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    Help with display resolution to external monitor on XPS 1647

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by *ICE*, Apr 2, 2010.

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    *ICE* Notebook Enthusiast

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    my resolution on my external monitor wont display correction when hook up with the XPS 1647. The connection is HDMI. Resolution has been set to the highest recommend 1920x1080. If you look at the picture below, the edges of the screen won't fill up the whole screen, making everything so small and hard to read. I already turn off the display on the laptop, making the monitor as my default screen.

    On my previous XPS M1530, the Nvidia 8600GT can display the resolution correction.. I find it hard to believe that ATI card are not capable of doing that or there might be something wrong with my setting?

    Monitor is a DELL S2409W - 24" wide screen

    Thanks for the help!





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    bump! anyone??
     
    *ICE*, Apr 3, 2010
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    Is the monitor's native resolution 1920x1200? or the same as your laptop 1080p?

    Also it depends on what you have the monitor settings at, as far as scaling and positioning..Same goes with the ati gpu you have, catalyst control center ftw..
     
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    monitor native resolution is 1920x1080
     
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    PROBLEM SOLVED!!

    its the issue with ATI Catalyst!!

    Change the scaling setting to 0% and you are good to go!


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    yea just like I said.. you're welcome

     
    tenknics, Apr 3, 2010
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