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16bit color on external monitor?

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11/1/06 at 2:29pm
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Hi, I read all I could find on external monitors on the m1210 in this forum, but couldn't find this answer (sorry if I missed it). I have a 1901FP (native res 1280x1024) connected as an external monitor to my m1210. I want to use the m1210 as my primary display, but also drive the external monitor in extend desktop mode. However, when I do this, I have to chose between fewer colors at max res (16bit) or true color at a lower res -- these are both with regard to the external monitor. I read about people using monitors with much higher res than mine, so I was wondering if others were experiencing this/found a way around it.

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post #2 of 3
11/1/06 at 3:09pm
try the auto adjust on the lcd... then check your laptop settings again...

i had the same problem... after i did an autoadjust it was fixed.
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11/1/06 at 10:27pm
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Originally Posted by crimsondr
try the auto adjust on the lcd... then check your laptop settings again... i had the same problem... after i did an autoadjust it was fixed.
I gave the auto adjust several tries, but nothing seems to change. It's good to hear that the problem was solvable for someone. Every time I have the same thing: when I slide the resolution bar to 1280 to 1024, the max # colors drops to 16bit. If I increase this to true color (32bit) the resolution slider drops down one notch (which looks terrible on the lcd) -- very frustrating. Additional suggestions would be appreciated. I tried installing dell's driver for the 1901FP but this also didn't help.
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