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leo2501

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 658

[Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

HI! i have a Samsung 710T monitor (17 inches), conected to an nvidia card, i configured mi xorg with x-configure lot time ago, now im going to bring home a new SAMSUNG 226NW 22" monitor, and i wanna know the best way to configure the new monitor, like

http://www.samsung.com/ar/products/moni … 6nw_01.jpg
http://www.samsung.com/ar/products/moni … 6nw_02.jpg

- can i (without poweroff the computer... and arch) just unplug the old one and plugin the new monitor, and turn it on?
- with the new monitor pluged in, how can i configure the xorg? can just run again nvidia-xconfig, or what's the best way?
- how i set the widescreen resolution in the desktop (fluxbox) and in games like doom 3, quake 4?
- any other tips welcome!!!

New monitor:
LCD TFT de 22" widescreen analog interface
Maximum resolution 1680x1050 pixels
Bright 300 cd/m², dinamic contrast 3.000:1
MagicBright³
MagicSpeed²
MagicTune

TNX!!

Last edited by leo2501 (2007-09-24 17:40:16)

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heleos

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From: Maine, USA

Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 678

Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

I have a Samsung 226BW, which is probably almost the same model.... I'm running an nvidia card also, and using 1680x1050 resoultion. The only special thing I had to do was add that specific resoution into my xorg.conf file.

Modes    "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

leo2501

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 658

Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

yeah, the only difference in models is that mine dont have DVI input, only VGA...
but for games... what resolution i must choose to dont have the image distorted? do you know?

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ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

LCD monitors work perfectly only at one resolution, in your case 1680x1050. About other ones, you should have that x/y = 1,6 and so the pixel should be square. AFAIK only 1680x1050 does not distort..

leo2501

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 658

Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

TNX everyone!

the only thing i dont get clear, is if i have a monitor now, and the monitor comes today, do i need to generate a new xorg for the new monitor? or can i simply add the "modes" line somewhere in my actual xorg?

tnx!!

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mezoko

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Registered: 2005-03-26

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Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

You can add modes in xorg.conf, but when I ran xorg.conf no modes were added, and the resolution was automatic. So restarting xorg can possible do the trick. If not add the modes under your Screen section.

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leo2501

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 658

Re: [Solved] New widescreen monitor. Install & Tips

Perfect! now i install the new monitor, just exit X, run nvidia-xconfig as root, and walaa... i have my xorg perfectly in the right place and the monitor is perfectly adjusted... now im going to stress my eyes with doom3 and quake4 ... see'ya

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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery