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    Help increasing resolution of external monitor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dummy27, Feb 20, 2011.

  1. dummy27

    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    I have this small 18 in tv that I use for watching tv, playing video games, and using it with my laptop in my sig. This tv supports 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p but when I connect my laptop to this tv the highest resolution it goes up to is 1366 x 768 (on the slider when I right click>screen resolution).

    How can I increase the resolution to something higher?

    edit: I am connecting through VGA
     
    dummy27, Feb 20, 2011
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  2. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    What exactly is the specified physical resolution of your external monitor? That should be stated in the manual.
    is more or less marketing speech.

    Edit: 1366x768 is very popular for 18" and 19" 16:9 LCD TVs.

    Michael
     
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    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    I just checked and yes, you are correct! I thought the 1080p meant I connect my laptop and display 1920x1080 resolution through it.

    Thank you and +rep!
     
    dummy27, Feb 20, 2011
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