My old CRT monitor is showing signs of needing replacement.
Will the newer LCD monitors be automatically recognized be the system?
Current CRT is a Septre running at 1024x768
Graphics card is Asus GeForce MX 4000 (Nvidia)
I was looking at one of the 1280x1024 “square” monitors by Viewsonic, Acer, or Samsung.
(The wide 16:9 monitors will not fit on my desk)
It’ll just work
I never had any problems
My old CRT monitor is showing signs of needing replacement.
Will the newer LCD monitors be automatically recognized be the system?
That’s a good question. Actually, not all LCD monitors are recognised correctly - invalid EDID tables can cause problems with auto-detection of the native resolution, and some Viewsonic models seem to be especially troublesome to Linux users. (Just google ‘nvidia viewsonic’ and similar to see what I mean). I’ve had to assist a number of users with EDID issues concerning Viewsonic monitors. Combined TV/monitor units seem to give the most problems.
Thanks for the info… I am trending toward the Acer V173DJB which had a good user rating on Amazon.
You should be OK
Acer V173 (Monitors) - Linux Hardware Compatibility List
Make sure you use a good quality VGA cable, with all pins connected. (There are some available that don’t). The DDC communication utilises pin 12 (data), pin 15 (clock), and pin 9 (to supply +5V DC up to 50mA to drive the EDID EEPROM). This allows the graphics card to read the EDID even if the monitor is powered off.
The Acer V173 works well but was far to bright. After the brightness and contrast was adjusted, it was necessary to change the default ‘Gamma’
setting in the configure desktop menu. The problem is that the gamma setting does not stay. After a reboot it reverts to the default 1.00 setting.
Checking the ‘systemwide’ box made no difference.
How do I enter a setting that will remain after a reboot?
On 2011-10-30 04:46, orrinsam wrote:
> I was looking at one of the 1280x1024 “square” monitors by Viewsonic,
> Acer, or Samsung.
I have an acer, works nicely. The webcam is recognized but doesn’t work.
> (The wide 16:9 monitors will not fit on my desk)
That’s a pity, in monitors I believe the larger the better.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
On 2011-10-30 20:16, deano ferrari wrote:
> Make sure you use a good quality VGA cable, with all pins connected.
Is it not better DVI-D? A modern monitor will have it.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
You may want to adjust using the xrandr command
First, get your output name
xrandr -q
For example, I have a laptop with display name LVDS1, I could change the gamma using ‘xrandr --output --gamma ::’, where 1:1:1 is default gamma:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --gamma 1.2:1.2:1.2
or
xrandr --output LVDS1 --gamma 0.8:1:1
Once you have set the desired values, then create an executable script with the xrandr command, and add to your autostart directory.
Is it not better DVI-D? A modern monitor will have it.
Of course, but not all low-end monitors or older graphics cards have anything better than analogue VGA outputs. The OP mentioned he had a Geoforce MX 4000, which only has VGA and S-video out , although this may depend on model
On 2012-05-15 03:26, deano ferrari wrote:
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>> Is it not better DVI-D? A modern monitor will have it.
> Of course, but not all low-end monitors or older graphics cards have
> anything better than analogue VGA outputs. The OP mentioned he had a
> Geoforce MX 4000, which only has VGA and S-video out , although this may
> depend on model
Ah, I understand.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)