Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-18 Thread Michael
Bill Barry wrote: With a bit more truth in advertising fewer widescreen monitors would be sold. I'm not so sure about that. My nephew's #1 criteria for a laptop was have to play my music. Meaning it had to work seamlessly with his iPod. #2 criteria was watch movies. Widescreen is good for

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-18 Thread Larry W
Michael wrote: Bill Barry wrote: With a bit more truth in advertising fewer widescreen monitors would be sold. I'm not so sure about that. My nephew's #1 criteria for a laptop was have to play my music. Meaning it had to work seamlessly with his iPod. #2 criteria was watch

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-18 Thread Dale Snell
On Mon, 18 May 2009 09:09:15 -0700 Larry W lar...@holbrookmasons.org wrote: There is truth in advertising, but we apparently aren't interested in it. Widescreen displays appear to be based upon XGA standards, so your vertical resolution is very near 768 or 800 pixels. Having become used to

[PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-17 Thread rich
I am in the market for a new flat screen monitor. I just upgraded to a AMD 64 bit machine with a Gigabyte motherboard. Can anyone recommend a monitor that is compatible with Ubuntu. That is, Can Ubuntu detect and configure for it upon installation?

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-17 Thread Bill Barry
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:40 AM, rich t_...@verizon.net wrote: I am in the market for a new flat screen monitor.  I just upgraded to a AMD 64 bit machine with a Gigabyte motherboard.  Can anyone recommend a monitor that is compatible with Ubuntu. That is, Can Ubuntu detect and configure for it

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu friendly monitor

2009-05-17 Thread Tim Wescott
Hey! I like my widescreen monitor. It's not as nice as two monitors that height, but the extra width lets you cram more information onto the screen. And Ubuntu handles it just fine. Bill Barry wrote: On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:40 AM, rich t_...@verizon.net wrote: I am in the market for