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Portable alternatives to conventional LED monitors for coding on two large screens after traveling by plane?
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jcaron: remove the computer monitor stand.
Mike Harris: one could use coworking spaces.
David ...
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How to know how much time a computer monitor has been on?
After some more research, I have found a solution : the factory menu (or service menu)!
To open this menu on my monitor, the procedure is the following:
Turn on the monitor while keeping the "Menu" ...
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 with external displays
TL;DR: You'll need a different laptop. More info on your requirements would be good so I can make a better reccomendation.
Natively
Right out of the gate, Microsoft says no.
Surface | ...
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13" Laptop with anti-glare display
You mentioned ZenBooks. There is a SKU with an 8th gen i5 and an anti-glare screen.
ASUS ZenBook UX330UA-AH55
Also the Dell XPS 13 9360 has such a configuration option. See here http://www....
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Such a thing as a "subtitle screen"?
Thinking about this what you are wanting is what amounts to a one way chat application. Someone is typing into a chat window and what they type is displayed on the LED displays.
What the LED display ...
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Seeking a "snap on" display for STM32
There are many options:
Chose a board with has Arduino Morph connectors like https://nl.mouser.com/new/stmicroelectronics/stm-p-nucleo-wb55/
You can attach an Arduino shield (with display) on top of ...
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Laptop for programming/utility and getting into Linux
Not recommending a specific laptop (at least not at this stage anyway) but a couple of points, nevertheless:
Do not get one with a Broadcom wireless chipset - you won't be getting it to work with ...
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Handwriting with a stylus pen on a touch screen for remote collaboration
I have Wacom Intuos CTL-4100 tablet. I am using this with Xournal++ software (on ubuntu), works pretty well. It has pressure sensitivity.
The main downside in my opinion is that as it is not ...
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Cheap computers for teaching coding
Raspberry pi is cheap and can run linux... You can even program the gpio pins to turn on leds :)
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Cheap computers for teaching coding
Consider to make a post to your local forum covering toss-away items of value. Yahoo once had Freecycle, which has morphed to TrashNothing. One is permitted to post requests. Because you don't object ...
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What manufacturers produce displays with no air holes?
Monitors, like all electronics, produce heat. The cheapest way to get rid of this heat is to provide a path for the hot air to rise and cool air to flow in and across the device.
The only monitors I ...
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When should one prefer 3840x2160 over 1920x1080 for a 15" laptop?
Never do 4K on a laptop except if you have a special use case for it. It's indeed more power hungry and more expensive and the pixels are even smaller than the already small pixels of Full-HD
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USBc 2.0 vs USBc 3.x alternate mode
AFAIK, USB type C needs to be used in displayport or thunderbolt mode to sopport external displays (HDMI, VGA, DP, doesnt matter). USB 3.x wont be able to run a display except if it also supports ...
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Tablet like smart screen without battery
I have looked into doing the same thing. The solution I found is a bit more DIY but it has all of the capabilities you are asking and more.
A Raspberry Pi and 7in Touchscreen.
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Handwriting with a stylus pen on a touch screen for remote collaboration
Option 2 would be my choice - a drawing / graphics tablet something like this. This would provide a more natural drawing experience as it is a matt surface. It is also considerably cheaper than the ...
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Small Touch Display Recommendation with RS485 Connectivity
https://www.ebay.com/i/302749391806?chn=ps
https://www.ebay.com/i/302947551880?chn=ps
https://www.ebay.com/i/303039933850?chn=ps
shows three RS485 touch displays. Please contact the sellers for ...
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USB switch for monitors
The Workstation
The cheap route is to use a USB-C Hub. I have used this one across many devices and can vouch for it.
The fancy way, you can get a USB-C Dock that is basically the same thing but is ...
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Low resolution display for QR Codes
If your QR code is small enough (64x64 pixels max, so version 11) you can use an OLED display driven by a SSH1106 or SSD 1136. They can be controlled over I2C or SPI and don't draw a lot of power. ...
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Really cheap alternative to a projector? [monocolor]
You've referenced a speed, which is likely not going to be a problem, depending on the driving computer. A Raspberry Pi may not be powerful enough, although the RPi4 seems promising. You've not ...
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Thinkpad X250 to X260 back cover compatibility?
Back cover is quite vague. The LCD back cover? It isn't compatible:
The antenna placement isn't the same. Also, the hinge isn't the correct type.
If you are talking about the back (bottom cover), it ...
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how to pick a lower brightness monitor
Display brightness should be in the specs as nits or candelas per square metre (symbol: cd/m2). Each model offered you should have a specifications page or document on the Internet you can reference, ...
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Laptop matrix parameters like wide color gamut, white variation, haze?
Here is a simplified explanation of each specification and their effect:
Wide Color Gamut (WCG): This simply is a qualitative measure of the number of colors the LCD display can use as opposed to the ...
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Video board for 2k at 144Hz
I currently have a Ryzen 5 1600 + GTX 1080 setup. I'm getting about 100fps in most games at 1440p165hz.
So if you really want to push 144fps, I would recommend getting a 1080ti or better.
GTX 1080ti
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Video board for 2k at 144Hz
You should look to buy a NVIDIA GTX 1080ti or RTX 2080ti
This Reddit post will help you.
IMPORTANT: You should check if your MotherBoard accepts that Video Cards and if there's space inside the case....
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Portable alternatives to conventional LED monitors for coding on two large screens after traveling by plane?
I would suggest using something like this.
These are folding / sliding screens from behind your monitor. Great for when you want to carry your laptop, but you should be able to do some serious work.
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Please help me choose between this Dell 24.1" 16:10 display and this LG 29" 21:9 display
The main difference between the LG and the Dell monitor is that the LG monitor has an "Ultra-Ultra-wide" aspect ratio, meaning that you will have a lot more horizontal real estate. I've heard of 21:9 ...
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how to clean LED Anti-Glare Panel display?
You could use a commercially available screen cleaning kit like this one from Amazon. You could also potentially use a soft microfiber cloth with water and a tiny amount of dish soap (put the ...
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24" external monitor will have crisper text than 27"?
The review reflects a general rule about monitor resolution; given the same resolution, a 27" monitor will be slightly less clear on text and fine lines than a 24" monitor. This is where pixel ...
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How to mirror the image from a computer monitor to a screen matrix
It's practical to consider that you need special hardware, if only to have the physical capability to connect twelve screens to a source device. A quick search for "tiling computer image over multiple ...
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What is the opposite of a glossy display?
You can go for either matte surface or anti-glare ones.
The rough matte surface panels are still mostly used in the business notebook segment. The other type of anti-glare computer screens, which ...
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