Refers to display devices. Like a computer monitor.
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Can I solve blurry text on an old computer monitor?
I was given an old (box-like) monitor (Flatron 775FT), and it's better than my current one as far as differentiating shades of black goes. The only problem is that the text is a bit blurry... Is there ...
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How can I stop my laptop display from flickering when I connect my TV?
I have a laptop with an HDMI output port running Vista, and an HDTV with HDMI input ports. The laptop is set to extend its desktop onto a second monitor. When I connect the computer to the TV with ...
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Is it possible for an LCD monitor to crash your computer?
I'm at a loss to explain this one. I have a refurbished Samsung 24" monitor that, when connected to my desktop via DVI, seems to be crashing the computer. At the very least, it seems to be crashing ...
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HDMI video dropping out
I recently purchased a new computer and a new flat-panel monitor from Dell. Everything worked perfectly if I used the supplied analog monitor cable. Since both the monitor and the graphics card ...
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Windows XP Display is Stretched
I recently upgraded my CRT with a 19.5 Inches LCD Monitor. The trouble is that the display has become stretched even at the maximum resolution.
I am currently using Win XP SP2. Do I need to get any ...
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Mac OS X 10.5 VNC Resolution independent of hardware display
Is it possible to set the VNC display resolution that is independent of the hardware resolution when you are using OS X 10.5 Screen Sharing?
I have a macbook and a windows box with 3 monitors. I'd ...
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Possible causes of “streaks” on LCD monitor
I've got a dual monitor setup run off of a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS video card with 1 DVI and 1 VGA output.
Things on my VGA monitor looks OK after a reboot, but eventually everything will look like it ...
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Can FFMPEG capture from the screen in Windows?
I am trying to capture a certain region of the screen (actually its specifically a number of visible windows) on Windows XP with FFMPEG but I can only find options to capture from X11:
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Do they make square monitors? 1920x1920
I enjoy my widescreen monitors, one in portrait mode, one in landscape.
Sweeter would be if my main monitor (landscape mode, 1920x1200) could fill out that unused vertical space beneath it.
Do they ...
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Compaq Q2009 monitor display Issues
I have this compaq q2009 monitor 20' inches and I am having display issues. When I turn on the computer the image is displayed fine for a fraction of a second and then the display goes black. If I ...
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Does increasing “Screen refresh rate” damage monitors?
I work on different types of monitors (CRT, LCD) and all PCs have the same screen refresh rate as 60 Hertz. Recently I've read an article which claims that low refresh rates cause headaches. The ...
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Kubuntu Monitor Out of Range
My X server seems to be faulty, but I don't know why. I had some problems last week with a new motherboard, but they seemed to be resolved. Today, I updated Kubuntu and restarted, but my Viewsonic ...
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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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What about using a large modern LED TV as very large desktop display?
I explain.
I am thinking about expand my desktop workarea. I am a software developer with 2 monitors (1280x1024). My first thought was buy 2 larger monitors (1920x1200) and use them in portrait mode. ...
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How to setup custom DPI below 100% on Windows 7?
In another words, how to make fonts get smaller than the default on native LCD resolution?
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How to setup dual monitor?
Dual monitor for windows xp or windows 7. Laptop as the primary display and an lcd monitor the extension monitor.
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Remote screen control
At my house we have a 42" LCD connected to a media PC running Vista and use it for things like streaming video & music, playing games, etc. We control the media PC with a wireless mouse & ...
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Different resolution on laptop display
Some of you might have read my previous question "Weird laptop display", I've got another question regarding the same issue. I should've mentioned I went for higher resolution display. Instead of XGA ...
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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 related problem
I've got a motherboard that when powered on, doesn't send any output to the monitor. but when connect the monitor to another motherboard, it works fine. so, it has to do with my motherboard.
I want ...
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Is there an application that can automatically set Graphics Properties when docking?
I have a dual display setup with my laptop (Dell, with integrated graphics, WinXP). The problem is that whenever I hook up the laptop to the monitor I have to go to Graphics Properties (Intel Graphics ...
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Does the Mimo 720-s touchscreen work with Windows 7?
Does the Mimo 720-S work with Windows 7's multi-touch? Their website doesn't mention anything newer than Vista. Even though it's a touch, it doesn't mention multi-touch. Has anyone tried one with ...
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How to find out if the screen is WLED or RGBLED on Dell Studio XPS 16?
I just ordered the Dell Studio XPS 16 with i7 and 16" RGBLED screen. This upgrade from WLED LCD to RGBLED LCD charged me more $$. But now when I view the order online, it lists this part as "320-8335 ...
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desktop windows arrangement
I remember that Jeff was talking in a podcast about an utility which help him to send opened windows to certain zones of the screen, or resize them, just by using some keyboard combination. This seems ...
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Does a portable secondary laptop LCD monitor exist? [closed]
I'm looking to buy a portable secondary LCD monitor for my Macbook Pro, does anything like that exist?
I found some laptops that provide a dual 15'' monitor solution (but it's already baked into the ...
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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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Weird laptop display problem
I recently replaced the display in one of my laptops (a HP nx6125). I'm getting alternate-line vertical banding, it's almost unreadable.
Does anyone have any exprience with this?
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Monitor position moves when I reboot; any way to fix that, or dynamically set it?
I've got Windows XP running with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT (with two monitors) and a DisplayLink adapter for a total of three monitors.
During each reboot the third (DisplayLink) monitor changes its ...
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How to change the display language in “Movie Maker”?
I am currently using Windows XP Chinese version on my computer. I am using Movie Maker, but it's all in Chinese. Is there any possible way for me to "make it look" English without the need of ...
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Installing Ubuntu 64 bit on Mac using VMWare Fusion 3 Display Issue
I have installed Ubuntu 64 bit on a 2009 Mac Book Pro running Snow Leopard using VMWare Fusion 3. When I start the vm and reach the login screen I enter my user name and password and the progress bar ...
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Wireless monitor
Is there such a thing?
Ideally, I'd hook up some device onto my VGA/DVI jack on the computer and some other device to the same jack on the monitor and the data would flow wirelessly.
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Setting up wide monitor in XP
I have windows XP on my second computer and a wide-screen monitor.
Text appears stretched with automatic settings.
How can I set it up properly?
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Is there any difference between a frame rate at a monitors refresh rate, and a frame rate above a monitors refresh rate?
If my monitor has a 60hz refresh rate, should I be able to notice any difference whatsoever between say 60fps and 500fps?
Everywhere I read tells me that there's no difference, but I could swear I ...
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Force Mac to detect displays?
I have a Mac mini in a somewhat complex home-theatre setup. Often the Mac won't correctly recognize the TV as a display. The TV will just report "No signal". There are two methods to recover from ...
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Why does my screen dim on a desktop installation of Windows 7?
Periodically, while using my Windows 7 Pro desktop installation, the screen suddenly dims. The brightness is about 75% normal (estimate). It's as if I am in a power-saving mode on a laptop running on ...
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How can I rotate my display orientation by 90 degrees?
I want to use my HP Mini as an eBook reader, but I would like to hold it like a book and rotate the screen. Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys does not work on this model.
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Why would a CRT monitor stop displaying higher resolutions for one computer?
I have problems displaying resolutions above 640x480. Until recently the very same computer, graphics card and monitor used to operate just fine. On another computer the monitor still works as ...
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Software to adjust display brightness on Windows XP laptops
Is there any software to adjust display brightness on laptops on Windows XP? Windows mobility center on Windows 7 is really good.
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Application bandwidth monitor
Which is the best application bandwidth monitor for my windows machine?
Some programs lurking in the background seems to pull up all the bandwidth and constraints my browsing experience. Are there ...
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Ubuntu 9.10, login screen error
Recently I installed Ubuntu 9.10.. I was trying to install some java runtime, and after the installation was done, I did a reboot.. Ubuntu booted normally but the normal Ubuntu 9.10 login screen is ...
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In Ubuntu 9.10, how do I check my color depth?
xdpyinfo | grep depth gives me many answers, I'm not sure which one I want. Google says to look at my xorg.conf, but Ubuntu 9.10 has no xorg.conf.
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How to control brightness on Sony VGN SZ-series laptop after Windows 7 upgrade?
I liked Windows 7 so much on my desktop machine that I took a chance and upgraded my Sony VGN-SZ2XP laptop as well - to Windows 7 Home Premium - knowing that Sony were not making Windows 7 drivers ...
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How can I fix my nvidia display problem in Ubuntu 9.10?
I had Ubuntu 9.04 working with nvidia display drivers, then I upgraded Ubuntu to 9.10. It boots to the desktop, the desktop looks great for a moment and then I get a screenful of pink and blue noise. ...
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Small monitor form for 1280x1024 resolution
Based on the size and resolution of my Macbook (screen 11.25in x 7, resolution 1280x800), you should be able to get 1280 x 1024 resolution on a monitor with a diagonal size of about 14.5 inches. ...
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Desktop LCD monitor flickering from dark to faint display of the screen
I have this 19" LCD Viewsonic monitor from 2005. Yesterday, it starts flickering from dark(as if it is turned off) to very faint display of the screen. After I shut down my computer while the ...
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Are there any LG screen drivers?
Are there something like LG screen drivers? because I bought a LG Flatron W1934S screen and its very bright... How can I fix this?
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Easily switch between different multi-monitor setups (Windows XP)
I carry my laptop between a variety of work environments, each of which has a particular external monitor setup. For example:
At work: 1680 x 1050 external monitor on my left
In meeting room: 1900 x ...
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Two monitors in vertical position as a dual monitor screen for a laptop
I want to put two 1600x1200 monitors in vertical position side by side in order to have a combined screen size of 2400x1600.
I know there are these USB to VGA adapters that will allow me to add two ...
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Ubuntu/gnome small “Unknown” display box on the top left of my screen
I can't get rid of this box. It's very small and it says "Unknown" in it. It shows up whenever Pingus (a game) crashes from fullscreen, and I have to resize my display manually. Everything seems to ...
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24-bit monitor on 32-bit card
Can a monitor that supports 24 bits of color depth be used with a graphic card that supports 16 or 32-bit color depth only ??
This monitor, for example:
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