Questions tagged [edid]
Questions about *Extended Display Identification Data*, extra data used to report display's capabilities.
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Wrong monitor name, resolution, and refresh rate detected; possibly overriden EDID
Laptop: Asus ROG GL552VW-CN108T
Monitor: Iiyama G-MASTERG2530HSU-B1 (max 1920x1080 @75hz)
OS 1: Windows 10 Edu (21H2)
OS 2: Arch Linux (uninstalled in favor of fresh Windows install, but will set up ...
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How does my computer know the maximum resolution & refresh rate of the display?
So I have a laptop with display of 2560x1440 resolution and 240Hz refresh rate. From my understanding, OS detects supported & preferred resolutions from EDID information.
I've used dumpEDID tool ...
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Plasma UI elements too large due to wrong EDID display size
Yesterday I said farewell to Windows 7 and installed Kubuntu 20.04 LTS (with non-free Nvidia drivers). While the live system UI was sized as expected, once the installed system was booted, the UI was ...
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PC won't recognize Philips TV
When I connect my Windows 10(latest enterprise build) to my old Philips 42PFL3604H/12 the PC/TV via HDMI just won't connect. That's it. The TV won't appear on device manager nor on Nvidia's control ...
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Laptop HDMI output fit to a 3.5" 320/240 px screen
So here is the scoop
I have a HDMI from a laptop outputting to a
(Adafruit TFP401 HDMI/DVI Decoder: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-tfp401-hdmi-slash-dvi-decoder-to-40-pin-ttl-display/overview)
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Can I enable HDR on an unsupported display by force?
I'm currently using the latest available Windows 10 version (x64).
I have a Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti Windforce 2GB planted in my rig.
So basically what I am attempting to find on the internet, Can I ...
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How to start X11 on Ubuntu 16.04 without a device providing EDID info on the display connector?
i have an Ubuntu 16.04 installation and it ran fine for me. so i went on and configured it for SSH and GUI remote access. as the machine now no longer needs a ($100+X value and some power consuming) ...
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Is this really an IPS panel?
I recently bought a used HP EliteBook Folio 1040, which was advertised as having an IPS panel.
However, comparing it to my Dell XPS 15, which definitely has an IPS panel, the display seems to have ...
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Put one (displayport) monitor to sleep on a multi-monitor system WITHOUT disabling it
I have Windows 7 and an NVIDIA GTX 980 video card. As you know DisplayPort has this stupid autodetect feature which cannot be disabled in the OS, where when you turn a DisplayPort screen off, it ...
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Why is my monitor showing up as "Generic Non-PnP Monitor"?
This is a follow-up question to this one.
I'm running Windows 7 on a desktop PC with an 27" AOC monitor.
When I run the following wmic command to determine the model of my monitor:
wmic ...
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How to force 10 bit depth monitor settings?
I just bought a Dell P2715Q, UHD 10-bit depth monitor, but in my Nvidia control panel (both linux & windows) it will only offer a maximum of 8bpc (24/32 bit depth) setting which will not do.
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Force HDMI output to monitor with corrupt EDID in Windows 10
My TV is not recognised by my windows laptop when i hook it on trough HDMI. I suspect that the EDID registery on my tv is corrupt. The reason for the suspicion is the fact that the TV used to work ...
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Extract audio from HDMI signal and output to DVI-D & analog audio?
I'm trying extract audio from an HDMI signal. Specifically, the monitor I'm using has no speakers and only has a DVI-D input, and I would like to play the audio track on a set of external speakers.
I ...
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EDID signal with DVI Splitter
I have a computer and two monitors (with different sizes and resolutions) and I want to connect them to the PC via a DVI Splitter. My doubt is: how do you define the EDID "signal" in this setup? The ...
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Video driver + resolution fix on Windows 8.1
I have an engineering laptop (quad core IB, intel HD4000 graphics, VGA output). Intel don't do a specific "Intel HD 4000" driver for Windows 8.1 x64, they let Microsoft produce a driver instead. I ...
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