Questions tagged [display]
Display devices used with computers, such as monitors
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Black screen starting Windows 10
I have Windows 10, and most of the time it works fine, but approximately 30% of the time when I start the PC, the screen won't start and remains black. When this happens I just reset the PC with the ...
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HP Z400 turns on, beeps, but the monitor is black
I have an HP Z400 workstation (Windows) with an NVIDIA NVS295. When I turn on the PC, everything looks to be turned on (hard disk, VGA, processor...), but after a few seconds the PC makes one short ...
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In laptop with Windows 11 I can adjust screen brightness from Windows. In a desktop with Windows 11 I can't --- should I buy a new screen?
In laptop with Windows 11 I can adjust screen brightness from Windows but in a desktop with Windows 11 I can't.
This causes me to get an "eye pain" from a "brightness flash" if I ...
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Calculator randomly opening - Windows 10
I have been dealing with a problem where calculator opens up randomly. When this started happening I ran into multiple issues at the same time such as Win, Alt and Ctrl key not working and random ...
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How to know if a potential monitor acquisition would be compatible with my macbook M1 and a new mini-pc?
Currently, I have a MacBook Air M1 (2020) running MacOS 13.3.1. Also, I am planning to buy a Minisforum UM560 (link) to run a Linux environment.
In addition, as a new workstation, I am planning to buy ...
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Why is my 1440p display actually 2574 x 1447 pixels?
I have 3 Samsung S27H850 1440p monitors connected via DisplayPort to my NVidia RTX 2060 video card. That should be 2560 x 1440 pixels, but it is actually 2574 x 1447 pixels. I have the latest ...
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How can i project a small part of a monitor onto a smaller monitor
I found a similar thread, but it didnt offer any solution, so here it goes:
I mix paints professionally. I will find the recipe on a computer, then "send" the recipe to a scale where i will ...
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Display Issue - Linux Mint
I am having an issue with Linux Mint. I am new to Linux. My display is not showing up correctly. I can see everything on the screen but everything is almost unreadable. I've tried multiple resolutions....
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Is my monitor CCFL or LED Backlight?
I opened up my monitor. I am not familiar with how to detect CCFL vs LED backlight. Can someone assist and explain why it is either CCFL or LED?
Here is an image of the inside of my monitor:
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Computer screen flashes then crashes
This problem had been occuring for like 2 weeks. What happens is that sometimes when im using the computer the screen will start flashing for 10-20 sec then the computer will restart automatically, ...
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Keyboard shortcut for Flicker free Dimming in My-Asus app in Asus OLED Laptops
When I lower my laptop's brightness more then 60% in ASUS OLED laptop, my display starts flickering and my eyes strains a lot. Thankfully Asus provides flicker free dimming technology inside My-Asus ...
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Characters at a certain horizontal position have "fat", "fuzzy" vertical strokes
I'm on Gnome 44.1, Arch Linux, haven't touched anything related to fonts since I've installed the system, and sometimes parts of the characters appear too fat, with "smearings"... the ...
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Can Linux detect if a display is currently showing the output from pc?
Let's say I have TV connected to both my game console my PC, and TV is currently showing input from game console. Is it possible to tell if TV is currently showing input from my pc? It doesn't have to ...
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Second & Third Monitor working fine in office until we present in conference room
When using my laptop (Dell) in the office with 2x extra monitors it works fine, I have to do some presentations in a conference room, as soon as I return to my office and plug into my docking station ...
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Dual touch screens won’t do 'touch' at the same time
My primary monitor is 24” non-touch screen, let’s call it Alpha.
I have two identical external touch screens, let's call them Bravo and Charlie.
I can connect each touch screen individually with full ...
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If an external screen says "No Signal" is it always the GPU which is broken?
Issue: after turning on my laptop, the screen stays completely black, not even a backlight.
What happened: I was carrying a backpack with two laptops:
a Lenovo 320 15ABR, 6 years old.
a Motile M142 ...
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Ilyama pl2483h giving no signal on digital inputs
I have a Ilyama pl2483h but my hdmi and displayport are not working, when i plug it in it goes from no cable connect to no signal, but my laptop and pc are both recognizing the monitor in the display ...
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How To Fix Windows Calculator Numbers Display?
When I open windows calculator it appears like this:
If I changed to the dark theme everything seems OK.
I have not changed Windows themes or display settings.
I tried:
1- Resetting the Calc app.
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MacBook Pro (2019, 16 inch) keeps switching/rearranging my 2 external monitors
I use a CalDigit dock for my macbook but every other time I plug my mac into my CalDigit dock (via USB-C) port, it switches my external monitors around.
I have my MacBook set in the center, and ...
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Enable "high brightness" mode directly from Windows command line
When working outdoor with a (e.g. ThinkPad) laptop during a sunny day, we know that brightness 100% can be insufficient:
Then, an option is to boost Gamma or Brightness or Contrast in the Intel ...
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How do I make remote desktop connection resolution to have the same resolution as the remote desktop? [duplicate]
So I have a small screen now and I am connecting to a remote PC that has a 1440p screen.
When using Teamviewer, it lets you preview the remote desktop as if it were 1440p, yes the image gets less ...
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Identical dual QHD Monitors show different resolutions connected to Laptop
My two Lenovo QHD Monitors have two outputs (1 x DP, 1 x HDMI).
Laptop has three inputs (1 x DP, 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI).
QHD Screen 1 connected to Laptop via HDMI-HDMI cable.
QHD Screen 2 connected to ...
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Only 1 of 2 monitors is detected by Windows after restart / sleep
Every time a specific computer is restarted, only the main display comes back on automatically, and to get the other one on the user has to manually unplug and replug the video connector from the back ...
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Linux: Checking if VSync is active or not
How do I check if VSync is enabled on my Linux (Debian) system?
glxinfo | grep "VSync"
gives no result. Is there another command? I'm not playing games and only rarely experience tearing ...
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Second monitor isn't detected after boot screen
Recently connected a second monitor in my graphics card using a DisplayPort to VGA converter cable. The second monitor works fine until the Windows boot screen but as soon as Windows boot screen is ...
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Second screen only displays "Check Signal Cable" after changing to new cable
I use a laptop and recently starting using an old monitor (932NW) as a second screen. The screen would have problems quite often, generally from bad plugging.
There are two cables involved with the ...
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Display and access phone screen at laptop without configuring from the phone itself
I've a phone here that is working, but its display is damaged (my brother let it drop). I'm unable to even know its model, but it's basically a Samsung Galaxy... SM-A something (cannot read the model ...
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Screen super zoomed in - Windows, how do I fix?
Ok so, my screen is ridiculously zoomed in and I've changed the zoom settings but the LED display doesn't line up with the physical computer screen when I do that, and when I try to change the ...
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Applying Custom Resolution to VirtualBox VM causes VM to Abort on Startup
I am running Windows 11 Pro 22H2, hosting a virtual machine running Windows 10 Home. VirtualBox's UI shows 1920x1200 as the largest guest resolution. I've attempted to change the resolution to match ...
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How to debug intermittent black screens on LG Ultrafine 5K connected via CalDigit TS3+ to a Thunderbolt 4 laptop
I have a first-generation LG Ultrafine 5K (27MD5KA-B) display that I'm trying to use with a Panasonic laptop (CF-SV2MFNCR) running Linux. The display requires a Thunderbolt 3 connection, and the ...
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Monitor is switched off after 60 seconds of inactivity
I have upgraded CPU on my laptop to i7-2760QM and after that have side effect.
Windows power and battery settings have no affect and monitor switching off anyway.
Monitor keeps working only when ...
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Laptop cause monitor to flicker/not display
Hey so I've been having this problem with my laptop for around 2-3 weeks now. I had my laptop (Dell XPS 15 9570) for around 6 years now and I haven't had any problems with it until recently. Around 3 ...
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Linux Mint: Third display cannot be enabled after logging in
I'm using Linux Mint 21.1 on a Lenovo ThinkPad P50.
I've plugged in two identical external monitors (Asus PB287 - 4k) via a Lenovo Docking Station.
The first monitor is using Displayport (should ...
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Monitor intermittently fails to detect signal from PC
Recent build of a:
Gigabyte B550i Aorus running bios version F15
Ryzen 5600x
Nvidia GTX 1650 using nouveau drivers (via HDMI)
Running Fedora 37.
Have noticed that if the screen goes blank whilst the ...
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AMD Radeon RX6800 XT does not detect monitor on second Display Port
I have a brand new AMD Radeon RX6800 XT graphic card.
It has three connectors: 2x Display Port and 1x HDMI.
I have two HDMI monitors.
In both Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu 22.10 the behavior is the same:
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USB Touch with combined desktop/NVidia Surround
I'm looking forward to use 3 USB Touch Displays (same models, same resolution) with a combined solution.
I have an Intel NUC that allows to combine 3 monitors into 1 (resolution of 11520x2160) through ...
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Why isn't the netflix app doing UHD output on my PC?
We recently upgraded our netflix plan to allow for UHD video. Unfortunately I've not been able to get this to work on my PC so far
From what I looked up, these seem to be the requirements
An Intel ...
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One horizontal line monitor LED
My monitor has a horizontal line with color that interacts with what's behind it after a storm.
info: LED monitor, VGA tested and tested power source
OBS: my monitor flashed like it was unplugged and ...
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Dell G3 15 laptop display and audio static
I have a 2020 model Dell G3 15 gaming laptop. Yesterday, during a Signal call, the laptop display suddenly distorted, and a loud static came from the audio output. I held down the power button to ...
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Task Scheduler Monitor Off and Monitor On
I am trying to achieve something that I thought would be simple, but everything I try to use doesn't work.
Looking for a way to schedule a Monitor Off and Monitor On from task scheduler.
Very simple. ...
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Mac Dual Monitor without apple menu bar and Prevent Second monitor to go black while one is fullscreen, is possible?
I spend long hours working on my macbook and usually use a second monitor on which I put youtube videos (fullscreen) to pass the time while I work.
It has always bothered me that the apple menu bar ...
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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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White haze around laptop OLED screen
I have an HP Envy x360 with a 13 inch OLED touch screen. When I turned on my laptop just now, I noticed that there is a white haze running almost at the edges of the screen. It wasn't there yesterday.
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Move windows onto main display when connecting main display
I have 2 monitors: a horizontal 2560x1440 ("Main") monitor and a vertical 1920x1080 monitor ("Secondary"). This is the primary configuration I use these in.
For work, I use a ...
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Windows 7 display issue: blurry and messed up images and fonts
If it is not the right space to post this, where can I post it?
I just installed Windows 7 SP1 on an old Thinkpad T400 and I am seeing display issues. I am currently on an external screen (VGA port) ...
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How to get maximum brightness from an HDR10 monitor?
Suppose an HDR10 monitor can have a maximum brightness of 1000 nits. How can this maximum brightness be activated and observed in images? Do white colors in all 8-bit PNG images ( pixels with RGB(255,...
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Why my 75Hz monitor shows only 29Hz refresh rate?
I recently purchased a new Viewsonic VA3456-MHDJ Ultrawide WQHD 34-inch IPS 75Hz monitor, but when I connect it to my computer, it only shows a refresh rate of 29Hz in the display settings. I'm ...
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Microsoft 4K WDA not showing 4K resolution. Was fine earlier
I am using MS WDA to display on an external 4K monitor. Recently, it has started to not show the 4K (3840x2160) resolution in Display Resolution dropdown. Instead, it shows 2736x1824 as the highest ...
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Blurry distorted text and icons
So my text and icons look blurry, distorted and It also looks like small top portion of letters are being cut off by like 1 pixel. But the thing is that 20% of right side of the screen seem normal, ...
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Computer displays stuck/damaged pixels normally, and then fails to show them when in fullscreen/popup
my laptop (ROG Strix G17 G713IM-DS71-CA) has recently started displaying a small circle of stuck pixels in the middle right of the screen. I was researching possible ways to solve this when I noticed ...
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