On 08/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@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 .................................................... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cacx6j8mj83109numigixarmafltcuwcdy4t4awxx5c8jad7...@mail.gmail.com
