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    M11X R3 and Screen resolution in external monitor

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by escupinyol, Mar 22, 2012.

  1. escupinyol

    escupinyol Newbie

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    Hello everybody...

    Yesterday I received my new Alienware M11x R3. It runs flawlessly!!!

    I have only one question, I have tried don connect my laptop and my external monitor throuhgt HDMI cable. My laptop recognized it but i chan´t change the resolution. I see1024x768 in the external monitor. Is that normal???

    My monitor is big and I would like to use a bigger resolution. Can I??

    Thank you in advance!!!
     
    escupinyol, Mar 22, 2012
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  2. Rishwin

    Rishwin Notebook Deity

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    Depends, what resolution does your monitor support?
     
    Rishwin, Mar 22, 2012
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  3. escupinyol

    escupinyol Newbie

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    It's full HD
     
    escupinyol, Mar 22, 2012
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  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    my r1 does full 1080, so your r3 should for sure. Do you have the m11x lcd turned off? or are you using both screens?
     
    ejohnson, Mar 22, 2012
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  5. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    what i do it's this: go into power settings and change "what close lid does" to "Do Nothing". then close the lid and hook up the hdmi cable. It should then display to the TV and if its in 1024x768 then right click and change the resolution to anything you want; all the way up to 1080p if you so desire. On a personal note, I have a 720p TV but my r1 displays 1920x1080 full screen on it no problem (I played through the witcher 1 like this) but my 6850 on my new desktop will only do up to 1360x768 full screen, anymore and there is a wierd box around the screen. any ideas? (I would have asked this at desktop review forums but the last time i posted there it took 4 days to get an answer)
     
    deadboy90, Mar 22, 2012
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  6. escupinyol

    escupinyol Newbie

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    i will try again, but i am not sure if it works. I will,try too with another external monitor...
     
    escupinyol, Mar 23, 2012
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