[MPlayer-users] Re: [-] monitoraspect

[Matthias Wieser]

Am Montag, 30. Mai 2005 16:05 schrieb Reimar Döffinger:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 01:39:38PM +0200, Matthias Wieser wrote:
> > Why should one want to set up the display size incorrectly?
> > Just querying the Xserver and assuming squared pixels as fallback
> > should be enough.
>
> Because it is aquired via DDC and when that is broken you have the
> choice between not using DDC at all or having a wrong setting...

or you specify the monitor dimension within your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.