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    How do you change resolution for external monitor

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by cichy1012, Oct 15, 2012.

  1. cichy1012

    cichy1012 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im trying to hook up my laptop via hdmi to my 23 inch lcd which is HD 1920x1080 resolution (1080p) but when i do the i cant change the setting on the laptop as it only goes to 1600x900.

    any suggestions?
     
    cichy1012, Oct 15, 2012
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    digitalmo Notebook Consultant

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    you need to "extend desktop" instead of mirroring. then you can set resolutions separately. you can also make the HDTV your "primary" display if you want to easily use it for daily work/browsing/etc.. more desktop space than the internal display.
     
    digitalmo, Oct 15, 2012
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    DoomMunky Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just learned you can use the Nvidia Control Panel to mess with this stuff, too. I had good luck using it with a finicky hotel TV that didn't have lots of display options. I set it to 720p, then shrunk the resolution using the NCP scaling tools until the whole desktop was on the tv screen. Looked fine.
     
    DoomMunky, Oct 16, 2012
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    Intel iGPU controls the HDMI output. If you need to configure the setting for your external display right-click your desktop and select graphics properties. Then under general settings you'll find the scaling option as well as resolution and other settings.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Oct 19, 2012
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    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    In my case, it is control by the NVCP (NVIDIA Control Panel) as like "DoomMunky" has said, the CP in the Intel graphic setting seem to be useless for me. However the TV I was plugging is a HDTV, not sure if it is any different though.
     
    CGSDR, Oct 19, 2012
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    Just tried on one over here and you're right, I stand corrected. Although for some reason I was able to scale the screen from within the intel control panel.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Oct 19, 2012
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