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   Edmund to Paul   
   Re: Dual monitiors different resolutions   
   20 Oct 25 10:42:50   
   
   From: nomail@hotmail.com   
      
   On 10/20/25 06:51, Paul wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
   Thanks, it is terrible.   
   I am considering buying a 4k monitor increase the DPI and mirror it with   
   my TV. That should work I guess.   
      
      
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