On Fri Jul03'26 12:56:37PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:56:37 +0100 > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > On Thu, 2026-07-02 at 22:20 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > On Thu Jul02'26 10:08:26PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > > > Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:08:26 +0100 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users > > > <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > > > > > On Thu, 2026-07-02 at 10:46 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > > > > BTW, as you want to map 16x10 onto 16x9, and want to keep the > > > > > pixel > > > > > aspect ratio, the black bars will be above and below, not left > > > > > and > > > > > right (i.e. you'll be reducing the height, not the width). > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! But then, won't the black bars be on the laptop screen > > > > since > > > > that is larger in height? > > > > > > Why would you change the laptop screen? You want to change the > > > external > > > monitor (a 16x9 screen) to show a 16x10 aspect ratio, so there will > > > be > > > bars on either side, as you originally said. My mistake. > > > > No worries, I was just clarifying what I thought it should be, not > > having had to deal with this earlier. > > > > > However, a quick search shows many 16x10 monitors available from > > > Dell, > > > Asus, Acer and others, which would simply avoid the issue. > > > > I can find a few Dells at 1920x1200. Can you find anything that has > > more resolution and is 27" or so (more)? 3840x2400, or even better > > 2880x1800? I could not find anything. If you can, can you please give > > me the model number(s)? > > I did a quick Amazon search for "16x10 monitor" (I'm in the UK) and > got: > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2425-Inch-WUXGA-1920x1200/dp/B0D1R44BFC?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f > https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARZOPA-16-0-2-5K-Portable-2560x1600/dp/B0CJC93CH9?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2421-inch-WUXGA-1920x1200/dp/B088VGD2BF?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-P2423-Inch-WUXGA-1920x1200/dp/B09TPSW5DC?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f > etc.
Yes, these are largely 1920x1200s but for the second one which gives me 2 inches diagonally over my laptop screen. > They mostly seem to be Dells, plus a bunch of portable monitors (like > the ARZOPA above) which probably won't interest you. > > ChatGPT came up with: > * Dell UltraSharp U2424D – 24", 1920×1200, IPS, 120 Hz. Excellent > office and coding monitor. > * Dell UltraSharp U2725QE – 27", 3840×2400, high-quality IPS Black > panel with USB-C docking. Thank you! Per Dell, this is not a 3840x2400 but a 3840x2160. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-27-4k-thunderbolt-hub-monitor-u2725qe/apd/210-bqhr/monitors-monitor-accessories > > * BenQ RD280U – 28.2", 3840×2560 (3:2 rather than 16:10), designed > specifically for programmers. > * ASUS ProArt PA27JCV – 27", 3840×2400, colour-accurate for > photography and creative work. > https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/proart-display-5k-pa27jcv/where-to-buy/ This one is 5120x2880. And this is exactly why I have no trust in ChatGPT. Btw, I was able to get the screen with the black band (though to the right, not the center). xrandr --output eDP-1 --mode 2880x1800 --pos 0x0 --output HDMI-1 --mode 3840x2160 --fb 2880x1800 --transform 0.833333333,81,0,0,0.8333333333,0,0,0,1 However, the issue of the font getting messed up, and the window being ghosted does not go away. It is possible that the laptop's graphics card can not drive such a high resolution screen? Many thanks again, and best wishes, Ranjan -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
