Using lcd TV as monitor

Mr Green · 2009-03-10 13:19:16

I have hooked up my desktop to my lcd tv... via hdmi

only picture and fonts are terrible at the moment...

whats the best way to get it set up? hwd?

thanks

MrG

byte · 2009-03-10 17:41:42

Does the LCD get recognized in /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Output of xrandr?

Mr Green · 2009-03-10 17:57:37

[ ~ ] > xrandr
Xlib:  extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1776 x 1000, maximum 1920 x 1080
default connected 1776x1000+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1920x1080      30.0     25.0  
   1776x1000      30.0* 
   1680x1050      60.0  
   1440x900       60.0  
   1400x1050      60.0  
   1280x1024      60.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1280x768       60.0  
   1280x720       60.0     50.0  
   1152x864       60.0  
   1152x648       60.0  
   1024x768       60.0  
   800x600        60.0  
   720x576        50.0     25.0  
   720x480        60.0     30.0  
   640x480        60.0  
   640x432        60.0  
   640x400        60.0  
   512x384        60.0  
   400x300        60.0  
   320x240        60.0  
   320x200        60.0  
[ ~ ] >

running slightly lower at the moment fonts are too small in panel and menus

fukawi2 · 2009-03-10 22:23:41

Try Googling for your TV make/model and xorg... Someone else has probably already done it. Worked for me when I hooked up my 42" LCD

Mr Green · 2009-03-11 08:49:47

I have got tv set up better now.... did not get much from google mostly hdmi just works

Not sure my graf card will transport sound to tv via hdmi

42" wow lol

need to sort panel fonts as they are way too smal [again I will search for that]

Maybe I need to lower res a bit but that defeats the object of having a large tv

Thanks for your help

MrG

Allan · 2009-03-11 09:03:54

You should be able to adjust your panel fonts fairly easily. You will probably want to enlarge fonts globally (menus etc).

Anyway, ever since I started plugging my laptop into my TV, I have had no need to transcode anime with subtitles to a divx file.

Mr Green · 2009-03-11 09:23:02

I am kinda getting used too it now .... will search about panels and menus

not a bad idea connect laptop to tv [strokes chin!]

vga to hdmi anyone?

MrG

skraburski · 2009-03-11 09:25:27

Your resolution is now 1776 x 1000 change it to native 1920 x 1080 and quality should be perfect.

Regards,
Lukasz

Allan · 2009-03-11 09:29:47

Mr Green wrote:

I am kinda getting used too it now .... will search about panels and menus
not a bad idea connect laptop to tv [strokes chin!]
vga to hdmi anyone?

No HDMI on my laptop so I go from VGA to VGA input and have another cord running from my headphone socket to some sound input. Never seen a vga -> hdmi input.

skraburski · 2009-03-11 09:33:41

Don't you have vga input in your tv? I though everyone does.
maybe component? than you can at least get vga->component adapter

Mr Green · 2009-03-11 12:26:46

got s-video and dual hdmi no vga output... laptop does have s-video so may be able to use that sure lead from headphones to hifi does the trick

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Using lcd TV as monitor

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