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linux-ultrawide-60-hz.txt
# I bought the U3419W but the default refresh rate was set to 30hz.
# I wanted 60 hz but HDMI 1.4 has a too low bandwidth for 3440x1440 with 60hz
# Maximum is 2560x1080_60
# Set this with xrandr with these commands
cvt 2560 1080 60 # Output of this is used in the --newmode command
xrandr --newmode "2560x1080_60.00" 230.00 2560 2720 2992 3424 1080 1083 1093 1120 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode HDMI-1-2 "2560x1080_60.00"
xrandr --output HDMI-1-2 --mode "2560x1080_60.00" # --left-of "eDP-1-1"
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