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    extrenal monitor

    Discussion in 'HP' started by shkj2, Dec 25, 2004.

  1. shkj2

    shkj2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,
    I was just wondering,Is it possible to hook up an external LCD flat panel monitor (17" or 19")to a laptop and use it at It's recommended resolution (17" & 19"=1280x1024)???
    Also does the laptop screen size or native resolution matter ???

    Reason for asking I am getting a laptop from work either with a 15",15.4 wide screen or an maybe even a 14.1" and want to use it to do photo editing and this system will be my main workstation so a bigger better screen is esential !!!

    Any thoughts or comments would be helpful......thanks.....shkj
     
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  2. bootleg2go

    bootleg2go Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You can use an external monitor at 1280x1024 if the notebook will support that resolution, you will need to check the notebook spec.

    One comment I have though is being a photographer(advanced amature) and having been using Photoswhop on a pretty much daily basis since photoshop 4.0 came out ~ 8 years ago. I wuold think twice before ordering a LCD flat panel display for photo editing, a CRT is much better for color reproduction than an LCD, at least if color matching is critical to your work. The reason is with an LCD display, a very small shift of your line of vision(just a few degrees) from looking straight at it (90 degrees), and you will have color shifts. It is even worse in the vertical than the horizontal.

    If your work does involve any photoshop functions that affect color like cropping or unsharp mask, then an LCD is a good option, but if you typically use the levels, curves, color balance or anything that changes color values, then a CRT is a much better choice.

    good luck
    Jack

    "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" (Ben Franklin)
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    bootleg2go, Dec 25, 2004
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