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May 9th, 2006 18:00

E1705 bad graphics

I bought a new E1705 has TRU-LIFE screen and intel graphics media accelerator 950 video card. Some components of internet explorer especially some text boxes are blocky and allmost unreadable. Even some of my desktop icons are blocky and some are pefectly clear. Does anybody know whats going on?
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    Lebynthos

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    Posted May 9th, 2006 18:00

    The E1705 and 9400 offer two screen options and three graphics card options for a total of six possible combinations of output display.
     
    My Laptop Screen: WUXGA (1920x1200) "Tru-Life" LCD
    My Laptop Video: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 with seperate 256MB dedicated video memory
     
    On my laptop everything is crisp and clear.
     
    As for all laptops,
     
    1.) Check for the latest drivers for you graphics card (from Dell preferrably or straight from the graphics manufacturer if possible).
    2.) Understand that all LCDs have a native resolution that they look best at. For my screen that is 1920x1200.
    3.) Once you have the newest video driver you need to adjust the resolution. Start at the highest available setting, to see the best resolution, and scale down from there.
     
    Dell Drivers (Inspiron E1705/9400 series laptops)
     
    It's mostly about personal preference. But, up-to-date video drivers and running the LCD at the native resolution make a huge impact on image quality.
     
    Good luck.
     
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    Lebynthos

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    Posted May 9th, 2006 18:00

    And the link to the latest video drivers:

    Dell Inspiron E1705/9400 Video Drivers
    http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/devices.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&SystemID=INS_PNT_P4_9400&os=WW1&osl=EN

    Intel 945GM Video Drivers (by Dell for Dell Inspiron E1705/9400)
    <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

    Provided that is the video device your system has, of course.

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