Kind of OT question for Lonni

Stuart Biggerstaff biggers
Tue Oct 17 09:53:13 PDT 2006


The funny thing is I find this setup typical of 42" plasma 
displays.  50" and larger ones use something scaled like computer 
monitors, and so do the smaller LCD ones.  My boss bought this one as 
it was the largest that would fit on a mobile stand.

At 10:13 AM 10/17/2006, Net Llama! wrote:

>On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Stuart Biggerstaff wrote:
> > Though open to suggestions from anyone else.
> >
> > We have a funky HDTV/display that is 16:9, but the native resolution
> > is actually 1024 x 768.  So when used as a PC display, the desktop
> > and any images are stretched horizontally.  I was wondering if the
> > drivers (Windows or Linux) for some of the nVidia cards would support
> > showing correct proportions under this situation.
> >
> > I really suspect going at this with a driver for the monitor would be
> > the correct way to go, but unfortunately Dell doesn't seem to have
> > drivers for this beast.
>
>This really depends on the graphics card, the driver & the TV.  A few
>questions:
>0) How are you connecting this TV to the computer?  What kind of cable
>(VGA, DVI, HDMI, SVIDEO, etc)?

Currently by VGA.  We should have the option of SVIDEO, if that would 
be better.

>1) What kind of videocard are you using, and which driver (and version)?

In the process of getting a GeForce 6200 card with DVI, VGA, and 
SVIDEO outputs.  We started with a really lame card in an Averatec 
portable, moved to a Dell one that had lots more modes but none that 
helped--then we pulled a PC and used its onboard card.  That's when 
we found if we used a 16:9 mode it didn't work.  Since we don't have 
the new card installed yet, no driver either.  Ideally, we want to do 
this with XP Pro (currently installed), but since they are using 
Power Point for this presentation Linux would be an option (but a bit 
of a hard sell).

>2) What is in the EDID for this TV?

I'm pasting EDID data below my signature.


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Stuart Biggerstaff
Systems Technician
Linda Hall Library of Science Engineering & Technology
5109 Cherry St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2498

Phone:  (816) 926-8748
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URL:    www.lindahall.org






                             Time:  11:26:11
                         Date:  Tue Oct 17, 2006
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

                         VIEWSONIC CORPORATION
                     EDID Version # 1,  Revision # 3
                      DDCTest For: DEL W4201CHD TV
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

128 BYTES OF EDID CODE:

          0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
       ________________________________________
   0  |  00  FF  FF  FF  FF  FF  FF  00  10  AC
  10  |  11  60  30  31  30  30  01  10  01  03
  20  |  68  5D  35  78  2A  31  34  A6  58  3E
  30  |  B3  26  0B  49  4B  A5  4E  00  81  80
  40  |  01  01  01  01  01  01  01  01  01  01
  50  |  01  01  01  01  64  19  00  40  41  00
  60  |  26  30  18  88  36  00  A2  12  32  00
  70  |  00  1E  00  00  00  FF  00  4B  39  32
  80  |  36  30  36  31  35  30  30  31  30  0A
  90  |  00  00  00  FC  00  57  34  32  30  31
100  |  43  48  44  20  54  56  0A  20  00  00
110  |  00  FD  00  2D  4B  0F  41  0B  00  0A
120  |  20  20  20  20  20  20  00  25

______________________________________________________________________

(08-09)  ID Manufacturer Name ________________  = DEL
(11-10)  Product ID Code _____________________  = 6011
(12-15)  Last 5 Digits of Serial Number ______  = 808464688
(16)     Week of Manufacture _________________  = 01
(17)     Year of Manufacture _________________  = 2006
(10-17)  Complete Serial Number ______________  = 601808464688
(18)     EDID Version Number _________________  = 1
(19)     EDID Revision Number ________________  = 3

(20)     VIDEO INPUT DEFINITION:
          Analog Signal
          0.700, 0.000 (0.700 Vp-p)
           Separate Syncs

(21)     Maximum Horizontal Image Size ________________    =  930 mm
(22)     Maximum Vertical Image Size __________________    =  530 mm
(23)     Display Gamma ________________________________    =  2.20

(24)     Power Management and Supported Feature(s):
          Active Off/Very Low Power, Preferred Timing Mode
          Display Type = R/G/B Color

(25-34)  CHROMA INFO:
          Red X - 0.648 Green X - 0.242 Blue X - 0.148 White X - 0.286
          Red Y - 0.347 Green Y - 0.700 Blue Y - 0.046 White Y - 0.293

(35)     ESTABLISHED TIMING I:
          720 X 400 @ 70Hz (IBM,VGA)
          640 X 480 @ 60Hz (IBM,VGA)
          640 X 480 @ 75Hz (VESA)
          800 X 600 @ 60Hz (VESA)

(36)     ESTABLISHED TIMING II:
          800 X 600 @ 75Hz (VESA)
          1024 X 768 @ 60Hz (VESA)
          1024 X 768 @ 70Hz (VESA)
          1024 X 768 @ 75Hz (VESA)

(37)     Manufacturer's Reserved Timing:
            None Specified

(38-53)  Standard Timing Identification:
          1280 X 1024 @60Hz
          Not Used
          Not Used
          Not Used
          Not Used
          Not Used
          Not Used
          Not Used
______________________________________________________________________

(54-71) Detailed Timing / Descriptor Block 1:
                    1024x768  Pixel Clock: 65.00 MHz
______________________________________________________________________
          Horizontal Image Size: 930 mm     Vertical Image Size: 530 mm
          Refreshed Mode: Non-Interlaced    Normal Display - No Stereo

Horizontal:
          Active Time: 1024 pixels          Blanking Time: 320 pixels
          Sync Offset: 24 pixels            Sync Pulse Width: 136 pixels
          Border: 0 pixels                  Frequency: 48.36 KHz

Vertical:
          Active Time: 768 lines            Blanking Time: 38 lines
          Sync Offset: 3 lines              Sync Pulse Width: 6 lines
          Border: 0 lines                   Frequency: 60.00 Hz

Digital Separate, Horizontal Polarity (+) Vertical Polarity (+)


______________________________________________________________________

(72-89) Detailed Timing / Descriptor Block 2:

          Monitor Serial Number:
          K92606150010


______________________________________________________________________

(90-107) Detailed Timing / Descriptor Block 3:

          Monitor Name:
          W4201CHD TV


______________________________________________________________________

(108-125) Detailed Timing / Descriptor Block 4:

          Monitor Range Limits:
          Min Vertical Freq - 45 Hz
          Max Vertical Freq - 75 Hz
          Min Horiz. Freq - 15 KHz
          Max Horiz. Freq - 65 KHz
          Pixel Clock  - 110 MHz
          Secondary GTF - Not Supported


(126)    No Extension EDID Block(s)
(127)    CheckSum OK




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