resolution of dell u3419w external monitor is aweful












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I tried to play around with several settings.
I am running a dell xps 13 dev with external monitor dell u3419w on ubuntu 18.04.



The resolution that the system has hardcoded by default in the settings is
2560x1440 (16:9)
2560x1080 (21:9)
etc...



The problem is two-fold:
1) this is not the max configuration that the screen can provide. Yes, it is connected via displayport, which connects to the docking station where the monitor is connected via hdmi.



I am not a complete idiot. Here is what I tried.
The native resolution of the monitor is 3440 x 1440 at 60Hz.



 cvt 3440 1440 60


and got



 # 3440x1440 59.94 Hz (CVT) hsync: 89.48 kHz; pclk: 419.50 MHz Modeline "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync


So, I tried to the usual via



 xrandr 


And I was successfully able to add the native resolution to the "settings".



So from "settings" I picked the 2nd monitor (which is the DELL u3149w) and selected option



 3440 x 1440 (21:9)


However the resolution looks still horrible. Everything is stretched ... (yes it is a wide/curved monitor) ... but it looks unnatural ... as if it isn't the correct resoltuion. Under Windows 10, this resolution looks much better.



Am I doing something fundamentally wrong ? Or what did I miss ?










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    I tried to play around with several settings.
    I am running a dell xps 13 dev with external monitor dell u3419w on ubuntu 18.04.



    The resolution that the system has hardcoded by default in the settings is
    2560x1440 (16:9)
    2560x1080 (21:9)
    etc...



    The problem is two-fold:
    1) this is not the max configuration that the screen can provide. Yes, it is connected via displayport, which connects to the docking station where the monitor is connected via hdmi.



    I am not a complete idiot. Here is what I tried.
    The native resolution of the monitor is 3440 x 1440 at 60Hz.



     cvt 3440 1440 60


    and got



     # 3440x1440 59.94 Hz (CVT) hsync: 89.48 kHz; pclk: 419.50 MHz Modeline "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync


    So, I tried to the usual via



     xrandr 


    And I was successfully able to add the native resolution to the "settings".



    So from "settings" I picked the 2nd monitor (which is the DELL u3149w) and selected option



     3440 x 1440 (21:9)


    However the resolution looks still horrible. Everything is stretched ... (yes it is a wide/curved monitor) ... but it looks unnatural ... as if it isn't the correct resoltuion. Under Windows 10, this resolution looks much better.



    Am I doing something fundamentally wrong ? Or what did I miss ?










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      I tried to play around with several settings.
      I am running a dell xps 13 dev with external monitor dell u3419w on ubuntu 18.04.



      The resolution that the system has hardcoded by default in the settings is
      2560x1440 (16:9)
      2560x1080 (21:9)
      etc...



      The problem is two-fold:
      1) this is not the max configuration that the screen can provide. Yes, it is connected via displayport, which connects to the docking station where the monitor is connected via hdmi.



      I am not a complete idiot. Here is what I tried.
      The native resolution of the monitor is 3440 x 1440 at 60Hz.



       cvt 3440 1440 60


      and got



       # 3440x1440 59.94 Hz (CVT) hsync: 89.48 kHz; pclk: 419.50 MHz Modeline "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync


      So, I tried to the usual via



       xrandr 


      And I was successfully able to add the native resolution to the "settings".



      So from "settings" I picked the 2nd monitor (which is the DELL u3149w) and selected option



       3440 x 1440 (21:9)


      However the resolution looks still horrible. Everything is stretched ... (yes it is a wide/curved monitor) ... but it looks unnatural ... as if it isn't the correct resoltuion. Under Windows 10, this resolution looks much better.



      Am I doing something fundamentally wrong ? Or what did I miss ?










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      I tried to play around with several settings.
      I am running a dell xps 13 dev with external monitor dell u3419w on ubuntu 18.04.



      The resolution that the system has hardcoded by default in the settings is
      2560x1440 (16:9)
      2560x1080 (21:9)
      etc...



      The problem is two-fold:
      1) this is not the max configuration that the screen can provide. Yes, it is connected via displayport, which connects to the docking station where the monitor is connected via hdmi.



      I am not a complete idiot. Here is what I tried.
      The native resolution of the monitor is 3440 x 1440 at 60Hz.



       cvt 3440 1440 60


      and got



       # 3440x1440 59.94 Hz (CVT) hsync: 89.48 kHz; pclk: 419.50 MHz Modeline "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync


      So, I tried to the usual via



       xrandr 


      And I was successfully able to add the native resolution to the "settings".



      So from "settings" I picked the 2nd monitor (which is the DELL u3149w) and selected option



       3440 x 1440 (21:9)


      However the resolution looks still horrible. Everything is stretched ... (yes it is a wide/curved monitor) ... but it looks unnatural ... as if it isn't the correct resoltuion. Under Windows 10, this resolution looks much better.



      Am I doing something fundamentally wrong ? Or what did I miss ?







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