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    External Monitor question for M11x and recommendation

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Benchmade 42, Apr 28, 2011.

  1. Benchmade 42

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    It's got to be 20-22" only that has HDMI input.

    There are 3 kinds, 1366x768, 1600x900, and 1920x1080. I know you guys will say get the 1920x1080 but is that really recommended with a gt 335m or gt 540m for gaming? I mean I know 1920x1080 on m11x is perfect for wathing movies but what about gaming? Is 1600x900 a perfect balance of resolution and performance instead of going all the way 1080p and losing lots of fps?

    Let me know :D
     
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    Well I use my R1 on a 32" LG LCD HD TV @1920x1080. And personally, games run great, of course your gonna have to lower some settings a bit, but just by a notch or two compared to the settings at native res (1366x768), no biggie. The M11x can handle it quite well actually..And this is an R1, I'd say the newer versions (especially the R3 with GT540M) would run games a lot smoother. It's definitely playable though. It's just a matter of not expecting 40fps at high settings or something impossible like that lol. It'll manage a playable 25-30fps at medium settings for most games.

    Hope this helps. Cheers. :)
     
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    See the thing is I don't like using HDTelevision for external monitor (I have a 32" and 52"). There is something about a real computer external monitor that makes it more of a desktop feel experience. And I notice in using both computer monitor and hdtv, looking at the computer monitor is soothing to the eyes just like using a regular desktop computer and looking at the hdtv after a while your eyes gets tired kind of like watching tv or playing console games.
     
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    Oh I agree actually..My eyes do hurt for some reason after playing or using it a while..I always thought it might be just me or that the TV was farther away and the letters and stuff are actually smaller. But yeah, I know computer monitors are quite different from TVs. Well I just wanted to give an example that the R1 would be able to handle 1080p resolutions.. :)
     
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    Hehe thanks. Well I think I'm going to just get a cheap outlet dell monitor w/ 1600x900 and hdmi input. 1080 is really nice at the cost of performance and 1366x768 is too narrow so 1600x900 should be a perfect balance.
     
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