E6410 Owner's Thread

I know, that's what I've been thinking. Frustrating to think that I'd be bringing another piece of gear with me just for that purpose. In the end, I've decided this time to just bring my old Latitude C-Series that has an S-video jack right on the laptop. But it does seem like the E-series ought to have some way to handle this short of buying $100+ adapter. So if anyone does have it figured out, I'd still be happy to see their post!

LOL It is funny and true. And yes, there is a special factory for hotel TVs! Fortunately, where I'm going is pretty rural and not full of chain hotels so it'll be a real TV bought from a regular retail store. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised and find DVI/HDMI when I get there.

Anyone have a guess on why Dell went with DisplayPort instead of HDMI? (HDMI wouldn't have solved this problem but it did get me wondering.)

 

DisplayPort is more versatile. One can run two monitors from the DisplayPort or go from DisplayPort to HDMI with an adaptor.

John

 

Not to mention also, that DVI is phasing out in the computer world being replaced with Display Port.

HDMI max resolution is 1920x1080. As it sounds nice, in reality, people have bigger screen resolution for their monitors, such as 1920x1200, 2560 x 1440, and even more.

In addition, Display Port is optimized to not loose color accuracy, while the HDMI standard has no such requirements in it's specification. (this is another reason why TV's are cheaper then computer monitors. They don't have the the technology and processing power to ensure the best of color accuracy from a high end LCD panel (PVA or IPS panel)).

 

The displayport to DVI adapter you linked is only for a single monitor. This one does 3 DVI monitors from a single displayport

 

Sorry. The caption says "DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter". I had assumed that the "Dual" meant two monitors. Anyway, thanks for providing confirmation that a single DisplayPort can run more than one monitor.

John

 

No problem. I would have thought that too if it weren't for the fact that I've been looking for displayport to DVI adapters recently. Dual link means it is capable of supporting more bandwidth for higher res monitors. Wikipedia has an explanation of dual link.

Anyways the adapter that I linked doesn't seem to be true dual head. I think it just presents itself to as a single monitor and then handles the splitting on its own. Matrox has something similar that works with VGA as input

 

anyone upgrade the new A05 BIOS ? I feel it make my Laptop start longer (the boot time of BIOS not Windows boot time) ?
PS: I'm going to buy a new backlit keyboard for e6400 on ebay, is it good for my e6410 ? the keyboard on ebay has any differences with the keyboard we buy from Dell.com ?

 

If it's like my E6400, the first boot is a bit slower with the new BIOS, but the following boots are the same speed as rest. It could also be you. It's best to time it. You can go back to your previous BIOS. Just download form Dell web site the older BIOS, apply it, and see.

It will fit nicely and it will work. That what was concluded here.

 

It might have been checking the hardware configuration. I've not noticed any problem with A05 but it may also be worthwhile going into the BIOS setup to see if there any options that can be deselected.

They are all Dell keyboards and the same keyboard fits the E6400, E6500, E6410 and E6510. Just make sure you get the right country keyboard layout.

John

 

about the quality ? the keyboard buy on ebay, it has the same quality with the keyboard buy from Dell.com? I see the price on ebay, it's about $20 but on dell.com, it takes $40, that makes me confused.