At 13:58 01/09/00 -0500, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
>Not meaning to detract from the thread, but,
>
> Are there any Digital Video projectors that work in Linux? If so
>which ones? And what apps would play video/presentations through them?
>
> JW
Yes, ANY digital video projector which accepts VGA input will work with any
X application that produces graphical output if and only if you first
create an X config file which causes X to come up in a video mode supported
by the projector you're using. Read the manual for the projector, pick a
mode that works on it (choose a specific supported resolution, color depth,
& refresh rate) and make that the default video mode for X, then X should
start up properly using the projector (and also a local monitor if you have
both hooked up and the local monitor can work in the same mode). This
should not be dependant on what OS or application you are using except in
the way that you select your current graphics mode. A good starting point
is usually to make sure you can get text mode (so you know the physical
connection is OK), and then do a standard 640x480x256 VGA mode so you can
make sure the projector actually accepts VGA input correctly (I have met
older projectors that were text-only). If you use the "xconfigurator" (or
something like that) no-brain config tool for X graphics modes you should
be able to find something that works with any given VGA compatible
projector very quickly.
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