Comments on: Goldsprints FX – Projector Testing http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/ A front-end for the Opensprints hardward. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ed Husar http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Ed Husar Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:28:11 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-80 What is your final resolution then for events on both the projector and the Acer? I played around with it a little more tonight. I was able to run 80x600 on my projector and then 10124x600. That was the best I could do. But I installed a GUI to the xrandr and it worked for me pretty good. I did not have to mess with command line at all. What is your final resolution then for events on both the projector and the Acer?

I played around with it a little more tonight. I was able to run 80×600 on my projector and then 10124×600. That was the best I could do.

But I installed a GUI to the xrandr and it worked for me pretty good. I did not have to mess with command line at all.

]]> By: jonfen http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-79 jonfen Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:19:48 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-79 <blockquote cite="#comment-content-78"> <strong><a href="#comment-78" rel="nofollow">Ed Husar</a> :</strong> Bloody brilliant Jon, I am going to try this right now! Were you using the Acer One? </blockquote> <a href="http://wiki.opensprints.org/index.php?title=42BELOW_Kit" rel="nofollow">Yep.</a>

Ed Husar :
Bloody brilliant Jon, I am going to try this right now! Were you using the Acer One?

Yep.

]]> By: Ed Husar http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Ed Husar Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:13:19 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-78 Bloody brilliant Jon, I am going to try this right now! Were you using the Acer One? Bloody brilliant Jon, I am going to try this right now! Were you using the Acer One?

]]> By: jonfen http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-77 jonfen Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:02:28 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-77 The custom 42BELOW software used a custom "xrandr" command under Ubuntu linux to create two different screen resolutions. The custom 42BELOW software used a custom “xrandr” command under Ubuntu linux to create two different screen resolutions.

]]> By: Ed Husar http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ed Husar Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:35:06 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-76 Even at dual monitors at 800x600 on both the projector and the display things are not perfect. The projector is fine but on the Acer display the screen is black. Then you drag a window it leaves trails of the window that don't refresh. I wanted to develop the race administration in a different window but now I am having second thoughts. But I wonder if anyone has tried an external USB video adapter? That might give higher resolution options and the extra video memory to make it work. You can get one for under $60. But I guess the question is will it work under Ubuntu. Pretty sure that OS X and Windows wouldn't have a problem with an external adapter. Even at dual monitors at 800×600 on both the projector and the display things are not perfect. The projector is fine but on the Acer display the screen is black. Then you drag a window it leaves trails of the window that don’t refresh.

I wanted to develop the race administration in a different window but now I am having second thoughts.

But I wonder if anyone has tried an external USB video adapter? That might give higher resolution options and the extra video memory to make it work. You can get one for under $60. But I guess the question is will it work under Ubuntu. Pretty sure that OS X and Windows wouldn’t have a problem with an external adapter.

]]> By: jevoncarlson http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-75 jevoncarlson Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:31:53 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-75 It has video memory limits, and under ubuntu you can get dual displays going but only at dual 800x600. Make sure to hook it to the projector early at an event, it might take a couple of restarts to convince it to work. It runs smoother in mirror mode. It has video memory limits, and under ubuntu you can get dual displays going but only at dual 800×600. Make sure to hook it to the projector early at an event, it might take a couple of restarts to convince it to work. It runs smoother in mirror mode.

]]> By: msmoritz http://www.goldsprintsfx.com/2010/02/05/goldsprints-fx-projector-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-74 msmoritz Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:11:03 +0000 http://www.goldsprintsfx.org/?p=535#comment-74 We use an acer travelmate and have the same issue, and worse, when we use the external projector (well, actually a splitter to go to a projector and a display in front of the bikes), trying to mirror to the local screen results in a badly synchronized and out of resolution image. We use an acer travelmate and have the same issue, and worse, when we use the external projector (well, actually a splitter to go to a projector and a display in front of the bikes), trying to mirror to the local screen results in a badly synchronized and out of resolution image.

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