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just got a new monitor its a dynex 24'' 1080p mofo but when i extend my comp to it the image is wider than the monitor screen, anyone know a quick fix for this?

(i tried navigating the monitor settings to adjust the picture orientation and size but i could only move it the way it was and couldn't stretch it horizontally or vertically)

Have you got all the latest drivers installed?

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01-15-2012 , 07:29 AM

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Disco Stew

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Originally Posted by thearthurdog

There should be no picture quality issues at all with HDMI (vs DVI). Just that HDMI carries audio as well.

Oh okay. I'm not saying you are wrong or anything but when I saw that the picture quality on my monitor was worse with HDMI I did some googling and remember finding a couple of articles saying that HDMI is generally worse as it has less dots per area or something like that. Can't really remember the exact term.

Likely I'm just wrong and talking smack tho

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01-15-2012 , 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Disco Stew

You are wrong. Can't work out a way of saying that over the internet which doesn't sound aggro!

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01-15-2012 , 11:40 AM

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Looking for a new laptop.

My needs and requirements:
playing up to 30 tables
Option to plug 1 or more monitors on the side
Easily run HEM or PT with a ton of hands in the databse
Run 6 to 7 clients if necessary
Enough hard drive space
MATTE (non reflecting so I can sit outside or be flexible) screen.

The bold part is where I get stuck the most. For now only found Macbook pro 17" with extra option for non-reflecting screen...

Any idea's?

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01-15-2012 , 12:02 PM

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^HP Elitebook 8760W or Dell Precision M6600
Both are excellent machines and > MBP imo.
Get one w SSD obv
or if u care about the buck, buy SSD separately and install it urself. (That's what I did)

E: Previous versions, 8740W and M6500 are great too and can maybe be found used at a reasonable price.

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01-15-2012 , 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Disco Stew

They're both digital, how much difference can there be?
HDMI (ver 1.3, typical in computers) is capped at 1920x1200 resolution so in that regard it's < than DVI (Dual-link-version of it).

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01-15-2012 , 12:37 PM

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dont see which screen i should take with the dell though?... high res obv. but cant see if its MATTE or not?

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01-15-2012 , 12:56 PM

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will post screenshot of 7 sites on a laptop when i get back to mexico

bump!

would be interested to see this

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01-15-2012 , 01:31 PM

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dont see which screen i should take with the dell though?... high res obv. but cant see if its MATTE or not?

I reckon anti-glare = matte.
What components u considering?
Also, did you check out Elitebooks yet (Their DreamColor displays are hands down best laptop-displays ever -> http://forum.notebookreview.com/note...al-jacket.html) ?

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01-15-2012 , 01:32 PM

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bump!

would be interested to see this

Um, why/what exactly? See 7 different lobbies open?

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01-15-2012 , 01:49 PM

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There should be no picture quality issues at all with HDMI (vs DVI). Just that HDMI carries audio as well.

this

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01-15-2012 , 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pummi81

Um, why/what exactly? See 7 different lobbies open?

what?

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01-15-2012 , 02:04 PM

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Seems way overpriced?

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01-15-2012 , 02:25 PM

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what?

"will post screenshot of 7 sites on a laptop when i get back to mexico"

Just trying to figure out what exactly this means.

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01-15-2012 , 02:26 PM

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Seems way overpriced?

Yup. But not so much if u choose regular screen instead of DreamColor, regular screen is top-notch as well.
Macbook Pros and M6600 are overpriced too.
But quality doesn't come cheap, unfortunately.

Anyhoo, prolly much better value in bying a used 8740W or M6500. (They actually have 1200p screens too, instead of 1080p).

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01-15-2012 , 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pummi81

"will post screenshot of 7 sites on a laptop when i get back to mexico"

Just trying to figure out what exactly this means.

he's talking about grinding on 7 different sites on a laptop at the same time

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01-15-2012 , 02:37 PM

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he's talking about grinding on 7 different sites on a laptop at the same time

Oh.
But how is that pic-worthy?

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01-15-2012 , 03:01 PM

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heard about lenovo?

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01-15-2012 , 03:16 PM

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Yeah, I guess they're solid too.
But unfortunately they don't make 17-inchers anymore, Thinkpads at least.
Used W701 or W701-ds might be good.

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01-15-2012 , 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wazz

solid state disks are amazingly fast, they speed up everything, lots. they replace hard disk drives. external disks usually connect by usb to your computer; internal drives sit inside your pc or laptop. 500gb refers to the capacity. anything else unclear?

got it, thanks!

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01-15-2012 , 04:33 PM

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You are wrong. Can't work out a way of saying that over the internet which doesn't sound aggro!

Haha feel free to be as aggro as you like, I'll get over it

. I'm actually glad I've been corrected, since I know now that there must be another reason why the picture quality on my HDMI connection is so much worse than DVI. Cheap HDMI cable maybe?

I tried to find the article that I was talking about earlier but obviously couldn't. So it's likely I either dreamt that **** up or the article was just dodgy as hell lol.

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01-15-2012 , 05:46 PM

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Haha feel free to be as aggro as you like, I'll get over it

As long as the res is 1920 x 1080 there should be no difference. Dual link DVI can carrry higher res. Your cord may be dodgy?

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01-15-2012 , 08:02 PM

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cord, tv, tv settings, card connection all possible reasons

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01-15-2012 , 08:03 PM

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As long as the res is 1920 x 1080 there should be no difference. Dual link DVI can carrry higher res. Your cord may be dodgy?

1920 x 1200 better than 1920 x 1080. The output at 1080i/p, especially for poker tables is way worse, not to mention less tables than a 1920 x 1200. HDMI is outputting a max res of 1920 x 1080...use the DVI port evens if it's only a DVI-I it'll output at a higher resolution.

Dual link (DVI-D) can carry 2560 x 1600 but that's only relevant if he's running a 30" monitor and has a graphics card that runs at this res.

See www.firsttimepokerplayer.com/online-poker/hardware/monitors/

The above is also the reason why an LCD TV wouldn't be a good larger alternative for a 30 inch monitor: because the resolution of a TV does not exceed 1920 x 1080 pixels you simply can't fit as many tables on it.

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01-15-2012 , 08:17 PM

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Anyone buying a 'whole' laptop or desktop should try out this thread IMO
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/48...-here-1091894/ and this one as well obviously.

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