Laptop using 24" monitor question...

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mcforyou

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Hi, I didn't know where to put this, so I hope this forum is okay. I have an HP G60 laptop with vista home premium, and I recently bought a 24" monitor, only to come to find out that my laptop doesn't come NEAR to providing enough pixelization to make the 24" monitor run at it's full potential. Is there anything I can do about this to make it run in it's full potential? Thanks!
 

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hm.... other than upgrade your ram..... there is nothing :(
 

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mcforyou said:
Hi, I didn't know where to put this, so I hope this forum is okay. I have an HP G60 laptop with vista home premium, and I recently bought a 24" monitor, only to come to find out that my laptop doesn't come NEAR to providing enough pixelization to make the 24" monitor run at it's full potential. Is there anything I can do about this to make it run in it's full potential? Thanks!
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What exactly do you mean by 'run at it's full potential' ?

Is it:

A) It's not set it to it's native resolution of 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 which either results in a screen with 'borders', or it's outputting at the same res as the laptop which results in a 'fuzzy' picture.

or

B) Games and apps struggle at 1920x1200/1080


If it's A - then it sounds like it's in 'cloned mode' (when plugged into the laptop, the desktop and taskbar appears on both the laptop screen and the 24")


If so, you need to set it to 'Extend the Desktop onto this monitor' to be able to independently configure the resolution.

(right click on the desktop, select personalize > Display Settings )

display settings.JPG

If the monitor came with a disc, make sure you install any drivers for it.



If it's B - then there is not much you can do.
 

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    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
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    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
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    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
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    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
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Ok, I don't have it hooked up yet because I am waiting for the keyboard, but when I look at my screen resolution settings, the lap top only goes to 1366x768 pixels, and my 24" monitor needs 1920x1080 to give it the best resolution. When I asked HP before they said changing my graphics card would do it, but they couldn't even tell me how that worked, they said they would email me about it, but they never did. Is there a way I can use the monitor to it's full pixel potential?
 

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    3 gb
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    320 gb
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    broadband
=====QUOTE=====
Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft DirectX® 10
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution/refresh rate:
2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz
1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz
1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz
1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz
1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
===UNQUOTE=====
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You cannot 'change' a netbooks graphics card without replacing the entire mainboard. Luckily you don't have to.

The reason that it is currently maxing out at 1366x768 is because that is the netbook screens max resolution.

If you follow what I mentioned in my first post, you will be able to use the 24" @ 1920x1080
 

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    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
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    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
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    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
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    Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
As usual, the HP technical support was completely useless. Smarteyeball is right. As soon as you attach it, it will work. No need to panic.
 

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    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Thanks so much guys, when the keyboard gets here and I hook it up, I'll let you know what happens!
 

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Good luck :)
 

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    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
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    Corsair AX1200W
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    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
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    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
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Well, for a day I was worried! I took it right out of the box, tried to use it, it was all wacked out magnified, wrong colors, all crazy, the installation disk was useless, and the users guide was no help either. I finally called SAMSUNG customer service, and went through three levels of technical support to get to the guy who finally told me all I had to do was Push the FN key, (Which I had NEVER used before), and F4, and PRESTO!!! It's the FULL color resolution!! 1980x1080, and BEAUTIFUL!!!! UNREAL!! Lets see if I can post a pic.... Not a great pic, but WOW, this monitor is BEAUTIFUL!! 24 inches almost seems too big!!

NewMonitor.jpg
 

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This is a wonderful story. I am glad you are so satisfied with the result. I am trying to talk the wife into getting at least a 20" for her 14" laptop. But she does not want it. Maybe I can convince her when I show your picture.
 

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whs said:
This is a wonderful story. I am glad you are so satisfied with the result. I am trying to talk the wife into getting at least a 20" for her 14" laptop. But she does not want it. Maybe I can convince her when I show your picture.
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Yeah, the thing is when your used to a small screen you don't think you need a larger one, and really you don't, but when you GET IT.... that's a different story! The picture is so clear and crisp too! It was too bright, I had to turn the brightness down, but that was easy... It's amazing!!
 

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    3 gb
    Hard Drives
    320 gb
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I cannot work on those laptop screens anyhow. My vision is too bad. I have 22" screens since 2 years - but 24" would be even better. I think Samsung makes good screens. i have HPs.
 

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    HP w2207h
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    2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
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