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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Widescreen resolution strangeness with nvidia
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:38:22
Message-Id: 49bf44f10610021832x108da874tf3596db63fbb10a4@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Widescreen resolution strangeness with nvidia by James
1 > > The TV has a native resolution of 1366x768 as stated by the
2 > > manufacturer. If I specify that resolution in xorg.conf, it says it's
3 > > an invalid resolution and uses 1360x768 instead.
4 >
5 >
6 > This is common, at least for my 37" widescreen LCD/tv/monitor, too:
7
8 I found this from Nvidia:
9
10 http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=143
11
12 which states:
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14 "NVIDIA GPUs can now support horizontal timings that are not evenly
15 divisible by eight. However, such resolutions (example H .1366 x V.
16 768) must be included within the Displays EDID* firmware."
17
18 How can I see my monitor's actual EDID information?
19
20 - Grant
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