A computer needs an output device to display the user interface so that the user can interact with programs. This is the monitor. There are various types of monitor: CRT - Cathode Ray Tube, which uses an electron gun and various filters to produces an image. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display, which ...
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How to run kubuntu 12 without monitor
I'm trying to setup home build server. I'm not experienced in linux thus I want to have remote access to GUI desktop. I installed the kubuntu 12.04 (because I'm most familiar with it) and setup ...
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Desktop PC's DVI-out stopped working
I have a desktop PC with two video outputs — one VGA-out (connected to a monitor), and an extra DVI-out, for which I bought a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to a TV. The cable worked fine after I ...
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KVM switch changes resolution
I have 3 computers hooked up to a 4-port KVM switch and I am having a problem with the resolution on one of my computers. Whenever I switch to another computer and come back, the resolution goes from ...
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Macbook Air's display won't turn off when lid is closed with external display
This highly annoying problem started recently on my MBA: when I connect it to my external display and close the lid, the screen doesn't turn off. The same occurs if I wake it up from sleep into this ...
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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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Is it normal to hear soft, high-frequency blips and clicks from an LCD monitor?
I bought a couple ViewSonic 27" monitors a while back for my dream system, and so far, I've loved them.
Then, all of a sudden, one of them started making strange high-pitched clicking/blinking ...
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Why does my laptop's monitor give off a green “flash”?
I often hibernate my computer instead of shutting it down.
I've noticed that when my computer recovers from a hibernate, the laptop's screen flashes green (light green) for a second before the ...
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Splitting one giant monitor as if it was two. Picture in Picture
How can I split one giant computer screen into two screens, so I could stream Al Jazeera in fullscreen mode on one side, while I program on the other side?
Or what about adding a PIP -- Picture in ...
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1680x1050 via VGA won't work correctly in Windows 7 32bit
I am trying to connect a Samsung 22" SyncMaster with my laptop running Windows 7 32-bit, an AMD HD 6500 Mobility. Though Catalyst Control Centre as well as Windows identify the correct resolution of ...
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Some Applications are being displyed half cut down on my wide screen monitor
I have 20-inch Samsung LCD. Some application are displayed half on the screen. There is nothing wrong with the LCD or any other hardware. Every thing else is working fine.
However some software ...
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External monitor with Macbook - resolution not available?
I'm using an external monitor with my MacBook Pro 13 inch. The external monitor is a Dell 1650x1080 resolution.
I'm connecting using a mini display port to DVI adaptor.
On a previous MacBook Pro 13 ...
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How can I set my Mac Mini to output 16x10 resolution over a VGA cable?
I have a 16x10 monitor that I use for my other computers (native resolution 1920x1200), and I want to use it for my old Mac Mini too. I have it connected via a VGA cable to the DVI-to-VGA adapter that ...
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Dell LCD monitor has no power
My Dell LCD monitor is. not working, there is no power at all. Warranty is gone I think. (Plus it stopped working after it fell from table.)
Is there a way I can narrow it down to whether the issue ...
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No display after reconnecting monitor
I use one Dell U2311H monitor for the same computer both as the monitor on my desk and as a monitor placed in my shelf to watch videos on. For both setups the computer stands in the same place and to ...
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How do you set a laptop's screen color profile to 9300k in Windows 7?
I have a large LCD monitor in which I have set on 9300k color. I like this profile a lot and much prefer it over the default 6500k profile but I have no idea how to set my laptop to it as well. The ...
