[NTLUG:Discuss] Screen Size 1366x768

[Robert Pearson]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:33 AM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Vizio 19" 720p 60Hz Class LCD HDTV, VA19L from Walmart:
> http://www.walmart.com/Vizio-19-Class-LCD-HDTV/ip/10854033
> I'm using a standard VGA cable [only type of port the tv / monitor has for
> PC hookup] and can not seem to get my nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX
> 440 AGP 8x] to do a screen size of 1366x768
> I did not have any luck with the opensource nv driver and so I installed
> nvidia-legacy96-driver-96.43.14-x86-1 and am still unable to do it - (I'm
> pretty sure that's the correct driver...)
> I'm using xorg-server-1.6.3-i486 and just looks like it won't detect the
> capability to do anything higher than 800x600 and I don't know how to force
> it.
>
> xrandr -q
> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
> default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>   800x600        60.0*    56.0
>   640x480        60.0
>   400x300        60.0     56.0
>   320x240        60.0
>
> (First time to use "xrandr", reading man file now...)
>
> I tried a "Screen" section like this:
>
>   1. Section "Screen"
>   2.         Identifier "Screen0"
>   3.         Device     "Card0"
>   4.         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>   5.         SubSection "Display"
>   6.                 Modes "1366x768"
>   7.                 Viewport 0 0
>   8.                 Depth     24
>   9.         EndSubSection
>   10. EndSection
>
> But that didn't seem to work.  Just not sure what to try next...  Any clues?
>
>
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How is it as an TV/HDTV? I am not familiar with Vizio TV's. Thanks.