Questions tagged [display]

Display devices used with computers, such as monitors

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Intel NUC5i7RYH won't boot, displays nothing

I'm looking at an Intel NUC, model NUC5i7RYH. It was working fine until yesterday, running Windows 10. After being left alone for the night - it has entered a state in which: nothing is sent to the ...
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Cursor Freeze, Black screen and Screen Flickering

I have an Asus Rog laptop with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900hx and Nvidia RTX 3050Ti. I have been having some issues with my laptop for some time now. The cursor randomly freezes (mostly happens after playing ...
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Black areas when using RDP and Hyper-V VM console

OK, So when I use RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) to connect to a remote machine, the screen is full of random black areas. The way I managed to resolve this was by unchecking Persistent bitmap ...
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French accents not displaying correctly in Chrome under Windows 7

I use both English and French in my everyday work as a translator, so I don't have any keyboard-related issues. For about two months now, all my accented French letters are displaying incorrectly, to ...
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How to create a hotpluggable dummy monitor in X11?

I want to make a hotpluggable dummy monitor in X11. Basically what I want is, a dummy monitor should be present only if no screens are connected to the device. If at least one screen is connected, the ...
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Is there a work around to configure brightness or color on a DisplayLink monitor?

I run 3 monitors in addition to my laptop display at work - two of the monitors are using DisplayLink adapters. I've always thought that all my displays were too bright (and possibly give me ...
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Shifting horizontal/vertical position of display in software

I have an LCD monitor (a BenQ XL2420T) hooked up to a modern NVidia video card via a DVI-D connection and running at its native resolution of 1920x1080. I'd like to change the horizontal and vertical ...
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Screen Display Settings for Migraine Sufferer

I hope I'm posting this in the correct place but if not, a recommendation would be great as I've been searching for a while. Ok, so here's my issue. I use my computer for many hours per day. I don't ...
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FreeSync vs. VRB Performance difference

I am using Acer KA242Y with 75Hz and 1ms response time. Just wondering what type of performance or setting for better long-term use. My eyes are easy to get tired and need smooth graphical performance,...
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New VGA cable changes the recommended resolution

I recently discovered a problem with my desktop-to-monitor VGA cable, so I purchased a new one. When I re-started my desktop and monitor, the resolution had changed, and the desktop icons were all ...
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Windows 10 with lower color depth?

Currently, if I open Advanced Display Settings and List All Modes, all supported modes have "True Color (32 bit)". I Googled and did not find a solution. Given that lower color depths have ...
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Random Mouse Lag Triggered by Video/Animation

I'm facing an intermittent issue that seems to occur during video or animation playback in browsers. Since I rarely use any software other than web browsers, I can't confirm if the problem extends ...
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Split single monitor into multiple using xrandr

I am trying to split my monitor into several screens of specific size and location. My tool of choice is xrandr. Does anyone know how to do this on Arch Linux?
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Why is my USB to HDMI adapter no longer working after a firmware update?

I have one of these USB to HDMI adapters; “Cablelera Adaptateur USB vers HDMI, USB 3.0/2.0 vers HDMI Audio Vidéo Vidéo HD 1080P Convertisseur pour PC, Ordinateur Portable HDTV Compatible avec Windows ...
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Is it possible to upgrade Lenovo L412 stock display to one with an higher native resolution?

I am trying to find a way to upgrade my old but still good Lenovo L412 with its 1366x768 display. After researching a while I found some compatible 14 inch panels with 40 pins lvds interface on ...
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My MacBook Pro is 2560x1600 native resolution, when I capture a screenshot, why it is 2880x1800?

My MacBook Pro is 2560x1600 native resolution, when I capture a screenshot, why the captured image is 2880x1800? I don't understand. https://support.apple.com/kb/SP754?locale=en_GB Retina display 13.3-...
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How to turn off screen with PowerShell?

I need to be able to turn off my screen instantly manually. I tried powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0, but looks like setting the value to 0 turns it to never. Values like 0.1 also change it to ...
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Can I set separate desktop background slideshows for an extended desktop setup with Windows 10?

I have a laptop with Windows 10 connected to two external monitors. The dimensions of my three monitors are each very different -- one is my normal laptop monitor, one is vertical and one is extra ...
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Is there a standard to HP monitor series and their product naming convention?

For some reason Dell seem to be one of the rare companies with clear published references on this. Note, I'm European and assume this may differ across markets. I'm finding HP monitors HP P24 G5 HP ...
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Is it bad to leave a laptop screen on with the same image for long periods of time

I need to leave my laptop on for around 8 hours so I can control it with TeamViewer when needed. It would not be in any kind of sleep mode, like if I sat there moving the mouse around every 3 seconds ...
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Set refresh rate to 60Hz - Before Windows boots up

A while ago my laptop display started acting up, flickering and showing lots of lines, not showing the screen occasionally, etc. I found the solution is to set the refresh rate to 60Hz (instead of ...
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Black Display on Alienware M17 and very slight/soft clicking sound

I have an Alienware M17 laptop that I have had for several years. I was trying to plug an external monitor early today and when I did so, I noticed the monitor was flickering. So I tried an ...
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Is it safe to use a monitor power adapter with a higher amperage? [duplicate]

My MSI monitor power adapter gets hot when in use, and it's not even summer yet. I'm worried about this 20V 2.25A power adapter; it looks tiny and cheap. I really want to change it with a used one I ...
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How to improve monitor contrast ratio?

I bought a monitor recently, and altough it was quite cheap, it looked good enough at the store and most of the reviews said the image quality was good. When I got home and tried it I started having ...
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How to adjust the maximum white (NOT overall brightness) on an LCD computer monitor (display/screen)?

My eyes are hurting from computer use. I use dark colors when possible, but some applications only use bright white backgrounds. They are resulting in physical pain in my eyes. I have turned my ...
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Separate custom scaling levels for each display in Windows 10

I want to set a different custom scaling level for each of my 2 monitors. The "recommended" scaling for my laptop display is 150%, while 100% scaling is recommended for my external monitor. ...
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How to Quickly Switch Between High and Low Brightness Settings on a Dell U3421WE Monitor?

I'm currently using a Dell U3421WE monitor on macOS 14.2.1 with Apple M2 Max and facing a unique challenge due to my living situation. My apartment lacks curtains, resulting in very bright natural ...
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PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU

I'm hoping someone can assist me. I've upgraded my MB & CPU to the following PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU. I've also added more RAM from 32 to 128. Along with a new 700W PSU. I'm ...
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Will multiple monitors or much bigger monitor affect computer performance? [duplicate]

I have two questions about the monitor's impact on the computer's performance: Will multiple monitors affect computer performance? will a bigger monitor (43") slow down the computer's ...
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Disable second monitor iMac Pro

I'm currently using an iMac Pro and LG Ultrafine 5k display. I would like to temporarily disable/shut off the second monitor. I tried using the "DisableMonitor app" and "SwitchResX", but when I tried ...
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Screens move around after screen sleep in Windows 10

When I wake up my screens after they go to sleep (the computer itself is not sleeping), all of my windows move to a single screen. How can I fix this in Windows 10? This answer [1] doesn't work. There'...
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How to connect to a wireless display (an Epson EB-2250U projector) with Linux Mint

Taking the guide from How to connect to a wireless display (my Smart TV) with Linux Mint: I am in the same network as the projector. I have GNOME Network Displays installed. I could connect to my home ...
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Screen flicker with Intel HD graphics driver

I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 running on my Probook (HP Probook 4530s, core i3/2nd gen/4GB/320GB). It was functioning well. However, the screen started flickering in Win 7. Upon uninstalling the Intel ...
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Windows 10 automatic screen brightness option missing

I have Acer E1-571G laptop with Windows 10. I was trying to follow the steps for automatic screen brightness like my MacBook from this website but it didn't work. I have no options for automatic ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop no display suddenly "can't open display"

Summarize the problem: I have a headless homeserver running ubuntu-desktop 22.04 using an HDMI dummy plug and have been working fine for months. but lately when remoting using "rustdesk" I ...
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The monitor on my Lenovo Thinkpad suddenly started going black, displaying normally, back and forth (3 cycles avg) when plug in or unplug from charger

This just started happening and I’ve found lots of questions and answers on forums with similar phenomenons except none of them go back and forth, that is the display goes black and then back to ...
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I can not reduce the brightness of my laptop's monitor

For a while now I have not been able to reduce the brightness of my screen, and I don't know why! I've tried using the shortcuts but it doesn't work )other shortcuts work fine, like for the volume, ...
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Monitors swapping and windows moving on PC wakeup

I just got a new monitor and set it up without issue accept for when the computer sleeps, the tabs get shuffled and the pc seems to mix up which monitor is which. The old monitors are the exact same ...
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Would switching a video output off using xrandr save power?

If a monitor that is connected to a Linux PC is switched off, the video output stays active, according to the output of xrandr. Would executing xrandr --output HDMI-1 --off save a measurable or even a ...
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networking audio and video and eitheernet over one ethernet cable between two locations

i work for a church that needs to send many connection from its audio video booth to the stage of the church and one back to the booth for a remote hdmi over ethernet display source to our booth then ...
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Windows 10 dpi scaling with 27 inch Display 1440

The monitor I have is a Dell p2720dc - 27-inch display. Recently I have been using it with all 3 Operating systems. On Windows, although I have set the resolution to 2560 x 1440 pixels I find it does ...
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Use 4K monitor in HD resolution to get clearer text

As I spend 90% of my time reading code and documentation and seeing the display quality of new tables and smartphones I realize that they are way above the text quality I see on my 23" HD monitor. By ...
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Can I control how a monitor renders its pixels?

I searched all the web but I was unable to find anything related or even remotely similar. I'm not even sure I'm able to explain what the problem is, because I don't have the jargon used to describe ...
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No display on laptop but clear display on secondary monitor on a Dell Precision 7670

This is a similar question on Super User. I have recently bought Dell Precision 7670 (2023), there is no display on main screen but proper display on external monitor. All other functions are as ...
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Selecting multiple lines in emacs open from Screen Gnu mode

Normally when open files with "emacs -nw" to edit, I can select line by shift+arrow or ctrl+shift+arrow. The selected line or paragraph gets highlighted. But when I open file using "...
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Random distorted images in Windows

I have an HP Omen laptop running Windows 11. It has a 1080p display, and both integrated Intel graphics as well as an NVidia Geforce GTX 965M graphics card. I believe the laptop is a 2016 model but I'...
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How to stop windows resizing when the monitor display channel is turned off / switched to different source

I have a new 6870 Amd Radeon adapter with its drivers set to 1080p 60Hz resolution hooked up to a 2008 47" high end Samsung HDMI based TV. However, when the tv is turned to a different HDMI input -...
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Starting a command in a new screen session doesn't work

I want to execute a command in a new screen session (and detach from it) but I don't get it to work. I tried to start a process in a new screen session and detach from it with this: screen -d -m ...
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How can I make the changes to gamma made in 'Display Calibration' stay saved in Windows 10?

I have lowered my gamma level within the built-in 'Display Calibration' program in Windows 10, but whenever I turn my PC off and turn it on again, or whenever I restarted my PC, the custom gamma ...
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Monitor detects no input but my computer detects monitor

I have a single HP EliteDisplay E243i that I use as an external monitor for my Macbook Pro (2023) and Lenovo Thinkpad to extend their screens, not at the same time. The monitor was working (displaying ...

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