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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: External screen to laptop |
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Hi!
I wan't to buy a widescreen monitor to my laptop.
Could someone please help me find out which monitor-properties that will fit with my graphic card? (Things like aspect ratio, resolution, ...)
lspci gives me:
| Quote: | 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03) |
If it helps my laptop screen has: 1366x768 (16:9)
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Which Laptop do you have? The specs at the mfg website should tell you specifically what the capabilities of the external monitor port are.
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| dcoats wrote: | | Which Laptop do you have? The specs at the mfg website should tell you specifically what the capabilities of the external monitor port are. |
I have a Sony Vaio TX2. The best product information I could find was at this page.
What is the "mfg website"?
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I already have checked that the manual which came with the laptop, and about external screen and graphics it says pretty much "connect the VGA-cable to the computer and you will get the image on the other screen".
I have tried to find out what graphic card I have and from my lspci I think this is my card (not sure) and all it says is a maximum resolution. I want to know what / which properties on a screen that fits my laptop best.
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Which model is it exactly? Also, if you start xorg with both monitors hooked up and view /var/log/Xorg.0.log it should tell you what is detected as it being capable of.
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| dcoats wrote: | | Which model is it exactly? |
Do you mean the graphics card? In my manual it says Intel GMA 900 which is the card I posted the link for before.
| dcoats wrote: | | Also, if you start xorg with both monitors hooked up and view /var/log/Xorg.0.log it should tell you what is detected as it being capable of. |
I haven't bought any monitor yet, but I guess I could try it in the shop.
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