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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Prevent laptop with external monitor from reverting to built-in screen after waking from sleep
I have a new HP Mini Note running Windows 7 Starter. It mostly stays on the desktop with an external widescreen and whenever I'm not using it I close the lid, thus putting it to sleep.
Now more often ...
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Black screen when macbook returns from sleep
I have a macbookpro unibody late 2008 15p and use OS X Lion, 10.7.3. I use always an external monitor and close the lid. When I finish my work day I put the macbook in sleep mode and it switches off. ...
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Secondary Monitor won't Display at Full Resolution with Primary Display Disconnected
I have had a bad day.
Among today's events, the LCD display on my Dell E6500 notebook failed. It had been working with a secondary monitor connected through a VGA cable at 1600x900 resolution until ...
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Monitor not displaying windows 7 correctly
I have just got a 15" Digimate TFT LCD monitor. I'm running Windows 7.
Now the icons are too big, as are the windows in both browsers and word processing software - and everything has a bit to 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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Viewing Long Documents on Projector Vertically
Is there any such thing as being able to use a projector vertically so that you can view entire documents that are usually narrow in width and longer in length without having to scroll?
In our ...
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Remove lvds and use external monitor
My laptop hinges recently broke off and I wish to use my laptop sort of like media player connected to a TV. For now, I can just switch to external VGA display after the OS boots.
I want to remove ...
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Any option to turn off laptop display when I remote login to it from desktop?
My laptop has Windows 7 Enterprise Edition (Dell latitude E5420). I am using MSTSC on desktop computer, which also has Windows 7 Ultimate installed on it.
Is there any option to turn off laptop ...
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Display monitor pivot software
I've acquired a Samsung SyncMaster 172N which (when originally sold) had the software to pivot it.
I don't have the original disks. I've tried to use the LG Forte Pivot Softweare which came with my ...
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How do I connect a high resolution (2560x1440) monitor to a laptop with HDMI?
I have an Acer Aspire-8930G laptop and i want to connect it to my 27" screen. The graphic card is NVIDIA 9700M, which supposedly supports up to two screens with 2560x1440 resolution.
The laptop has ...
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VLC is cropping my video for projector display
Context: What works:
I'm trying to set up my VLC so that it displays through a projector. I set up my screen with two monitors, and set up VLC to have DirectX drawing to draw to the other screen. That ...
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Using a tablet as a monitor
I would like to use a tablet (open to any at this point, just want something light) as a monitor as well.
For example using a Nexus 7 as a monitor so I can see the post output of a PC.
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Need to check whether my invercard or my graphics card is bad
I have a Dell vostro 1500 laptop and my display is not working. I mean by not working is it is not showing anything on the screen except some vertical lines..when i connected the external monitor it ...
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Enable/Detect external monitor from XP command line
Is there a command line utility that can enable (and clone) an external display in Windows XP?
In Windows 7, we can do
C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /clone
Is there an XP equivalent to ...
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Automatically switch between monitor 1 and monitor 2 every x minutes
At work we are planning to install 2 display monitors back to back (so at most one display can be seen by any person). There will be 1 computer that will display a different application on each ...
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My EliteBook is not auto picking 1080p for external monitor, poor display on forcing
I'm connecting my Samsung LED S22A300B to my HP EliteBook 6930p through VGA out.
Laptop has Intel 4500MHD video card. I have latest drivers installed for both card and monitor. Only 800x600 and ...
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How to switch to laptop screen from external display automatically on power loss?
I recently got a external LCD display for my laptop. It is connected via the VGA port.
I am using the "Projector Only" mode by pressing the Fn+F3 function on my laptop. This makes the laptop's screen ...
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External HP monitor has black border with Dell Windows 7 laptop
I have a new Dell laptop running Windows 7 and connected an extra HP S2031 monitor I had through a digital cable.
It has an Intel 3000 chipset.
I now have a black border around my screen on the HP ...
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Static / snow on external display when waking up Mac
I have a Philips 222E display connected via a mini-DP to DVI adapter and DVI cable to a Macbook Air (mid-2011).
Every time that the MBA wakes from sleep, the display shows this static:
The static ...
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Can you make Windows treat an external display exactly like an internal one?
I have Windows 7 Home 64-bit and a monitor attached to my desktop over DVI. Is there any way to make the system think that there is no external display attached or to make it think that the display ...
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Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Sound Stopped Working
I have cancelled cable and want to watch the NCAA tournament games on my TV tonight through my 2011 Macbook Pro where I can stream the game in a browser.
I have a cheap Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI ...
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My Linux Mint install won't keep displaying on my external monitor properly
I installed Linux Mint (although I think I used to have the same problem on the latest Ubuntu 11.04 too) and I only have one problem. I plug an HDMI cable into my laptop to put the display on my ...
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ubuntu11.04 blackscreen when external monitor connected
my thinkpad x201i has ubuntu 11.04 installed. i try to connect an external monitor(a HP LCD) to the laptop. it worked at first time, everything is fine. but when i connect the monitor the second time, ...
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Use different display settings for the welcome / logon screen than my desktop? (Windows 7)
I vaguely recall back in the days of Windows XP that I could set up my display settings as "Administrator" and they would apply to the logon screen. However, once I log in my user settings could ...
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Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop forgets External monitor (Westinghouse LCD TV) resolution setting on reboot
When I hook my laptop up to my LCD TV via the VGA cable it always starts off with a resolution of 1280x1024. I change it to my desired setting 1920x1080 and all is well until I reboot the computer and ...
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Second display freaks out when waking from sleep
I have two laptops, an older white MacBook and a brand new Macbook Pro. When either computer is on my desk, I connect it to a second, widescreen display (Acer, a couple years old, uses DVI). The ...
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Closing laptop lid and using external display causes mouse to move on it's own
I plugged my ASUS Taichi Laptop into an external monitor via the VGA Adapter that it comes with. It was working fine, but then I configured a power option so I could shut the lid without it going to ...
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MacBook pro main display doesn't sleep after time-out
I have two external monitors in my MacBook Pro - the main one is connected via DisplayPort (And is the primary display -- it has the menubar and dock), and the secondary one over USB. I have the ...
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Windows display settings keeps changing with video splitter
First I will describe my layout and then the problem.
I am a teacher and as normal I use projector in classroom.
I have a laptop and a PC. First PC is connected to ATEN video splitter (1 input, 2 ...
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LG W2442PA VGA display issues with 13" MacBook Air 2011
I recently acquired a used LG W2442PA-BF 24" LCD monitor. My goal is to use it as an external monitor with a 13" MacBook Air 2011 1.7GHz Core i5 OS 10.7.5. I have a mini Display Port - VGA adapter and ...
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Display fails about ~2 minutes. Just stops outputting to monitors
I am experiencing a strange problem...
I am on a windows 7 system with dual monitors. Same config for about 2 years... nothing has changed.
Just now, the monitors stopped responding ( as though they ...
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Does the Microsoft Surface Pro support multiple external monitors over displayport?
Has anyone tested a Microsoft Surface Pro with daisy-chained monitors?
How many monitors are supported and at what resolution?
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Sony S Series 13" Max resolution
I'm trying to get my Sony S series 13" to display to my external monitor (asus pb278q) using the geforce card so I can attain max resolution (2560 x 1440) while using windows 7. Right now it only ...
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Screen for dual monitor not working with HDMI cable, but works with DVI cable with laptop under Windows Vista
I am using a typical laptop with Windows Vista. I use the dual screen feature by connecting a Samsung S22B300HS 21.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor - Gloss Black (1920 x 1080 Full HD, 5ms, HDMI/VGA) to ...
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Display problems when booting into Linux
I bought a new Samsung monitor and booted into Linux and the display was horrible (extremely bright and poor contrast). I tried to change settings but I was not satisfied with the ouput. I then booted ...
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Acer Monitor connected to Imac scrolls through display options too fast for IMac to send back signal?
I recently purchased a 2011 Intel Imac running Mountain Lion. I hooked up an Acer H243H monitor to it using a thunderbolt to HDMI converter. I also have a separate Windows machine plugged into the ...
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External Monitor Shows “Input Not supported”
When I turn on my laptop, I am guessing it works but monitor doesn't. Monitor goes blank/pink screen; Nothing shows at all. So, I thought lets try with external monitor. External LCD monitor shows ...
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MacBook Pro doesn't recognise external display after waking up
I have some issues with my Thunderbolt display which connected to my MacBook Pro.
Every time the MacBook Pro wakes up the external display is not recognised or activated even after logging in. I ...
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Switching to second monitor is not working?
I have a laptop computer. I have had it for more than 3 years. It's screen has not been able to display for the past 6 months. I bought a second portable screen and connected it to the laptop via a ...
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How to backup or export PowerStrip display profiles?
I would like to save two of my saved PowerStrip display profiles.
Earlier I set 720x540 resolution and some other settings (frequency, etc.) to another display device usually used in extended mode, ...
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Resize image on ViewSonic CD3200-EU
My ViewSonic CD3200-EU monitor doesn't seem to have an option to scale the image vertically. I've tried all the buttons which look promising and even went as far as browsing the manual (possibly my ...
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External graphics card setup for 2560x1440 monitor
I recently bought a Catleap (2560x1440) but my laptop's graphic card doesn't support its resolution. Before returning it, I thought of a crazy setup that might work:
One "USB 3.0 to DisplayPort® ...
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Programs switching monitors after Windows sleeps
Windows 7. I have a laptop with two external monitors (one plugged in via serial, the other via a USB to VGA adapter.) They are set up to extend the desktop, rather than duplicate it. I've dragged the ...
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Bought a Vx2460h monitor that doesn't get audio output from iPad 3 or MacBook Pro bought late 2011
Any idea what this may be? I really don't think it's a hardware thing but I can still return it, I'd like to exhaust any other possibilities first though.
It did come with a cd but I cannot use any ...
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External monitor for Fujitsu Lifebook S710
I have a question about connecting an external monitor to my laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook S710).
I consider bying a docking station for my laptop which supports both VGA and DVI. The internal graphics is ...
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Horizontal offset on second monitor over VGA only (osX)
Im running osX 10.7.4 on a macbook pro and for some reason my second monitor is playing up. If I connect via VGA I have a horizontal offset of about 200px (more than I can manually adjust for in my ...
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Rotation problemo with the pen on x230 tablet and an external screen?
I have a funny problem. Normally when I have the screen rotated 180 on the laptop as I'm writing on it everything works just fine. But if I connect an external monitor that is oriented "normal", with ...
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configure a Macbook Pro to use external monitor at boot (Debian Linux)
In the spirit of reuse, I've installed Debian (version 6.0.5 "squeeze") on my wife’s old Macbook Pro (circa 2009 or so), to repurpose it for various tasks. The catch is the display is flaky. It will ...
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Default display switches from external monitor to notebook's monitor after login
I'm using ThinkPad x120e with Ubuntu 11.04. I updated the graphics driver using "Additional Drivers" program (AMD Radeon™ HD 6300M Series Graphics.) When I work at home, I want to use my external ...
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External Monitor for my Macbook Pro
I've tried to hook up my Macbook pro to my HDTV, but my MBP won't recognize the external display. I've read that you should first power down your MBP then connect it to the external display and then ...
