Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-23 Thread Tim via users
On Wed, 2020-04-22 at 07:52 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > Most laptops have cooling fans that blow air over heatsinks for CPU > and GPU. Over time, dust can collect and reduce cooling. At my former > work IT bought a large batch of Thinkpads that were particularly > prone to overheating (and

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-22 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:18:05 +0930 Tim via users wrote: > On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 14:30 -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > is it safe to work now with the lid closed or will the laptop > > overheat? I have switched off the screen for the laptop using xrandr. > > That is going to depend on the laptop

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-22 Thread George N. White III
On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 04:49, Tim via users wrote: > On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 14:30 -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > is it safe to work now with the lid closed or will the laptop > > overheat? I have switched off the screen for the laptop using xrandr. > > That is going to depend on the laptop design

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-22 Thread Tim via users
On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 14:30 -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > is it safe to work now with the lid closed or will the laptop > overheat? I have switched off the screen for the laptop using xrandr. That is going to depend on the laptop design. It's not just the screen that users power, generates heat,

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:27:18 -0500 Roger Heflin wrote: > I would check the rating on your HDMI cable, the older ones aren't > supposed to be able to support greater than 1080p rates, so if you > cable is very old it may not support the speed. > > There is probably something written on the cable e

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:47:14 -0300 "George N. White III" wrote: > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 16:30, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:49:59 -0700 stan via users < > > users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:40:30 -0500 > > > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > >

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread George N. White III
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 16:30, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:49:59 -0700 stan via users < > users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:40:30 -0500 > > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:17:24 -0500 Ranjan Maitra > > > wrote: > > > > > >

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:49:59 -0700 stan via users wrote: > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:40:30 -0500 > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:17:24 -0500 Ranjan Maitra > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I recently got myself a UHD monitor. > > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JXCR263

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread Roger Heflin
I would check the rating on your HDMI cable, the older ones aren't supposed to be able to support greater than 1080p rates, so if you cable is very old it may not support the speed. There is probably something written on the cable ends and/or the side of the cable itself. Mine says high speed on

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread stan via users
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:40:30 -0500 Ranjan Maitra wrote: > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:17:24 -0500 Ranjan Maitra > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I recently got myself a UHD monitor. > > > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JXCR263?tag=aboutcom02lifewire-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=4138562%7Cneef17e57

Re: F31 - getting UHD external monitor to display at 3840x2160 resolution

2020-04-21 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:17:24 -0500 Ranjan Maitra wrote: > Hi, > > I recently got myself a UHD monitor. > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JXCR263?tag=aboutcom02lifewire-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=4138562%7Cneef17e57867342f0bc4b3af20a9ba60801 > > However, when I connect to my 3840x2160 res