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   Message 29,336 of 30,566   
   Paul to Edmund   
   Re: Dual monitiors different resolutions   
   20 Oct 25 00:51:58   
   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 10/19/2025 9:36 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   > Dual monitiors different resolutions, expert needed.   
   >   
   >   
   > Monitor 1080, TV 2160   
   >   
   > Now I want to use streams and movies in 4k on my TV   
   > and a READABLE!!! start menu displayed on the TV in order to start   
   > applications. This and other texts in a readable size, so it must be   
   > resized on the TV only, not on the monitor.   
   >   
   > So it would look like in the screen mirror option.   
   > Is this even possible?   
   >   
   > I found "scale" in the display setup, but what does it do?   
   > Does it resize or changing ( wasting ) the resolution?   
      
   There is a reference to "fractional scaling" and some   
   capability to control individual monitors. This may require   
   settings not seen in the Display panel. More research needed.   
      
   https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=377737   
      
      Paul   
      
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