9300 display resolution

I'm wondering the same thing, hopefully somebody has an answer.  Although I have been able to connect a second monitor and use 1280x1024 resolution, it seems odd that I can only get 1400x940 (or whatever it is) out of this screen, considering it's so big.  It plays DVDs very well, so I think it should be capable of more. 

-Rick

I did a little digging and found the following tech info on the Mobility Radeon X300 video adapter:

"LCD-EE™ display engine allows for support of the latest high resolution and wide-screen notebook displays such as WUXGA (1920x1200) and QXGA (2048x1536). "

This came from:

http://www.ati.com/products/mobilityradeonx300/specs.html

Im guessing that since the video adapters support more resolutions than the 9300's WXGA+ display, those higher resolution settings would be available when connecting to an external monitor. (but Im just guessing here).

Im kind of curious about that myself.This does not pertain to your question but just wanted to add this before you order.The X300 is a very poor card for gaming so if you do plan to game even if you arent a hardcore gamer you may want to consider the 6800 go.A lot of people who ordered the X300 on 9300 and 6000 are disapointed in the video performence.

Best Wishes

Inspiron XPS Gen 2
770 (2.13 GHz/2MB Cache/533 MHz Fsb
6800 ultra
2 GIG's Ram
17 "(1920 x1200) WUXGA Display ( Samsung )
OS Windows XP Pro sp2
Logitech MX 1000 Cordless Laser Mouse
Nostromo n52 Game pad

The native resolution of the LCD on the laptop is set because of the number of pixels on the screen.

The maximum resolution that the video card supports will determine what the max for an external display will be. Also, with WindowsXP you can run both at different resolutions.

Hope this helps!