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    Maximum resolution for 8400M GS in M1330?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Seldon, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. Seldon

    Seldon Newbie

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    Hi there,

    M1330 in Australia are offered with only one option for video: 8400M GS with 128MB GDDR3 memory.

    My question is, what is the maximum number of resolution I could achieve with this when I plug in an external monitor? :confused:

    Thanks!
     
    Seldon, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. chuck232

    chuck232 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Dell says 1920x1200, so no 30" monitors for you. ;)
     
    chuck232, Jul 18, 2007
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    FGLRXandYou Notebook Consultant

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    FGLRXandYou, Jul 18, 2007
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    FGLRXandYou Notebook Consultant

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    That's the point of 30" LCDs? Really?

    ::gaze at thoughtfully::
     
    FGLRXandYou, Jul 18, 2007
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    FGLRXandYou Notebook Consultant

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    I wonder how it would look on a Plasma TV? since it has HDMI..

    From the Nvidia specs, the 8x line should actually support dual QXGA. OEM specs are often misleading or just plain wrong (eg: their claim that the maximum memory is 4GB)...

    Personally I love large monitors in general cause it helps relaxing/readability. I use wireless keyboards or laptops in my lap, almost exclusively, so I tend to prefer to shift away from the monitor..

    I'd love it if it was 30" _and_ had qxga, but UXGA should be sufficient in my case! Much better than friggin wxga :| that the m1330 comes with.
     
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  7. Seldon

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    Thanks everyone!

    I am happy as long as I can get to 1680x1050 connecting to my 22" Samsung 226BW instead of being constained to 1280x800, and maybe later I will get a 24" when the price becomes more affordable here.
     
    Seldon, Jul 18, 2007
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  8. ebs5d

    ebs5d Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok so i am thinking about hooking this via hdmi to hdtv... I havn't bought my tv yet but am looking in the size range of 27 to 32". Is the resolution in the card going to work??? Thank you.
     
    ebs5d, Jul 18, 2007
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  9. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    The M1330 supports 1080P resolution through HDMI. You shouldn't have a problem hooking up to any HDTV. Make sure you buy a TV that has a higher resolution screen. Older plasmas will actually have lesser pixels on screen than the M1330 does.
     
    praneeth, Jul 18, 2007
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    ebs5d Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok good news... Thank you
     
    ebs5d, Jul 18, 2007
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