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Vga/dvi

  • 07-01-2008 03:45AM
    #1
    Macspower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have a laptop that only has a VGA output for a monitor. I bought a dell 24" 2407 monitor recently and am using it with the VGA cable..

    Can I upgrade my laptop video card to one with a DVI card? or is there anything external I can use?

    my graphics cards ia NVIDIA Geoforce Go6100

    any help appreciated,

    thanks,

    Mac


Comments

  • #2
    Terrlock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭Terrlock


    Laptops graphics card are usually pretty non - upgradeable..

    So i'd safely say no you can't upgrade to dvi as even if you can upgrade the card you'd have to hack a hole in the side for the connector

    Are you having display problems with the vga as it should still work fine


  • #3
    Terrlock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭Terrlock


    Maybe something like this could work ?

    http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1435


  • #4
    Macspower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭Macspower


    Terrlock wrote: »
    Laptops graphics card are usually pretty non - upgradeable..

    So i'd safely say no you can't upgrade to dvi as even if you can upgrade the card you'd have to hack a hole in the side for the connector

    Are you having display problems with the vga as it should still work fine

    I have a good look at the laptop and it look like it cant be upgraded due to positioning etc... even if a card was available...

    The monitor does work fine but I was told I was loosing out on the benefit of a big monitor by using VGA... camparison was standar TV cable vs component?

    I have 2 problems which I hoped it might solve....
    1) it's very faintbut on full resolution 1900/1200 I can see faint horizonatal lines constantly scrooling up the screen maybe an inch apart.... this doesn't happen when I use my x box plugged directly into the monitor... so I thought it might be an analogue thing..

    2) the clarity on the new monitor is not quite as good as on my laptop displaay... eg if I drag some thing from one screen to the other I can notice a slight difference in quality....

    I'll investigate one of those boxes?


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