On 15 March 2012 15:16, javadayaz <[email protected]> wrote: > My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows > (its a windows machine.). > > How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to just connect to my > 42" and watch the video or browse some pictures! > > Look forward to your advice!
I tried this on Monday. Giving a presentation from LibreOffice Impress, from my own laptop; discovered the venue's big screen only had HDMI in. I didn't even know my cheapo MSI laptop had an HDMI port! Plugged it in, rebooted, on it came. Went into monitor settings, unticked "mirror screens", it set the right resolution automagically. In LibreOffice, I set the big screen as my presentation screen, internal one as the presenter's screen, and off I went. Absolutely no config or setup required. Plug in and go. However, as with any external screen, I suggest you turn the computer off, plug in the screen, then turn it back on. Not for electronic safety (although that is no bad idea) but it means that the BIOS and the OS can detect the monitor when it is connected and on at system startup. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: [email protected] • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: [email protected] • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
