Posts by ProdigalSon

Quote: Originally Posted by Martian I also have a WUXGA however I play at 1280x800 and it fills the whole screen. I believe there is a setting somewhere to make it "strech", I'm not sure where though. Anyone...

any notice that it doesn't seem to run in full screen? when i set the resolution to 1280x800 its a tiny box in the center of my wuxga display. only 1920x1200 fills the screen and then it's really slow. i selected "full...

Quote: Originally Posted by Martian I play Half-life 2 and CS:S for hours on my i8600 and the highest temps I've seen are about 85C. Martian what resolution do you play at? anything under 1920x1200 in 16:10...

what resolution are you playing COD at? at 1600x1200 mine lasts about 15 minutes before overheating. any lower resolution means it isn't full screen.

can anyone play half life 2 without it eventually overheating and crashing? playing call of duty at 1600x1200 i can get about 10 minutes before it crashes.

Quote: Originally Posted by skifiend I did also have to pay tax of $11 for a total of $161. They did throw in overnight shipping. damn. i didn't get overnight.

just ordered, jesus christ the phone support was unbearable. 25 minutes to order the part.

Quote: Originally Posted by skifiend Yes, it matches perfectly because Dell sent this is a replacement part for the 8600. I am sure it is what is sold when purchased with the laptop. Installation involved unscrewing...

wow, the bezel matches perfectly and everything? installation was a breeze as well, right? i think i'll order one, $150 is too good to pass up.

when my 8600 is outputting a movie to the second display (tv connected via s-video), it gets messed up and stops playing when the laptop is closed. is there any way to fix this? thanks for any assistance!