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    Old 4:3 Notebook and 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by BlueDevilTide, Dec 1, 2006.

  1. BlueDevilTide

    BlueDevilTide Notebook Geek

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    Hey, all.

    I just got a 19" LCD monitor, wide screen. Love it. Buuut...my 16mb S3 SuperSavage video card might not cut it.

    Using UltraMon, I am able to use the Thinkpad T23 LCD and the external as an extended desktop. I can get a 1600x1200 resolution on the native 1400x900 screen. I realize 1600x1200 is standard res...I don't think I can get the T23 to display widescreen. (I would love to though!) It's just stretched, but I can hardly notice, when it's the extended desktop. (Meaning, TPad shows 1024x768, then Monitor has an additional 1600x1200, all one desktop.)

    BUT...if I just want to use the monitor, I can only "mirror" the TPad screen. Meaning my 1400x900 screen is just showing a nasty 1024x768 image stretched a little bit. I don't mind the stretch, but I'd rather be pumping out the higher resolution 4:3 image, like 1600x1200 or even 1280x1024. How do I fix this?

    Thanks a lot. I like Dual Monitors but not always. I want to use the new LCD as my sole monitor sometimes, and have it run at high res.
     
    BlueDevilTide, Dec 1, 2006
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