From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 06/02/2013 05:50 PM, Moe Trin wrote:   
   > On Sun, 02 Jun 2013, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   article   
   > , TJ wrote:   
   >   
      
   >   
   >> a guy brought a 2009 18.5-inch Memorex TV with VGA and HDMI jacks on   
   >> the back, with a price of $20. I was in the market for a spare   
   >> monitor anyway, so I bought it. Works fine as a TV, once I got the   
   >> brightness/contrast/etc. adjusted. Also works OK as a second monitor   
   >> in "PC mode" with the VGA cable, though I didn't take the time to   
   >> change things from the prior settings.   
   >   
   > Does it have a "HDMI" mode?  The TVs we've got are all multiple mode   
   > (TV, composite, RGB, HDMI and media), selected manually (though if I   
   > punch "PLAY" on the HDMI connected DVD/BluRay player, the TV turns on   
   > and auto-selects).   
   >   
   Yes, it has both "PC" and "HDMI" modes. Also "TV," "Video," and   
   "Component." It's a 720p TV, but the native screen resolution is 1360 x   
   768. The manual (it came with one, as well as a universal remote)is   
   unclear on if the higher resolution is available in any mode but "PC,"   
   but the difference would be so small that it doesn't really matter on an   
   18.5 inch screen.   
      
   >> Main problem is that my video card has both a digital and a VGA port,   
   >> but considers the VGA port to be the primary. I'm wondering now how   
   >> it would work with a DVI-to-HDMI cable, but I'll have to buy one of   
   >> those to find out.   
   >   
   > Just adding the cable - probably not.  Your X video setup has to be   
   > tweaked for "multi-headed" operation.   
   >   
   Mageia's MCC has a setting to "enable duplicate display on second   
   monitor" much as Mandriva did, but the way I see it, that's of little   
   utility. If I were to be running a second monitor, I'd like one desktop   
   on one and a completely different desktop on the other. And I'd like the   
   mouse and keyboard to seamlessly know which one I wanted to use as I   
   switched back and forth. Probably easier just to use two computers.   
      
   But I didn't have that in mind, anyway. I haven't been that kind of a   
   power user in many, many years. I just thought a $20 backup monitor was   
   a good idea, with the TV part being a nice plus. Right now, I have the   
   TV set on a shelf above my computer monitor, so that I can glance up at   
   it and distract myself from my work. Unfortunately, the stand doesn't   
   allow tilting, and the good viewing angle is rather narrow. So for now,   
   I have a book sitting under the back of the stand, tilting the TV so   
   it's watchable from my chair. It has a mount for a VESA stand, so I   
   suppose I should really get one - or build one - before the cat knocks   
   it over.   
      
   TJ   
      
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