Don't make the mistake I made (new laptop)

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:06:05AM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> I assume that you know that Future Shop has a really great return policy?
> If it is within 2 weeks (15 days?) of purchase, you can return a
> computer for even stupid reasons (I think that you have to state
> reason).
> 
> Of course it sometimes takes more than two weeks to figure out that
> you have an intractable problem with a device.
> 
> Thanks: we can all learn from this.
> 
> That is the theory.  Under what conditions does it actually work?  (I
> don't just mean on your particular computer.)
> 
> Does the U3011 support full resolution via HDMI?

No.  Duallink DVI or displayport only.  HDMI is limited to 1920x1200 on
the U3011.

So the laptop might even support the full resolution over HDMI, but the
screen certainly does not.

> The magic gateway to higher resolution appears to be DisplayPort these
> days.
> 
> My (old) 2560x1600 monitor only supports dual-link DVI but that
> appears to be obsolescent.  A DisplayPort to dual-link DVI adapter
> costs about $100 and needs a USB connection to supply power.  Yuck.
> 
> Consider yourself lucky that it isn't limited to 1920x1080.  That
> seems to be the universal assumption.

1920x1200 is pretty common on computers.  But yes 1920x1080 is quite a
common limit too.

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Len Sorensen
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