[ltp] Question regarding VGA out T61

Sin Tzu linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:43:10 +0200


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Ok
I use Intel X900 card, xserver-xorg-video-intel driver, VGA out, my TV is
1080i HD READY.
Everything plays fine on it, but I never tried connecting another VGA device
to it.
The thing about the specs is that I lost them (oops).
The only thing I know is that its made by Marantz.

On Jan 30, 2008 3:36 AM, Christoph Lechleitner <lech@ibcl.at> wrote:

> Sin Tzu schrieb:
> > Hello,
> > I have a problem with my VGA out that when i use it to play movies on my
> > thirty something LCD TV, the color gets a bit distorted.
> > The darker the movie the more green i see instead of black.
> > Why is that? Is it the fact that the i use the same resolution for my
> thirty
> > something inch LCD screen as my laptops monitor? (1024x768 this is the
> 14"
> > non wide T61)
> > Could it be some setting that can be adjusted with xrandr?
>
> May be.
>
> Not that I know much of it, but anyone answering would for sure like to
> know these details:
>
> What graphics card do you have (Intel, NVidia ...)?
> Which X driver do you use (Vesa, Intel, NVidia-glx-*, ...)?
>
> How do you connect the LCD TV to your T61?
> (TV-out, analog VGA, DVI, DVI-to-HDMI, ...)
>
> For all except TV-out:
> What is the native resolution of your LCD TV?
> Have you checked your refresh rate against the LCD TV's specs?
>
> Do DVDs or Videos or some other source play normally on your LCD TV?
> (Preferrable something that uses the TV's same input as your T61)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Christoph
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Ok<br>I use Intel X900 card, xserver-xorg-video-intel driver, VGA out, my TV is 1080i HD READY.<br>Everything plays fine on it, but I never tried connecting another VGA device to it.<br>The thing about the specs is that I lost them (oops).<br>
The only thing I know is that its made by Marantz.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 30, 2008 3:36 AM, Christoph Lechleitner &lt;<a href="mailto:lech@ibcl.at">lech@ibcl.at</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Sin Tzu schrieb:<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">&gt; Hello,<br>&gt; I have a problem with my VGA out that when i use it to play movies on my<br>&gt; thirty something LCD TV, the color gets a bit distorted.<br>&gt; The darker the movie the more green i see instead of black.<br>
&gt; Why is that? Is it the fact that the i use the same resolution for my thirty<br>&gt; something inch LCD screen as my laptops monitor? (1024x768 this is the 14&quot;<br>&gt; non wide T61)<br>&gt; Could it be some setting that can be adjusted with xrandr?<br>
<br></div></div>May be.<br><br>Not that I know much of it, but anyone answering would for sure like to know these details:<br><br>What graphics card do you have (Intel, NVidia ...)?<br>Which X driver do you use (Vesa, Intel, NVidia-glx-*, ...)?<br>
<br>How do you connect the LCD TV to your T61?<br>(TV-out, analog VGA, DVI, DVI-to-HDMI, ...)<br><br>For all except TV-out:<br>What is the native resolution of your LCD TV?<br>Have you checked your refresh rate against the LCD TV&#39;s specs?<br>
<br>Do DVDs or Videos or some other source play normally on your LCD TV?<br>(Preferrable something that uses the TV&#39;s same input as your T61)<br><br>Kind regards,<br><br>Christoph<br><font color="#888888">--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br>
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