Re: Prolem with external monitor
On 08/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mi, 08 oct 14, 15:23:55, Bret Busby wrote:
>>
>> Both scenario's involve the use od a VGA cable and connection to the
>> VGA socket on each of the respective laptops. That it is using the
>> supplied VGA cable, and not aDVI or HDMI cable, is not a problem for
>> me, as I find the resolution to be good enough for me.
>
> Just a few tips:
>
> - in most cases the type of connection should not[1] affect the
> resolution. DVI or HDMI are just better, because you avoid a useless
> conversion from digital to analog and then back to digital. In my
> experience you get a better quality image even if the resolution is
> the same
Bought an HDMI cable and installed that.
'
Same result - external monitor not detected on 17" laptop running
Debian 7, and works okay on 15" laptop running Debian 6 LTS.
> - running an LCD monitor at anything else but its native resolution
> is... sub-optimal (to put it mildly). A high resolution should not put
> any strain on the kind of hardware you have. Even a Raspberry Pi can
> handle 1920 x 1080.
>
> [1] VGA is also more sensible to distance, so if you are using a longer
> cable (or an extension) try a shorter one. DVI or HDMI might also help
> in this case.
>
See above.
Can Debian 7 run an external monitor?
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
....................................................
Reply to: