Call me kooky

This isn’t specificly a ubuntu issue, rather a general problem with linux.  Refresh rates and resolution.  With ubuntu it grabs the highest resolution it can after install.  1600×1200 is not usable, if you ask me.  I can’t really blame linux though, there’s so much crap in the middle.  DDC detection, ramdacs, open/closed drivers, available memory.  I just wish it worked better.  It took over an hour of fucking around to get ubuntu to display 1366×720 on the HDTV.  Granted, the HDTV may not have DDC support but it really shouldn’t be such a mess.