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julianbphillips
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July 30th, 2008 12:00
Dell Latitude D630 and 4:3 format Projectors - PROBELM
Dear Dell Forum,
Everytime I connect my Dell Latitude D630 (Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset) running at widescreen 1920 x 1200 resolution to any 4:3 format presentation projector, I get major problems.
As soon as I switch to external source using Fn + F8 the screen attempts to scale up as if trying to achieve maximum visibility on "accessibility" settings. This renders every PowerPoint presentation completely useless.
In the belief that the wide format screen cannot cope with being converted to 4:3 format, I have changed the graphic properties on th notebook to 800x600 and 1024x768 - but the smae problem occurs, even after rebooting.
I have no problem connecting to external monitors (both DVI and VGA) running both widescreen and 4:3 format. But every projectors causes the same problem.
Please can enyone share some thoughts or advice on how to solve this annoying problem.
Julian
jgayman
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Posted July 31st, 2008 23:00
I recall reading similar reports elsewhere and it seems to be linked to the embedded Intel video card. As such, I just bought a D630 a month ago and made it a point to choose the Nvidia Quadro NVS 135M video controller.
I am currently running my D630 in the docking station attached to a 26" Viewsonic LCD monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 (widescreen). I just popped the machine out of the dock and attached it to my NEC LT245 DLP projector which has a native resolution of 1024x768 (4:3) and the laptop automatically switched to the proper resolution and aspect ratio.
I even brought up a Powerpoint presentation (Office 2007) and all looking normal.
Again, I do remember reading similar stories to yours regarding issues with projectors and the 4:3 format but something sticks in my head that if they cold booted the notebook with the projector attached and turned on that it would work normally.
I hope this helps.