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    m17x with tv as monitor

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by evilhead, Sep 29, 2008.

  1. evilhead

    evilhead Notebook Consultant

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    What'll happen to the FPS? Any sites out there testing highend laptops with a big monitor for the display? Any guesstimates what dual 9800GTXs & X9000 running WoW on a 54" LCD tv would be able to do?

    Is it up to the game or the display settings in the vidcard options that determines if the output is squished/stretched etc?
     
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  2. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    it's up to everything.

    my single 8700M GT can handle full detail levels of WoW on my 1920x1200 screen. that's larger than 1080p.

    Your 54" LCD TV is probably running a MAXIMUM of 1080p. So, I'd bet that a 9800 GT could power it... and probably really easily.

    WoW is NOT a graphics intensive game.
     
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    I run my m17x constantly off my 52" Sony. Looks great, plays great. It's a lot of fun to show off to guests too ;)
     
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    Good to know thanks. Yeah I figured just didn't want to assume, since this craptastic laptop I have here managed, what, 15 fps on the tv? Was surprising, looked like a slideshow. :p
     
    evilhead, Sep 30, 2008
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