Dual monitor question

[Vince.]

Sorry if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I have a Dell D820 widescreen laptop with 1900x1200 resolution and was wondering if I could hook it up to a standard resolution monitor like the Samsung 204B (1600x1200). I would like to use both of these simultaneously so I could play up to 8 tables with no overlap. Is it possible to use two monitors at the same time at different resolutions and even though one is widescreen and one is not?

[Vince.]

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[ADBjester]

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Sorry if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I have a Dell D820 widescreen laptop with 1900x1200 resolution and was wondering if I could hook it up to a standard resolution monitor like the Samsung 204B (1600x1200). I would like to use both of these simultaneously so I could play up to 8 tables with no overlap. Is it possible to use two monitors at the same time at different resolutions and even though one is widescreen and one is not?

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Yes, it is possible.

The video card of your notebook will have to support a resolution of 1600x1200 on the external port for it to work *well*, but most notebooks do this just fine.

Hook up the external monitor. Then right-click your desktop, choose "Properties", and then you can set the second monitor as an extension of the screen rather than as a clone, by using the checkbox "Extend my monitor to this screen".

Good luck!

Jester

[Vince.]

Sweet, that what I was looking for. Thanks!