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3 monitors - 2 via external graphics card DVI, and 1 via onboard DVI/VGA port
I have been running on two monitors for some time now, but have now acquired a third monitor. Windows detects the third monitor as a generic monitor (as opposed to Samsung xyz ...), but does not seem ...
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Pixel aspect ratio?
Due to some hardware or software disease, my windows 7 machine is presenting
it's video with a non-square pixel aspect ratio, approximately 1.2:1, so squares
appear as horizontally stretched ...
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5 minute entire computer “Glitch-Buzz”
Approximately four days ago, I was rearranging my monitor setup in order to use one monitor for my new mini-pc.
The steps that I took, while the computer was powered on - yes, I know, major ID10T ...
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Is it possible to “forward” a video feed from a monitor to a tv over hdmi?
I have a monitor that has both a vga and hdmi input. I am wondering if I can use the HDMI to mirror the input from the VGA to a secondary tv. Is such a thing possible?
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Blurry Video on TV when going through Desktop GPU
Ok so I have a Samsung 46 in led with a Native resolution of 1920x1080
this one for reference:
http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN46EH6000FXZA
I also have it connected to my Desktop (with a 570gtx ...
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Monitor calibration icm profile vs color settings?
We bought a Dell U2713H monitor, and because of the price tag we thought it deserves a calibration, so I asked for it.
This is the first monitor I bought calibrated, I always thought these are just ...
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Vector-smooth UI in Videos
I'm trying to make tutorial videos for various applications. However, I notice in Camtasia when I choose to zoom in, I'm seeing a zoom on what's basically a raster image. The UI elements of the ...
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Black screen on Ubuntu 12.04
I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm experiencing some problems.
The first thing I noticed is that when I click the Workspace switcher all I get is a black screen (I can guess where the ...
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LED Display control software
My university bought new big led display from chinese manufacturers. What I want to do is, show some visualizations (like Windows Media Player, Winamp, Itunes ... does) with music. I'd just drag the ...
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Add custom resolution to Control Panel in Windows
I have an ATI Radeon HD 4800 graphic card, when I open CCC I can select many different resolutions. When I open Control Panel > Screen Resolution, I only get few resolutions (1920x1080x, 1280x1024, ...
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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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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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How to use my Linux as DVI/HDMI switch? Where 2PC use 1 screen, depending on priority one PC output gets render
I have done this with triple head Linux (it works!!), which is not my current case, but just to explain.
I have this scenario, which i need to solve with Linux.
How can i take 2PC output and ...
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Can one damage a PC video card by unplugging the monitor cable?
I have had an argument with a friend of mine, he was trying to prove that unplugging a DVI or VGA monitor cable can cause damage to the video card. I have never heard this before and decided to pull ...
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Samsung syncmaster 2494 HM gives “Check Signal Cable” error in HDMI mode
My Samsung SyncMaster 2494HM is stuck in a "Check Signal Cable" error while in HDMI mode.
The screen is black.
How can I get my computer monitor screen to work again?
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Making 3 screens work
I have Lenovo Thinkpad T400.
It is currently on docking station and I have 1 dell screen.
I have 2 extra identical screens that I am trying to arrange on left and right side of my existing main ...
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Computer turns itself on with only black screen
I have a computer, a Dell Optiplex 755, that turns itself on whenever it is being supplied power. It turns on, and all the lights come on, the fans spin, and the monitor does recieve input, but it's ...
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Slow XP Desktop Redraw / Refresh
My Windows XP desktop icons have become slow to redraw. The desktop enhancement program Fences has become unusable with "hidden" icons being silhouetted, partially displayed fence titles, extremely ...
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How can I use one computer but two different desktop outputs?
Is it possible to use one PC, and output two different desktopd with different activity? Such as below:
One PC
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^ ^
DVI HDMI
^ ^
\ ...
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xrandr equivalent for Windows 7?
My old 7" Eee netbook runs Linux. I'm able to run the following command to scale what the display shows from the native/tiny 800x480 to something a little larger:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --scale ...
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Why does my monitor take over 5 minutes to display anything after turning it on?
When I turn on my monitor the screen is black and the power light on the monitor blinks every few seconds. This continues for 5-10 minutes and then either displays my desktop or a white screen.
I am ...
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Strange monitor issue - screen goes black after a few seconds
My LCD monitor display is going black (turning off). It's a Samsung SYncMaster 2233 widescreen.
I am trying to figure out if there is anything I can do about it, or if the monitor is junk.
I have ...
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Monitor is blank (no signal)
Custom built desktop computer. It was working fine (used as a server), but I needed to change the IP address, so for the heck of it, I went into the BIOS and:
Loaded factory defaults
Changed video ...
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Will changing the DPI affect video quality in any way - even theoretically?
I have a Dell ST2220 display. It is a 21.5" display with a native resolution of 1920x1080.
At native resolution, the text and other visual elements are small due to it being just 21.5" across ...
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what 3- or 4- monitor, 2560x1600, video card works in seamless mode on virtualbox?
I tried the nVidia nvs450 and it leaves a trail when I move the window. Same with the ATI FirePro V8800. Anyone know of a cards that is guaranteed to work with this set-up? (As in - either you tried ...
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Displaylink USB video adapter not working under Ubuntu 10.10
I just bought this USB graphics adapter and I need to use it on Ubuntu 10.10. I followed this guide, but when I ran
$ ./configure && sudo make install && make check
nothing ...
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Where can I learn all about the PC Video BIOS?
I've learned that one reason some computers don't work with an LCD monitor's native resolution is that certain specific resolutions can be blocked by something in the Video BIOS called the "Mode ...
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Best Configuration For Youtube HD 720p
I'm recording a screencast with CamStudio . My computer's screen resolution is 1280*800 , so video's resolution is 1280*800, too. I'm using Microsoft Video 1 codec when recording. I was record 9 ...
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Monitor attached to motherboard is out of frequency
I don't know if this is appropriate to ask it here in superuser.
Please, just route this to appropriate stackexchange site if found unrelevant.
Here's my scenario. I have bought a new motherboard ...
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can the hdtv be used as a monitor for the Dell Latitude 6410
can a hdtv be used as a monitor for the Dell Latitude 6410
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Dell Inspiron 1545 boots to black before bios. Sometimes
Every once in a while, I boot the computer and the video output refuses to work, before the Dell logo in the bios shows up. The back light works, and the computer is booting up behind the scenes (I ...
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Do I have a bad video card?
I think this is the right spot to post this question. Please don't flame me if it isn't. My work computer is a Dell Prescision M6400 laptop. I use the VGA output to a second monitor. There is ...
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Please help to troubleshoot the issue with Inspiron 8600 laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop which display stopped working all of the sudden. It started to show a purple fog pattern along with some color vertical lines. I talked to Dell support and they told ...
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How to tilt a rigid LCD Wall Mount?
I recently bought a Wall Mount for my 24" LCD TV, it is just a few feet above my workspace desktop, but I need it to be a little bit tilted because I'm quite near the screen. I can't afford another ...
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How to calibrate monitor colors to use 3D glasses?
I have a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses and when I use them to view youtube's 3D videos or anaglyph images they dont seem to work properly. The two images are not filtered properly by each colored lens.
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PCIE slot priority for BIOS boot display?
When a PC with more than one GPU installed boots, how does it determine which display adapter to use for the boot display when you have more than one GPU?
My problem is that I have a PC with 2 high ...
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What is “Interlacing” when referring to a computer monitor or display?
When referring to a computer monitor or other display, what do you mean by interlace or interlacing?
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What could cause my computer's display to go darker suddenly?
My monitors lost their brightness without warning or reason. I left my computer alone for a couple hours, and when I came back my monitors were so dark I could barely see anything.
It looks as if ...
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Resolution Missing in Windows 7
I used System Restore to rollback a driver update on Win 7 pro x64 (not display driver).
When the system came back up, the resolution was less than it used to be. I went into both the Windows Screen ...
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Monitor for HD video editing
I have been researching for days and nights on a good monitor to buy for a Mac Pro with an ATI Radeon 2600 XT (256mb). It will be used extensively for HD video editing (1080p) and photo editing, and ...
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ATI 5850 Video Card Display Limits
I have a question regarding new ATI 5 series. I heard that there will be a special version of 5 series that supports up to 6 displays. What about a regular 5 series? I see a regular 5 series have 2 ...
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NVIDIA secondary display problem on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
All of this was working fine on Windows XP Professional SP3. I just installed Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and it doesn't work anymore.
My video card is an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT. I have a plain old ...
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What PCI video card should I get for my third display?
I got a new display, but my PC vid card only has two heads. Looking for recommendation that satisfies this:
PCI (not express, my motherboard only has one express slot)
Fanless
Powerful enough to ...
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Force native resolution to Non-PnP monitor in Windows
I've got a 22-inch, 1680 x 1050 monitor. Brand X2gen, model MW22U. Connected by DVI cable to my NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphics card.
Several days ago my monitor stopped working. It displayed ...
