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    Laptop Display vs Monitor, what do you use

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by GetFound, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. GetFound

    GetFound Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you game directly on your laptop display or are you hooked up to a larger monitor?
     
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  2. Astrogiblet

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    Internal display. Only reason I'd use an external display is for Eyefinity, and I'd be using 3 external displays at that point.
     
    Astrogiblet, Jan 20, 2011
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    Mostly on the laptop. On the rare occassion I am hosting a LAN party or just feel in the mood, I hook it up to the home theater, but not for the screen, for the sound. :)
     
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  4. rmcolosimo

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    I have a little set-up that has turned my laptop into a desktop. I have an external keyboard, mouse and monitor. I even have a 5.1 surround sound system hooked up to it, so I almost always leave it where it is.

    Except when I travel I leave all the extras behind and just use the internal monitor. :)
     
    rmcolosimo, Jan 20, 2011
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  5. Tazalanche

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    I use the internal monitor. If I want to game with a larger screen, or better sound, I use the aurora in my signature, which is connected to a 52" Sony 1080p LCD HDTV & a Pioneer 7.1 A/V receiver.
     
    Tazalanche, Jan 21, 2011
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  6. steviejones133

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    I do a bit of both - depending on how im feelin at the time. It was one of the main reasons i wanted to get a larger external monitor really - that and the obvious benefit of extended worktop space.

    Could do with a 3rd poll option for both! ;)

    For those that DO game predominantly on an external, how do you find it compares to the internal monitor? - faster...slower...better/worse colours etc...
     
    steviejones133, Jan 21, 2011
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  7. Partizan

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    External monitor 99% of the time. I have bad eyesight and a small, glossy and dark laptopscreen doesn't make it easy on my eyes (I use the 1280*800 res on my full hd 23" screen to give you an idea how bad my eyes are).

    My laptop is basicly a desktop replacement, and will only be used away from my desk to proces archives for my paper.
     
    Partizan, Jan 21, 2011
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