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mDNS Discovery with Panasonic TV
TV Model: Panasonic 77LZ2000
tldr:
I want to get the name an IP of my panasonic TV using mDNS discovery. I can see other smart devices and my phone (when wireless debugging is switched on) with things ...
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Screen cut off on linux
Setup
i5 6600
Intel HD 530
Internal SSD with Windows 11
External HDD with Debian 12 (KDE Plasma, X11 and Wayland)
Dp to HDMI dongle (Motherboard doesn't have HDMI and tv doesn't have DP)
Old Majestic ...
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My screen does not match my tv size in my Linux desktop
I've got a Dell Desktop connected to a TV. Borders doesn't work well in the desktop. Check the photos:
TV: LG 55UM7100PB (https://www.lg.com/sg/tvs/lg-55UH615T-uhdtv)
DESKTOP: DELL Precision T7400 (...
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8 computers and 2 big monitors. Easy way to use and / or change screen source?
In our office we have circa 8 computers and two big screens. Pretty frequently we need to change PC source to different one. For example we start with PC 1 - TV 1 and PC 4 - TV 2. If we want to change ...
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SONY KDL-55W808C doesn't recognize SAMBA shares
I was wondering if anyone in the Superuser community was able to get SONY's KDL-55W808C Android 5.x TV to recognize and connect to SAMBA shares using stock apps, like e.g. Video.
In my setup SAMBA is ...
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How to control a TV from Linux?
I have an always-on Linux server (Ubuntu 15.10) connected via HDMI to a TV. I would like to ultimately get rid of the TV remote and use a wireless keyboard only (which I use today to control kodi ...
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Starting xbmc fails with TV connected, "unable to create GUI"
I got an Banana Pi with Bananian running on it. I installed xbmc on it. When I connect my Banana Pi to my TV with a HDMI cable it shows an TTY as expected. When I try to run xinit /usr/bin/xbmc --...
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Live TV streaming with Tvheadend works fine on laptop, but not on home server
I have a DVB-T TV tuner USB dongle (Afatech AF9013/AF9015) which I'm using in conjunction with the latest version of Tvheadened and the latest stable build of Kodi. I ultimately want my small home ...
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unable to manually change hdmi resolution when using a tv as a monitor
Recently i hooked up an old tv for use in my home studio. It is a 32" JVC LCD screen...pretty old: http://www.cnet.com/products/jvc-lt-32g80su-32-lcd-tv/specs/
What I want to do is to connect this TV ...
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What Exactly am I Seeing Here?
I have a Dell D620 that has its screen ripped out ( was damaged a while ago ) and so to see any console output, I have a VGA-Compatible TV hooked up to it. Sometimes when I haven't typed anything for ...
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Mint 17: Kaffeine Time-Shift
I switched from Windows 7 to Linux Mint 17. Under Windows 7 I used ProgDvb to watch TV and now I use Kaffeine. What I miss is a similar time-shift function that is why I this three questions:
Can ...
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Can an USB TV receiver by Pace Micro Technology work in Linux?
A friend got hold of a USB device that seems to be a Sky TV receiver. It has a USB cable on one side and an antenna F connector on the other. The model number is S-IM25-700 and it shows up in lsusb as:...
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Fix overscan in Linux with Intel graphics Vizio HDTV
I am connecting my server to my HDTV so that I can conveniently display it there. My VIZIO HDTV cuts off all 4 edges. I already realize it is not optimal to be running a GUI on a server; this server ...
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Samsung 32" LCD TV as PC Monitor, resolution problems
I have a Samsung LE32C450 TV connected to my Nvidia 7300LE via the VGA connector.
I managed to obtain 1360x768 resolution (after some work, NVidia driver, Nvidia-settings, xrandr, cursing to every ...
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Tv Tunner card drivers/software in Ubuntu
I recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 and I have problems with the TV card.
I have this TV card is SAA7130 Video Broadcast Decoder Techcom TV Card SSD-TV-670
Where/how can I install its drivers and ...
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