Anyone using their X laptop with an external display?

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cheeeze · #1 Post by **cheeeze** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:21 pm

Hi.

I'm considering an X40/X41, but i don't want to be stuck with a 12" display at home... it simply doesn't cut it with the work i do.

I'm a little concerned about the quality of the VGA output (either from the ultrabase or directory from the thinkpad). I've heard somebody saying that the quality wasn't good.

What is your experience using an external lcd display?

I am going to want a resolution at 1600x1200 or 1680x1050.

(If the x40 or x41 can't handle external displays very well, is it the same with all laptops?)

Thanks

DavidNZ · #2 Post by **DavidNZ** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:24 pm

I use an external LCD all the time, but only at 1024X768. Works fine.

seneca · #3 Post by **seneca** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:46 pm

I've used an 17" Samtron at 1280x1024 75Hz with no problems what so ever.

rvehock · #4 Post by **rvehock** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:14 pm

I use a Dell 19" LCD at 1280x1024 75Hz with no problems. I have an X40, 1.5Ghz 2382-JEU

tvi55 · #5 Post by **tvi55** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:03 am

I have an IBM 21" TFT, which displays 1600 x 1200 and 2048 x 1536 with no problems. The latter resolution however is getting a bit too small for my aging eyes.

cheeeze · #6 Post by **cheeeze** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:28 am

Thanks for the replies

Sounds like it isn't that bad after all.

I'll also try to hook up my current (old t-series) thinkpad to a large lcd screen when i get near one to see how it reacts.

jones · #7 Post by **jones** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:14 pm

i wont disappoint you, but i used my x41 with my 17'' acer tft while my allday-pc was "under construction". i noticed a great difference between the the signal my geforce 3 produced and the one my thinkpad sent to the screen. the tinkpad-screen looked more blurred than the geforce-screen.

i dont know if it depends on my settings.

cheeeze · #8 Post by **cheeeze** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:22 pm

Jones: If the quality is unacceptable, i could get the VTBook pcmcia graphic card that has a DVI connector. Not that great a solution, but i can't figure anything else out, if i want to combine ultra portable with a large external lcd.

cheeeze · #9 Post by **cheeeze** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:32 pm

I just looked at ebay. A margi display-to-go pcmcia graphic card actually goes for around 50$ ... that sounds like a very cheap solution.

jones · #10 Post by **jones** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:56 pm

the quality is not unacceptable. it only does not fit to my sense of perfection

of course i used my thinkpad with beamers and there were no complains but in everyday use and with regard to my geforce i prefer the build-in lcd

amgdoc · #11 Post by **amgdoc** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:01 pm

seneca wrote:I've used an 17" Samtron at 1280x1024 75Hz with no problems what so ever.

same here. works nicely.

aceo07 · #12 Post by **aceo07** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:12 pm

I use my X22 on my 19" Dell LCD @ 1280x1024. It's fine after I auto adjust it. Too bad it doesn't have DVI out.

I haven't tried doing 1600x1200 on my 20". I have my doubts about that..

I'll be surprised if it works.

KillBill · #13 Post by **KillBill** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:12 am

I just used X22 with 32" LCD TV as a second monitor to watch a movie (which is located on the desktop hard drive in the other room and accessed via wireless connection

. Everything works fine so far.

cLOWN gOD · #14 Post by **cLOWN gOD** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:56 pm

I have an X22 running a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT in 1600x1200 mode @32 bit (Dual head mode) and it looks v. cool. Not bad for a non Nvidia card!

aceo07 · #15 Post by **aceo07** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:46 am

cLOWN gOD wrote:I have an X22 running a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT in 1600x1200 mode @32 bit (Dual head mode) and it looks v. cool. Not bad for a non Nvidia card!

Cool. It'll be nice if I ever need to hook it up to my monitor.

aceo07 · #16 Post by **aceo07** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:40 pm

cLOWN gOD wrote:I have an X22 running a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT in 1600x1200 mode @32 bit (Dual head mode) and it looks v. cool. Not bad for a non Nvidia card!

What driver are you using? I can only get 16bit at 1600x1200.

leesiulung · #17 Post by **leesiulung** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:51 pm

aceo07 wrote:
cLOWN gOD wrote:I have an X22 running a 21" Sony Trinitron CRT in 1600x1200 mode @32 bit (Dual head mode) and it looks v. cool. Not bad for a non Nvidia card!
What driver are you using? I can only get 16bit at 1600x1200.

I have an X31 and can only get 1600x1200 at 16bit too... I want to know how too...

I have had no problems on my 20" LCD with my X31 with analog VGA connection.