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An external display is a display device, such as a TV, projector, or extra monitor, that is not the primary display for the computer. Use this tag if your question is specific to the external display, rather than about multiple monitors in general.

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How to use second PC as extended monitor

I have 2 PC's (notebook). Both have Windows 7 32bit. They are cross connected with LAN cable. How to use PC 2 as extended monitor of PC 1 ? I want to achieve same effect as I would connect external ...
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Screen buffer is corrupted when resuming from suspend in Xubuntu

I have a ThinkPad x220 and Xubuntu 11.04. At work I use an external 22" monitor with a VGA cable. When my day is over, I tell Xubuntu to disconnect from the monitor and only use the laptop monitor. ...
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Windows 7 doesn't output via VGA connector to projector

My Acer netbook has a VGA connector for connecting to a project. It came with Windows 7 pre-installed and it has a feature in Control Panel that allows to redirect output to the projector. My ...
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Perform action when external lcd is attached or removed from Windows 7 laptop

My netbook running Windows 7 Starter seems to know when I attach or remove my external monitor. But I'm wondering if there is some way to attach a script or action when these events are detected by ...
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Can I force my Thinkpad T520 with NVS4200m to output WQXGA on the displayport?

Edit - this is no longer an issue due to a series of driver updates. Sometime in August/September 2011 (I think, maybe even earlier) an NVidia driver update made it possible to run WQXGA resolution ...
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Not getting native resolution of external monitor in Ubuntu

Since there us a defect in my laptop screen, I am using an external Dell 1600x1000 monitor. Windows was recognizing the native resolution correctly. But when I installed Ubuntu 10.10, I get only up to ...
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Disable laptop screen

I recently had the display fail on my Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop. I currently have my TV hooked up to the laptop's S-Video out which works fine as long as I'm running in Windows. For the first minute ...
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text shadow on external monitor

On a Acer travelmate 5730 I've connected an external monitor(Samsung Syncmaster 225mw) using a svga cable. The problem is that on the external monitor, the image/text is displayed with shadows. Do ...
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Set Display Refresh Rate in OSX w/o External Utilities

I have an iMac and an LG Flatron connected as a secondary monitor. The recommended resolution for the flatron is 1680x1050 @ 65.290 Hz (horiz), 59.954 Hz (vert). For some reason, OSX is choosing a ...
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Windows XP - Setting External Monitor as Primary

I'm having problems using two monitors. I can't set my external monitor as the primary, and extended my desktop to the one on the laptop. I does work if I DON'T extended my desktop to the laptops ...
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Windows 7 does not recognize LG E2250 monitor when connected with RGB

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 and an LG monitor E2250 (1080p, so should support 1920×1080). I try to connect the monitor using the RGB connector and use it as an external monitor. The problem is that ...
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Cannot set 32bit colordepth at max resolution

I have a Dell Latitude D830 which has a 1920x1200 display and a Nvidia Quadro 140M graphics card. It runs windows XP professional German with SP3. When I have a 2nd monitor attached an I have both ...
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MacBook in Clamshell Mode with a KVM Switch?

Hey guys. I just got this KVM Switch that works really well so far. However, I prefer to use my macbook (unibody, early 2009) in clamshell mode so that it sets the external monitor as the primary ...
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3 screens on W500 + ATI V5700 + docking station

I've got Lenovo W500 with D-SUB and DVI ports. Most of the time I work with a docking station which has D-SUB and DVI ports, as well. I used to have laptop + 22" monitor (DVI) configuration. Now I'...
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How can I set my internal display to my integrated gpu and all my outputs to my external gpu?

I know a question like this has already been asked, but they only asked if it is possible. I want to know how someone actually does this. In particular, the second option from that question's accepted ...
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DisplayLink Manager, BetterDisplay and HiDPI mode for 2k monitors on macOS 13

I have been using a 2k monitor with my 2021 MacBook Pro "M1 Pro". The native resolution is 2560x1440. The macOS operating system does not think it is HiDPI and refuses to provide the HiDPI ...
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Colors red in external monitors - Ubuntu 22

I have a Lenovo extreme gen3 with ubuntu 22 installed. I have an external monitor at home where the colors are perfect. The weird problem is that all the external monitors other than my one at home, ...
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How to play HDR with windows 11 on my Laptop?

I have a laptop, MSI 63M 7REX. I am not able to use HDR capabilities in Windows 11 OS. I have MSI laptop, model 62M 7REX. It has Nvidia GTX 1050ti. It has a minidisplay port (I don't know which ...
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Connecting Laptop to External Monitor. I/O and GSync issue

I am using Asus TUF F15 2021 (i7 11800H and RTX 3060) I want to connect to ext monitor which supports 144Hz GSync via DP but no GSync 144Hz via HDMI. I have a Type C Thunderbolt 4 and an HDMI output ...
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Windows 10 extend display both sides

I have one monitor connected to my laptop. I sometimes put my laptop one the left side and sometimes on the right. I think on Windows you can only have extended monitor on one side. But why can't the ...
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Windows 11 does not recognize third monitor until plugging cable out and in

at home I connect my laptop with two external displays. Whenever my laptop goes to sleep mode, and I unlock it again, only one of the two external displays gets found. The other one will only show the ...
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Windows on extended display moving to laptop screen when powered off

I attached a new monitor to my laptop and configured it to "Extend these displays". I can move applications from the laptop screen to new monitor, but when I turn off the monitor the ...
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How to make Windows 11 forget USB-C hub (monitor)

I have a Dell Windows 11 laptop attached to a USB-C hub to which I attach my monitor with HDMI. This setup was working well, until I run Dell firmware updater and a hit a bluescreen during the update. ...
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Weird bug with external Monitor on Linux

I own a Dell Inspiron 15 7590, with Intel i5 9300H and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with 2x8Gigs of DDR4 RAM that I bought separately from Crucial. It runs a classic Win 10 installation, on a 480Gb nvme ...
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Natively controlling Dell external monitor brightness in Windows 10

I read online that the Windows 10 has a native brightness control slider in the action center. However, this slider is not available to me as I use an external monitor (Dell 32" 4K monitor a.k.a ...
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Is there an API for HP DreamColor Monitors? Something that can control input via internal USB hub?

I have a HP DreamColor Z24x G2 monitor and a couple of HP Z24N monitors (first edition I believe) and both models have a built-in USB hub. Interestingly, on the HP DreamColor Z24x G2, the USB 2.0 HUB ...
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How do I make a USB "hub" from an LG monitor connected to a PC

I have an LG HDR 4K monitor connected to a MacBook Air laptop via USB Type-C, and a PC via HDMI. I also have a keyboard and speakers connected to the same monitor via USB. Since the monitor and the ...
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Disable display output signal from USB-C port

I want to disable USB-C port for exernal display output signal and instead only use the HDMI as display port. I have USB-C connection from laptop to a screen/display, purely for the reason to provide ...
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External RF interference causes monitor to blank out for 5 seconds

I have an external monitor connected to a laptop by the cheapest USB-C (Thunderbolt) to DisplayPort cable I could find that was capable of 4K@60Hz. When my house's heater switches on, the monitor goes ...
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How to extend Laptop screen with a monitor?

I am using a laptop and I tried to extend laptop screen with a monitor using HDMI cable. However, when I extend the monitor via Display Settings, the mouse can only be active one of the screen; laptop ...
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connection to a monitor display without detection

Is it possible to connect my laptop to a monitor through HDMI without it being detected on the laptop and just mirror the content? Maybe through a HDMI splitter or something ? I'm setting up a lie ...
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Using 2012 iMac as a monitor for 2020 M1 MacBook Air

I have an old iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) and i want to use it as a second monitor for my new MacBook Air (M1, 2020). Is it possible without latency or any quality loss? If it is, what are the options ...
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2 external monitors 1 laptop resolution cannot set to native resolution

I have two external monitors connected to my laptop via a USB 3.0 to HDMI splitter. I intend to have the laptop lid closed and only use the external monitors. This is working. The problem is one of ...
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Monitor goes black

When I open Chromium or any graphical application my external monitor goes black! It works fine with gnome-terminal. This problem happens on Windows 10 too, specially when I open chrome. The cable is ...
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Type-C suddenly stop working on Debian

I have an HP Pavilion Power 15-CB030NL with Debian 10, kernel 4.19.0-9-amd64. Following are my 2 GPUs: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA ...
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How to connect a mDP Mini Display Port 4K 60Hz / 30 Hz output from a Tablet PC to a new Portable 13 or 15" 2K/ 3K/ 4K Display with only USB-C support?

How to connect a mDP Mini Display Port 4K 60Hz / 30 Hz output from a Tablet PC to a Portable 13 or 15" 2K/ 3K/ 4K Display with only USB-C support? I have a Surface Pro 3 and our family has 2 more ...
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How to automatically set external monitor britghtenss to minimum whenever it is switched on?

I have an Acer laptop running windows 10, and I occasionally connect a Lenovo external monitor through HDMI to see things in a bigger screen. Unfortunately, the external display defaults to brightness ...
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Use Nvidia Optimus GPU for all rendering on Windows

I have a laptop (XPS 9570) where the Thunderbolt and HDMI outputs are connected to the integrated Intel HD 630, but which also contains a Nvidia 1050 Ti. The performance on the laptop's built-in 4K ...
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How can I use a 2009 iMac as an external monitor for a 2019 MacBook Air?

I tried to use a Thunderbolt cable and a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adaptor for this process but it was unsuccessful. My research led me to figure out that my 2009 27" iMac has a mini ...
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Second screen - how to avoid a mess and offscreen windows (Windows 10)

I have successfully set up a TV as second screen (HDMI) - mainly to watch YouTube on. Selected 'Desktop extended mode', so I can move the YouTube/Twitch windows over there. Even full-screen works fine....
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Monitor OSD menu not showing on a IIYAMA ProLite display (maybe after having plugged an HDMI device)

Context I have a desktop monitor, namely a IIyama ProLite E2403WS. I was able to plug this screen to a Lenovo laptop (Ubuntu 18.04) using a VGA cable (which is its only physical option to connect a ...
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Samsung S27H850 as external display via USB-C

I think about buying a Samsung S27H850 screen as an external display for my Macbok12 late 2016. I wonder if I can use this screen as an external Monitor via USB-C with a resolution of 2560 x 1440. The ...
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Mirror browser window to second window

I have two displays set-up, one facing me, one facing a customer. I want to mirror the content of a page shown in Chrome to the second screen, without any of the other applications being displayed on ...
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External monitor flickers when CPU is high

I've got a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017 model, from work) plugged into a large 4K external monitor via a USB-C to DisplayPort cable. It's worked nicely since I started using this setup a few weeks ago, ...
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MIracast: Protected content cannot be viewed on this device

I'm trying to use Miracast to extend my desktop. I'm using 2 laptops (an Asus and a Lenovo) both running windows 10. Although in the Projecting on this PC settings is stated that This device might ...
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Configure Dual Monitor on Kali Linux

I'm trying to configure a second screen for my Kali. I run it from usb on a Razer Blade 15 and I'm connecting the external monitor by HDMI but the screen remains black. It's like Kali is not ...
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Horizontal lines appear to be wavy when scrolling on rotated IPS monitor

I am connecting an Acer (CB271HU bmidprx 27” IPS 2K) monitor connected via DisplayPort to my 13'' 2017 MBP (graphics card: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 1536 MB). When I turn the monitor in portrait (...
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Load Application on to external HDMI/VGA display

I have connected one external Display to my laptop( means connected one HDMI display) which contains Ubuntu 16.04 as the OS. I would like to display content like VLC player, Firefox etc only on this ...
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How To Connect Two Monitors To Lenovo 320 ideapad

I want to connect two monitors to my lenovo ideapad 320 laptop. It has one HDMI port, 2 USB 2.0 and one USB-C port. Is there any way where I can connect two monitors to it along with keyboard and ...
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Force custom aspect ratio in software (Windows 10)

I am using a 10inch laptop screen with an HDMI interface from ebay. Across all available resolutions the aspect ratio is distorted, IE. circles on the screen apear as elipses some vertical, others ...
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