Cool, thanks
At 06:29 PM 9/1/2000 -0300, you wrote:
>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.
>--
>
>Who is this General Failure, and why is he reading my hard disk?
>
>
>
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