On Wed, 2026-07-01 at 18:46 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote:
> On Wed Jul01'26 10:08:42PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]>
> > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:08:42 +0100
> > To: [email protected]
> > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users
> > <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor?
> > 
> > On Wed, 2026-07-01 at 15:31 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote:
> > > > Well, first approach would be to look up what modes your
> > > > graphics
> > > > card
> > > > supports.
> > > 
> > > I am sorry, but do I figure this out?
> > 
> > Run 'inxi -G --edid' to get information on the GPU and the modes
> > the
> > current monitor supports.
> 
> Thank you! Don't I have to actually get the monitor to get this
> information?
> 

It looks like it. I had expected inxi to show the modes the GPU could
offer, but it apparently only shows the ones actually available on the
current monitor:

>     modes: 2880x1800

which isn't much help. You'd need to attach an external monitor to see
anything different. However as Barry says the online info for any
monitor you might consider should have this data, and in most cases you
can download the manual to check.

poc
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