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    External Monitor instead of Laptop screen /effect performance?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Lavitz, Feb 9, 2008.

  1. Lavitz

    Lavitz Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys for my gaming i like to use my 17'' lcd screen and i plug it in my laptop and i wanna if effects the performance or not (fps wise). With the ress 1200 x 1024 on 17'' and lcd 1200x800 (laptop) will it effect anything if i use desktop monitor rater then laptop performance wise?

    any input highly appreciated. thanks
    also is there a way i can plug a ps/2 mouse into a laptop ? sager 2090 in this case
     
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    You mean 1280, not 1200. And yes, you will get slightly lower performance on the external monitor since it uses a greater resolution, thus giving more pixels for the GPU to render.
     
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    yeah i had 1280 down then i changed it for some reason but should be a huge difference right? also what if its same ress = same performance? Im pretty much asking if you have external monitor hooked up does it effect performance at all?
     
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    It won't be a huge difference, maybe a few less frames per second. Also, connecting to an external monitor will not decrease performance if at the same resolution.
     
    SmoothTofu, Feb 9, 2008
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