My brand new M6600 Dell laptop natively displays 1920x1080 on its own screen. However, when I hook it up to any of our (VGA) classroom projectors (Dell 7609WU), they show a display at 1920x1200.
IMPORTANT: because we use a signal amplifier for the cable that runs up the wall and through the ceiling, we also have a Kramer Tools EDID Capture tool (www.kramerelectronics.com/.../news_item.asp) that tells my video card the projector model and resolution it supports.
I wiped and rebuilt my machine successfully to use Windows Server 2008 R2, 16 GB of RAM, and installed BOTH video drivers, Intel and nVidia. I prefer that my project displays at 1920x1080 and thankfully the Intel driver configuration allowed me to downgrade the projector to that resolution.
Since my last post I have ordered two U2410, received them last week. What stunning monitors! They are the best monitors I ever had. Under Windows 7, I have been able to connect them both to M6600, one to the VGA and the other to the DisplayPort on board, no port replicator needed. I have to try their HDMI input, but I have no cable of this kind. Dell don't give it with monitors. And the image quality for both interfaces is the same, very high, IMHO. The resolution is 1920 x 1200, that's what i needed.
But my original post is unanswered. No official spec for video resolution, nor for on board ports nor for docking station.
@corkwatchr (I love this laptop!!!!) ---> Me too! Very good machine, lacks of documentation.
Fine print: I am not a photo professional so be careful with my opinion.
corkwatchr
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October 7th, 2011 11:00
My brand new M6600 Dell laptop natively displays 1920x1080 on its own screen. However, when I hook it up to any of our (VGA) classroom projectors (Dell 7609WU), they show a display at 1920x1200.
IMPORTANT: because we use a signal amplifier for the cable that runs up the wall and through the ceiling, we also have a Kramer Tools EDID Capture tool (www.kramerelectronics.com/.../news_item.asp) that tells my video card the projector model and resolution it supports.
I wiped and rebuilt my machine successfully to use Windows Server 2008 R2, 16 GB of RAM, and installed BOTH video drivers, Intel and nVidia. I prefer that my project displays at 1920x1080 and thankfully the Intel driver configuration allowed me to downgrade the projector to that resolution.
I love this laptop!!!!
Ganglion
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October 10th, 2011 04:00
Since my last post I have ordered two U2410, received them last week. What stunning monitors! They are the best monitors I ever had. Under Windows 7, I have been able to connect them both to M6600, one to the VGA and the other to the DisplayPort on board, no port replicator needed. I have to try their HDMI input, but I have no cable of this kind. Dell don't give it with monitors. And the image quality for both interfaces is the same, very high, IMHO. The resolution is 1920 x 1200, that's what i needed.
But my original post is unanswered. No official spec for video resolution, nor for on board ports nor for docking station.
@corkwatchr (I love this laptop!!!!) ---> Me too! Very good machine, lacks of documentation.
Fine print: I am not a photo professional so be careful with my opinion.