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    P150HM Max External Resolution?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Epsilon748, May 20, 2012.

  1. Epsilon748

    Epsilon748 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm considering a trade with someone nearby on campus offering a 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor. Will the 485m in the P150HM drive this high of a res? It requires a DVI-D port, which I have, so that much checks out. The highest I've ever pushed is a 1080p screen otherwise.

    For anyone interested, this is the monitor in question: http://www.overclock.net/t/1225919/yamakasi-catleap-monitor-club
     
    Epsilon748, May 20, 2012
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  2. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    According to the specs here:

    GeForce GTX 485M - GeForce

    Yes you are good on that front, you will need a dual-link DVI cable or a HDMI cable to drive it.
     
    mythlogic, May 20, 2012
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  3. mattcheau

    mattcheau Notebook Deity

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    mmm, WQHD. whatcha trading?
     
    mattcheau, May 21, 2012
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    Old Dell XPS laptop, but the trade fell through. I found out that those monitors only go for $280-320 brand new, so I'm just going to keep the laptop and buy one of those displays anyway. I had to do some research on the models before I saw that the trade wasn't a good deal. Ideally, if the first monitor works out I'll be buying a total of three for my new desktop setup and to dock my P150 with. It'll be a nice step up from my current triple display resolution of 5280x1050 since I'll be sitting on 7680x1440 this way.
     
    Epsilon748, May 21, 2012
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