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8610
December 24th, 2008 08:00
D630 External monitor issue
I just got a new d630 at work and when using a secondary display (either by itself or as extended) the screen is blurry, text is very hard to read and the colors just don't look quite right. I've tried 2 different LCD displays, both were running with thier optimal resolution and refresh rate. Laptop has the basic Intel Video chipset. Has anyone else had this issue? The best way to describe what I see is like running a CRT monitor with the wrong refresh rate.
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bigbacon
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December 24th, 2008 09:00
I think I have narrowed it down two one of two things
1. D630 don't have the video systems capable of out putting 1280x1024 through their external port. I can see scan lines on an LCD while doing this. They go away at lower resolutions (which happen to be non standard for the screens)
2. Since the main screen is widescreen and the other is full screen. the Video driver has no idea to do and just craps up the 4:3 screen. Hooking up to a dell 16:9 screen @1440x960 (i think) seems to be ok, while any 4:3 screen just does not look correctly at all. Using the Intel video configure thing and telling the 4:3 screen to be Full screen or maintain aspect has no effect on external screen's clarity.