[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: X11 Config for DPI and 16:9 ratio

Cecil Watson cwatson at linkline.com
Mon Oct 27 10:33:26 EST 2003


Hello,

Edward Wildgoose wrote:

>Hi, I'm looking at perhaps getting a plasma display, but I'm somewhat confused as to whether those displays with non-square pixels are going to work well with X and myth?
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>For example a number of the newer 16:9 42" plasma's have a 1024x1024 pixel count (seriously non-square).  Quite a lot of the rest have 1024x768 (ie 4:3 ratio, but the screen is actually 16:9)
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>Is it possible to tell X what the real aspect ratio is, and hence have myth looking normal, say on a 1024x1024 16:9 display?  If so, how would I go about it...?  
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>Secondly, is it possible to set the equivalent of the "-dpi 100" startup option into the XF86config file?  I found an option called "DisplaySize" which allow you to set the screen size in mm, and in a roundabout way this implies dpi, but is there a more direct setting?
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>Thanks
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>Ed W
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The Linux HTPC How-to is a good place to start, in particular:
http://www.sllug.org/how-to/linux-htpc/video_card_configuration.html

Cecil



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