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    when i Connect to HDMI and close lid of laptop screen gets small

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Thumper_pup, Jul 30, 2011.

  1. Thumper_pup

    Thumper_pup Notebook Evangelist

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    hello and good afternoon
    im not sure if this is the right section for this if it is not i am sorry please can you point me to the rigth section to post this

    I have a New Dell Insprion 17r with windows 7 home edition

    If i have the laptop lid open and connect to the HDMI the screen view on the HDMI is nice good size to see letters words graphics everything icons all nice size

    if i close the lid to the laptop everything gets smaller tv blinks i guess because the hdmi setting is being reset when lid gets closed and when it comes back up the view on the icons letters windows everything is smaller

    Is there a trick to keeping this from happening ?
     
    Thumper_pup, Jul 30, 2011
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    Does your model have the ATI graphic card or intel integrated graphics?
     
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    It has the Intel Integrated graphics
     
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    ok no help on this i guess
     
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    Thumper_pup have you updated the driver for the integrated graphics? I just looked on their site and I can not even find a list of drivers. There may be an update in intel's site though. Also what is your setting in your power plan for lid close action?

    Do you know what the max resoluton is on the TV vrs. the laptop. It sounds like the TV may be full hd (1920 x 1080) and the laptop is not ???
     
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    yeah the laptop is not and my40 in sony is full HD
    i noticed what is happning is
    if i hit the window key on the keyboard plus the P to open up the connect projector option
    I click on Projector only it does not find the projector says no projector hooked up

    I click on Duplicate and it shows on both the laptop and the tv but if i close the laptop lid
    or if i switch the tv off and turn it back on it goes back to Laptop Only
    and to make it larger again i have to pick DUplicate display again
    any way to keep this from needing to be doen all the time ?
     
    Thumper_pup, Aug 1, 2011
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