows 7.
I have connected it to my montor through VGA and it cannot get bigger resolution than 1280x1024 while having ...
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Horizontal line on display
I have an HP Pavilion DV6 laptop which has a horizontal line on the display. I checked with an external monitor and the video was shown correctly, so I assume there is no problem with the GPU. The ...
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Turning off/on monitor reduces non-maximized window sizes?
I believe this is a very strange problem, but i just switched back to PC from Mac after nearly 20 years so I'm certainly no expert with Windows 7 yet.
My new computer has a Gigabyte HD 6970 GPU ...
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3 Monitors on 1 Card
I know it's possible with certain hardware, I have 3 monitors, I wish to run one on VGA, one on DVI and the other on HDMI, however the monitors do not support HDMI output so I was going to use a DVI ...
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Monitor redetect needed at random
Have a user with a fairly normal desktop (HP Pro 3305 MT, Windows 7) and a LG W2261 monitor.
Periodically (ie randomly) on bootup the monitor has reverted to being installed as a 'Generic PnP ...
