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    What screen to use for my graphics card ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jaboyle, Dec 15, 2008.

  1. jaboyle

    jaboyle Notebook Geek

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    Ok,

    so I : (right click) personailze-display settings-monitors


    Here I am offered two different screen types .....

    My laptop is a dell xps m1530

    The screens offered are

    1) 'Generic PnP Monitor on Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT'

    2) '(Default Monitor) on Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT'

    Which should I be using?

    The generic PnP monitor offers me around 5-6 screen reolutions, whereas the dafault monitor only offers me 1 screen resolution (800x600)

    Its also weird that 800x600 doesnt really appear correctly, everything seems really big ....

    any help would be great !
     
    jaboyle, Dec 15, 2008
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    miscolobo Notebook Deity

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    You should always be on the PnP monitor.
     
    miscolobo, Dec 15, 2008
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  3. jaboyle

    jaboyle Notebook Geek

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    good ! thats what im doing :D
     
    jaboyle, Dec 15, 2008
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