How do I find out the specs of an LCD TV (for the modeline)

I bought a Toshiba 37x3030D LCD-TV, and I'm planning to hook it up to the DVI-out. However, I have no idea how to find out the different specs that X needs (vsync, hsync, that sort of thing) and I can't find a readymade modeline anywhere. Is there a decent tool for this, or something?

There's this really nice utility if you need to figure out a modeline, called gtf. Lets try 1600x1200@85;
[pelle@pelle-desktop ~]$ gtf 1600 1200 85
# 1600x1200 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 107.10 kHz; pclk: 234.76 MHz
Modeline "1600x1200_85.00" 234.76 1600 1720 1896 2192 1200 1201 1204 1260 -HSync +Vsync
[edit] if you use any kind of modern monitor, you can leave the vertical and horizontal refresh rates out. These should be automatically detected.[/edit]
btw, i can even start X *without* an xorg.conf, so i was rather surprised you actually needed a modeline for your monitor...
Last edited by pelle.k (2007-10-25 16:04:03)

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