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    m1210 with 24' LCD

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jeffw123, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. jeffw123

    jeffw123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I was wondering if my m1210 with integrated graphics card can run a 24' LCD monitor in native resolution??1920x1200
    I'm kinda sick of doing everything on a 12.1 inch monitor when i dont move around my laptop anymore

    thanks in advance!
     
    jeffw123, Jan 9, 2008
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    Tommo53 Notebook Guru

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    I gather that the integrated graphics is an intel X3100? The maximum resolution for an X3100 is 2048x1536, so 1920x1200 should work. However, be sure to update your drivers, there has been instances where the X3100 would max out at 1680x1050 on some chipsets, though these problems were fixed a while ago.

    http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1488.htm
     
    Tommo53, Jan 9, 2008
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    You should be just fine. If your 1210 has the on-board Intel card, I will try to update your drivers to the newest ones. Other than that you should be fine up to 1900x1200.
     
    vengance_01, Jan 9, 2008
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    Samuel613 Notebook Evangelist

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    The M121O's integrated graphics is, I believe, the GMA 950, not the X3100 which came out later.

    By the way, who sells a 24 foot LCD?
     
    Samuel613, Jan 9, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    :rolleyes:
     
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    jeffw123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes the graphics card is the gma950. .. so 24' is 24 feet?? i have no idea. haha. . .i just want to be sure it will display, also my computer does not have dvi, is there big difference if i run it with the vga plug??
     
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    Text will be slightly blurry (you may also notice a faint shadow), but no difference for videos and images. Even text looks quite alright, unless you examine very closely expecting for something to be wrong ;) . Generally, difference is larger for bigger monitors; for example, with 17” 's both inputs will give almost identical results.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 10, 2008
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    Yep, one tick ' for feet, two ticks " for inches. 24' would be pretty sweet.
     
    Relativity17, Jan 10, 2008
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    i'm Canadian, so i only know 61 cm -_-
     
    jeffw123, Jan 10, 2008
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    hey i just got the Viewsonice Q241WB, its frickin huge and full of awesome, runs perfect at native resolution,
    thanks for all your help
     
    jeffw123, Jan 11, 2008
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