The Thriving Hunt for 4K/UHD/2160p | Linux Today

The Thriving Hunt for 4K/UHD/2160p

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 22, 2016

Recent improvements of the Linux kernel make it possible: Enjoying a full 4K/UHD/2160p resolution of 3840×2160 pixels or more even with elder hardware. Many graphics cards which have never been advertised to feature 4K/UHD can be made to display such modes by overclocking your TMDS. While respective changes for the nouveau driver have already been assimilated into the kernel a separate hdmimhz patch is available for the radeon device driver.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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