Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-13 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 09/06/12 08:04, Benjie Gillam wrote: For my TV (an LG) I had to change the aspect ratio setting to Just Scan, which I could do from the quick menu. There was also a setting in the ATI Control Panel that came with the proprietary fglrx (or whatever it's called) drivers called overscan which

Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-09 Thread Benjie Gillam
For my TV (an LG) I had to change the aspect ratio setting to Just Scan, which I could do from the quick menu. There was also a setting in the ATI Control Panel that came with the proprietary fglrx (or whatever it's called) drivers called overscan which I had to drop from 10(%?) to 0. Then it

[Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-08 Thread Sean Gibbins
Hi folks On a whim I fired up the Revo 3600 (running 64-bit Xubuntu 12.04) today and plugged it in to the HDMI socket of the LCD TV. Up popped a lovely sharp 1920x1080 desktop with just one small snag - the desktop appears to extend just under the bezel of the TV on all edges, which means

Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-08 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 08/06/12 20:49, Sean Gibbins wrote: My pessimism aside though, if anyone has any thoughts on how I might adjust the desktop in a little, please feel free to share them! Having surprised myself and found the fine manual it appears that such adjustments are possible, so now all I need to do

Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-08 Thread Michael Pavling
On 8 June 2012 20:49, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: On a whim I fired up the Revo 3600 (running 64-bit Xubuntu 12.04) today and plugged it in to the HDMI socket of the LCD TV. Up popped a lovely sharp 1920x1080 desktop with just one small snag - the desktop appears to extend

Re: [Hampshire] Acer Revo 3600 + Xubuntu 12.04 + Panasonic Viera 32 TV

2012-06-08 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 08/06/12 21:00, Michael Pavling wrote: Are you using the VGA or HDMI connection to your telly? HDMI Michael, and it seems that, according to the TV manual, the instructions for altering the horizontal and vertical position of the desktop only apply to VGA connections unfortunately. I