External Monitor Compatibility.

Check under your Video Card settings and see if that Video card is capable
of the resolution of the monitor that you are thinking of purchasing.
Your Laptop Monitor has a resolution of 1280x800 produced by your video card
because that is optimal for that display
The manufacturer set it that way.
But your video card is capable of other resolutions..........
peter

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"slick1" <slick1 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> I would like to add a 20" external monitor to my Acer 2451WLMi laptop.
>> My laptop has a max resolution of 1280 x 800.
>> If I were to buy a monitor with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 native,
>> would it be compatible or does the resolution on the external monitor
>> have to be 1280 x 800 or less?
>> I'm not to sure what "native" means and could not find any clear answers
>> about all this on Google.
>> My laptop has settings for an external monitor.
>> System: Acer 2451WLMi
> Windows XP Home SP2
> Explorer 7
> Intel Celeron M 410 1.46 GHz
> Data Bus Speed 533 MHz
> Display: ATI radeon xpress 200M series
> MS_19.7[Monitor] (19.7"vis)
> 512MB RAM
> 60GB hard drive
> Max Resolution 1280x800 (WXGA)
>> Thanks for any info on this!!!