Latitude D620 with Quadro Review ... Quote:Originally Posted by Ronin228BF2 definately needs 2GB, hands down. ...

titaniummd · 05-28-2006, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin228

BF2 definately needs 2GB, hands down.

How does the 2 GB requirement fit in? Speed of the game or something else?
Thanks.

Ronin228 · 05-28-2006, 10:04 PM

The game is choppy and lags without 2GB.

Stokes · 05-28-2006, 10:26 PM

without the 2GB of ram the game takes much longer to load, also once your in it can be choppy in the beginning, but 2GB of ram takes care of that like nothing else. The developers didnt do a very good job so really you can play BF2 with 1GB of ram and it'll be ok, but you dont see smoothness until 2GB.

titaniummd · 05-31-2006, 08:21 AM

Has anyone tried Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter? It says notebook cards are not supported.

I tried Tiger Woods at Maximum settings without problems (I am sure the performance will be the same with the rest of EA sports games).

titaniummd · 06-01-2006, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stokes

Do you think games like Tiger Woods, Civ 4, Age of Empires 3, will be able to run on this?

Tiger Woods is no problem with this system. The graphics are excellent and smooth (both maximum performance and best graphics modes).

Now, I have to get an analog controller.

Millsy · 06-03-2006, 02:00 PM

Well, I recieved our first D620 w/ Quadro for work the other day and I am extremely dissapointed in the display. The matte display is very grainy even at the native 1440x900 resolution and appears out of focus and the colors are downright dull.

In comparision to the display on my 3 year old C640 the D620 looks like crap. I've seen similiar reports on other boards and I have to say that as it stands I won't be getting myself a D620.

Ronin228 · 06-03-2006, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Millsy

Well, I recieved our first D620 w/ Quadro for work the other day and I am extremely dissapointed in the display. The matte display is very grainy even at the native 1440x900 resolution and appears out of focus and the colors are downright dull.

In comparision to the display on my 3 year old C640 the D620 looks like crap. I've seen similiar reports on other boards and I have to say that as it stands I won't be getting myself a D620.

I beg to differ.

Millsy · 06-03-2006, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin228

I beg to differ.

::shrug::

To each his own. My experience is what it is and I won't be sinking any of my own $ into a D620. Not until I can determine if this is a couple of isolated cases.

One of the other cases: http://forums.us.dell.com/supportfor...ssage.id=21944

titaniummd · 06-03-2006, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Millsy

Well, I recieved our first D620 w/ Quadro for work the other day and I am extremely dissapointed in the display. The matte display is very grainy even at the native 1440x900 resolution and appears out of focus and the colors are downright dull.

In comparision to the display on my 3 year old C640 the D620 looks like crap. I've seen similiar reports on other boards and I have to say that as it stands I won't be getting myself a D620.

Sounds like the video drivers were installed incorrectly or not installed at all. My screen is very good.

efaulkner · 06-03-2006, 10:48 PM

Titanium you seemed to have good luck with your display.....I'm expecting to get by d620 tomorrow (with the quadro card) and was wondering what settings you fiddled with to improve your display's appearance? Did you install new video drivers or anything like that? Any tips would be appreciated......thanks.

Also, what brand is your screen? I'd like to check and see if mine is the same.

titaniummd · 06-03-2006, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by efaulkner

Titanium you seemed to have good luck with your display.....I'm expecting to get by d620 tomorrow (with the quadro card) and was wondering what settings you fiddled with to improve your display's appearance? Did you install new video drivers or anything like that? Any tips would be appreciated......thanks.

I used the following settings:
Brightness +50%
Digital Vibrance +40%
Contrast +46%
Image sharpness +0%
Gamma +9%

Hope that helps. Digital vibrance is what makes this screen competitive with the Glossy screens in my opinion.

Battery life is sacrificed for screen brightness/quality.

efaulkner · 06-03-2006, 10:59 PM

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll definitely try those settings. What brand is your screen? I'd like to see if mine is the same......

Ronin228 · 06-04-2006, 01:17 AM

My display is wonderful, no problems at all. Sure, it's not TrueLife, but I didn't want a glossy mirror display.

Millsy · 06-04-2006, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin228

My display is wonderful, no problems at all. Sure, it's not TrueLife, but I didn't want a glossy mirror display.

I'll check out some of the settings on the work model tomorrow. I'm certainly hoping that it is a driver/settings issue.

Ronin228 · 06-04-2006, 12:20 PM

Good luck Millsy, I hope you don't get a bad impression of the D620 from bad settings or a bad monitor!

05-28-2006, 10:04 PM	#77
Ronin228 Masterless Samurai Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 752 Credits: 49	The game is choppy and lags without 2GB. __________________ Latitude D620 / Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83GHz / 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD / 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM / 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M / 80GB HD / UPEK fingerprintreader / Bluetooth / WLAN / 90W AC / 8X DVD+/-RW / 9-Cell

06-03-2006, 10:48 PM	#85
efaulkner Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 16 Credits: -345	Titanium you seemed to have good luck with your display.....I'm expecting to get by d620 tomorrow (with the quadro card) and was wondering what settings you fiddled with to improve your display's appearance? Did you install new video drivers or anything like that? Any tips would be appreciated......thanks. Also, what brand is your screen? I'd like to check and see if mine is the same. Last edited by efaulkner; 06-03-2006 at 10:54 PM.

06-04-2006, 01:17 AM	#88
Ronin228 Masterless Samurai Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 752 Credits: 49	My display is wonderful, no problems at all. Sure, it's not TrueLife, but I didn't want a glossy mirror display. __________________ Latitude D620 / Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83GHz / 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD / 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM / 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M / 80GB HD / UPEK fingerprintreader / Bluetooth / WLAN / 90W AC / 8X DVD+/-RW / 9-Cell

06-04-2006, 12:20 PM	#90
Ronin228 Masterless Samurai Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 752 Credits: 49	Good luck Millsy, I hope you don't get a bad impression of the D620 from bad settings or a bad monitor! __________________ Latitude D620 / Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83GHz / 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD / 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM / 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M / 80GB HD / UPEK fingerprintreader / Bluetooth / WLAN / 90W AC / 8X DVD+/-RW / 9-Cell

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05-28-2006, 10:26 PM	#78
Stokes Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7 Credits: -348	without the 2GB of ram the game takes much longer to load, also once your in it can be choppy in the beginning, but 2GB of ram takes care of that like nothing else. The developers didnt do a very good job so really you can play BF2 with 1GB of ram and it'll be ok, but you dont see smoothness until 2GB.

05-31-2006, 08:21 AM	#79
titaniummd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 101 Credits: -322	Has anyone tried Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter? It says notebook cards are not supported. I tried Tiger Woods at Maximum settings without problems (I am sure the performance will be the same with the rest of EA sports games).

06-03-2006, 02:00 PM	#81
Millsy Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 15 Credits: -345	Well, I recieved our first D620 w/ Quadro for work the other day and I am extremely dissapointed in the display. The matte display is very grainy even at the native 1440x900 resolution and appears out of focus and the colors are downright dull. In comparision to the display on my 3 year old C640 the D620 looks like crap. I've seen similiar reports on other boards and I have to say that as it stands I won't be getting myself a D620.

06-03-2006, 10:59 PM	#87
efaulkner Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 16 Credits: -345	Thanks for the quick reply. I'll definitely try those settings. What brand is your screen? I'd like to see if mine is the same......

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