Refers to display devices. Like a computer monitor.
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Why don't websites immediately display their text these days?
I've noticed that recently many websites are slow to display their text. Usually, the background, images and so on are going to be loaded, but no text. After some time the text starts appearing here ...
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Displaying XML in the Chrome browser
I love the Chrome browser, but I use XML quite a lot in my development work and when I view it in Chrome I just get the rendered text.
I know that the source view is slightly better, but I'd really ...
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What is the best way to clean an LCD monitor?
I have loads of grubby finger marks on my monitor (mine and smaller people's). I'm not sure how to clean them off without damaging the monitor.
What's the best way to safely clean dust, smudges and ...
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What did computers use for output before monitors?
How did the early industrial computers, such as UNIVAC, ENIAC, MARK I, etc display output before monitors existed?
Did the first personal computers, like the Altair 8800 or the Simon use monitors, or ...
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Connecting 2 External Monitors to a Laptop?
Equaling 3 Displays Total (or 2, if the laptop display cannot be used).
I work at home on two large monitors, but at the office on a laptop with a single large monitor. Is it possible to attach two ...
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Removing dead thunderflies stuck inside an LCD monitor
This summer my flat was "attacked" by hundreds of tiny thunderflies, some of which managed to get behind the screen of my LCD. A few of the cursed creatures went and died right in the middle of the ...
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How could I safely fix my walking “dead pixel” bug?
I need suggestions.
I've got a live little bug inside my macbook pro screen for 2 days now.
I've tried to film it using my iPhone, but it ain't that good. :(
Should I try to open it? o_O
C'mon, ...
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Triple (3) Monitors under Linux
I have a 3 monitor setup (each 1680x1050) via an Nvidia NVS440 (2 GPUs, 2 outputs per GPU totalling 4 outputs); this works fine under Windows XP,7 but caused considerable headaches under Linux (Ubuntu ...
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Is an LED monitor better for eyes than an LCD monitor?
Is an LED monitor better for eyes than an LCD monitor?
EDIT:
And if you are allergic to fluorescent light, is LED going to be better? I heard that LED doesn't uses fluorescent light.
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What are the advantages of 10-bit monitors?
To support 10-bit color the following are needed:
A monitor supporting it.
A GPU supporting it (only AMD FirePro and NVIDIA Quadro support this?).
Compatible software. Unless I am mistaken there are ...
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My monitor's screen resolution has dropped from 1920x1200 to 1919x1200
I noticed this happen right around the same time I noticed a stuck red pixel in the middle-lower section of the panel. I don't think the two things are related but they may be since it was about the ...
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What's the correct monitor height for large monitors?
Conventional ergonomics guides suggest aligning the top of the monitor to where the operator looks at straight on. It seems doubtful that that still applies to today's 24" and 30" and larger ...
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E-ink screens for desktop PC?
Are there PC monitors which are e-ink displays? E-ink is so much easier to read documents on that I'd rather like a secondary monitor just for documents, but I can't find any monitors available ...
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What to do with old laptop screens?
This question is inspired by another SU question I came across earlier today: What to do with old hard drives? It made me think about two long-dead laptops I have with perfectly good screens still ...
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How can I dim my computer screen beyond the minimum?
I usually just use Fn + Left or Fn + Right to adjust my screen's brightness but the minimum settings are still too bright for me (especially when I'm working at night). I tried going through the Power ...
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How important is it to keep an LCD computer monitor well-ventilated?
The Question
How important is it to keep an LCD computer monitor well-ventilated?
Backstory
I built a DIY arcade cabinet for a video game that I programmed, and this cabinet will house an 18" LCD ...
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How safe is locking the screen?
So, both windows and linux have a pretty useful feature that allows you to leave everything running on the PC while also keeping invaders away by locking the screen. My question is:
Say I leave my ...
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Why aren't there many monitors with higher than 1920x1080 resolution? [closed]
I haven been shopping around for monitors and it seems that everything from 19" to 24" have a max resolution at 1920x1080. Is there some technical reason for this or is that just how it happens to be.
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Is there a real reason to use a screen saver?
Other than entertainment, is there a real reason to use a screen saver? Does it somehow "save your screen"?
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Why do fonts sometimes look “fat” on Mac OS X?
Sometimes when resuming from suspend, the fonts in Mac OS X look "fatter" than normal. Unfortunately right now I can't get my Macbook Pro to exhibit the "normal" behavior for comparison, it has been ...
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Is there a modern monitor that works with original amigas?
I realise that I'll need a scandoubler, but that will still mean a monitor that can sync to a 31kHz horizontal signal. Is there anyone actually using a currently-available LCD monitor in such a way? ...
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The colour silver (and computer screens)
My Dad insists the it is possible to make a computer screen go silver, so silver that it turns into a mirror.
I have tried to explain about pixels, but he doesn't understand it so how do I explain ...
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Is VGA port hot-pluggable?
In meetings, I often see people detaching the VGA connector from one running laptop and connecting it to another, while the projector is still on.
Is this 100% risk free, and OK by design of the VGA ...
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Monitor utilities
I'm a big fan of good monitor usage, but only currently use a few utilities to help me attain display nirvana across several systems and monitors. Part of this is due to not knowing what's available.
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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 ...
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How to vertically split widescreen into two virtual workspaces on Ubuntu/Gnome?
My new laptop has a big 16:9 screen, and I'm finding it hard to fully utilize it during the 95% of the time that I'm not watching HD movies on it.
I'd like to set it up as a kind of virtual dual ...
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Force Windows 8 Metro apps to run lower resolutions below 1024x768?
I have installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my Samsung NB30 netbook. I was very excited to try it on this little box cause it has a touchscreen and Windows 8 is supposed to be optimized for ...
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Can you bring LCD monitors from the Nothern Hemisphere to the Southern?
In the old days, when CRTs ruled, I remember that monitors were manufactured specifically for the location in the world in which they were to be sold.
Amongst other things, the Earths magnetic field ...
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Are the insides of LCD monitors dangerous?
I have an LCD monitor that is cracked. So far nothing leaks out but if something starts leaking should I be concerned?
I have searched and read everything from:
It is safe to be around and ...
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Is there any point in installing a monitor driver?
I'm guessing that most of the world's PCs are running with a default "Plug & Play Monitor" driver which seems to work well enough, and having just swapped to a 2005FPW, installed the driver and ...
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Screen fuzzes/zig zags on a custom build
Recently, I built my first computer:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
4 x 1GB DDR2 RAM
500GB SATA hard drive
Radeon HD 6770 graphics card by XFX - using one monitor via DisplayPort -> VGA adapter.
MSI P6N SLI ...
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Looking for a real DisplayPort hub/splitter
In my search for a new display, I came across the Dell Multi-Monitor Hub MMH11, which seemed to be an alternative to my search for daisy-chainable DisplayPort displays.
However, before I cave and ...
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Generating usage logs that prove my Internet connection is flaky
I need a way to generate reports or logs that prove that my Internet connection is flaky. My Comcast connection is very flaky but if I ask their support to send someone over it will probably work fine ...
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How do you determine what a 'good' monitor is?
I'm shopping for some good LCD monitors and considering something in the >= 25" range.
What are some things that I should look for when comparing brands/models?
The specs given by the different ...
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On my monitor: there is a live bug between the glass and the pixels crawling around [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How could I safely fix my walking “dead pixel” bug?
There is a bug behind the display on my monitor, how do I get it out? if it dies while being on the ...
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Is there a quick/automatic way to change monitor brightness at night on Windows 7 or Linux?
I'm a fairly nocturnal creature by nature, but life requires me to spend more time during the bright hours of day. I also have a visual impairment which makes it that my eyes take a very long time to ...
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Windows 8 start screen on secondary monitor
Is there a way to get Windows 8 to use my secondary monitor for the start screen?
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What is the point to 120Hz in 2D mode?
I’ve been searching the Internet for advice on my next PC/console monitor purchase and came across a good deal on the LG D2342P-PN. It’s an LED monitor with all three connectors I want, and even 3D ...
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Anti-glare filter for glossy laptop screen?
For some reason (technical? fashion?), just about every laptop today comes with a glossy screen, which makes them pretty much unusable when there's any light in the backgound.
I have a 13.3" 16:9 ...
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White color is not white in Windows Picture Viewer
Recently bought new monitor. And connected it with HDMI. No new monitor extends my laptops in-built monitor. There is 1 problem with white color (all other colors are awesome)
This is how Windows 7 ...
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Magical moving desktop icons
I have encountered a very strange behavior in Windows 7 that I cannot seem to identify and I have never seen or heard of on any system configuration. Whenever I move my mouse to the left-most edge of ...
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Is there a way to move the taskbar to another monitor?
I am using Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and three monitors. I would like for my taskbar to be moved to the third monitor. How can I get it over there instead of on my primary monitor?
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How functional/practical is it to use an hdtv as a computer monitor?
My small (22") monitor went bad on the pc I use to watch hulu/netflix with... The kids like to use this computer to play online games. I am considering buying a HDTV (~32") to replace the smaller ...
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Can I sleep one of the displays on a dual-monitor setup (running Windows 7)?
I want to be able to 'put the display to sleep' on one of my two monitors when it isn't needed, so it doesn't distract me or use unnecessary power.
Ideally, the display would be asleep, but the OS ...
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Triple output video card
I currently have a dual monitor setup, but I would like to expand to 3 monitors. My motherboard only supports 1 PCI-E card, so I was wondering if it's possible to head a triple-output video card? It ...
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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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How can I monitor network usage by process on Mac OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Application for monitoring all applications that are using the internet in Mac OS X
Bandwidth monitor for Mac OS X?
Is there any way to find out which process using how ...
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How can I tell if my graphics card will take advantage of a 120Hz monitor?
My specific hardware setup is that I have a GeForce GTX 580M in my laptop, and I'm considering buying an Iiyama Prolite G2773HS monitor. However, I would hope that answers to this question would be ...
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Monitoring Bandwidth Across Multiple Systems in a Home Network
For the past several years, I have been using a simple software bandwidth monitor on my computer to keep track of my monthly bandwidth usage. It has worked fine (more or less; the numbers are slightly ...
