I continue to like the way Ubuntu Linux (9.10) performs!
For Christmas this year, I bought a Samsung 40″ flatscreen TV. It is not the very best but it was all I felt that I needed/wanted/could afford. It supports the full 1080p and has resolutions up to 1920 x 1080i. It also has a VGA input connection.
Since my old Dell e-1505 laptop also has a VGA connection (what a concept!), I was FORCED to connect them. As soon as I did, both the TV and the computer recognized each other and started to display. However, the default is to MIRROR the laptop’s display. It was a few simple clicks to get separated displays: System – Preferences – Display and then just UNclick “mirror screens” & set the desired resolutions and we are off to the races!
I like the portability of sending tweets from my ATT Tilt phone but the AWESOME view of Seesmic (my choice of Twitter/Facebook client) on a 40″ screen will just about blow you away!
BTW, the current version of Ubuntu (9.10) includes a version of Wine which WILL run my favorite Bible program (OnlineBible)! So I don’t need to run Windows at all anymore!!!
Check the short video that shows both screens in action:
- Ubuntu Linux
- Tweet on 40″ Screen
Ray Waldo is a retired pastor with a passion for making technology accessible for the ordinary person. His religious organization has assigned him as the unofficial "Technology Evangelist" for the State of Louisiana. Ray prefers the title "Bishop of Technology."