On Wed Jul01'26 11:00:46AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:46 +0100 > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > On Wed, 2026-07-01 at 00:25 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > On Tue Jun30'26 11:44:00PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > > > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0100 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users > > > <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > > > > > On Tue, 2026-06-30 at 16:12 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > > > There are a few 3840x2400 resolution monitors too, but they seem > > > > to > > > > all be in the 16-17" range. > > > > > > There are plenty of 4K monitors of larger sizes (I have a 27in one) > > > and > > > I'm pretty sure any of them would work for you, perhaps with > > > letterboxing. The Display Configuration menu on KDE has both > > > 2880x1620 > > > and 3200x1800 among others. > > > > Thank you, but won't either of these configurations distort the view? > > That's why I suggest trying it. There may be a setting that reduces or > eliminates the problem, but really the best way to find out is by > trying it. However I tried asking ChatGPT: > > * Native 2880×1800 monitor: No distortion. Every output pixel maps to > one physical pixel. > * External monitor at a different native resolution: If you output > 2880×1800 to, say, a 2560×1440 or 3840×2160 display, the monitor or > GPU will scale the image. This can introduce slight blurring, but it > won't stretch the image if the aspect ratio is preserved. > * Wrong aspect ratio: 2880×1800 is 16:10. If you send it to a 16:9 > display (e.g. 1920×1080 or 3840×2160) and scaling is set to > "stretch," the image will look distorted. If scaling is set to > "maintain aspect ratio," you'll get thin black bars at the top and > bottom instead.
Thank you. I don't much trust ChatGPT, but anyway. So, am I better off trying for a 1920x1200 monitor (this is a 16:10), a 3840x2160? The laptop's native resolution is at 2880x1800. I am trying to understand these issues before even going for a monitor even if I can return it if things do not work out. Many thanks again, and best wishes, Ranjan -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
