Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor
Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor
This section provides information about using the computer LCD and
an external monitor. It also provides considerations when using the
DOS applications.
The LCD of your computer uses thin-film transistor (
TFT) technology
or dual-scan super twisted nematic (
DSTN) technology. Both the
TFT and DSTN displays computer output with SVGA (800-by-600
resolution) video mode and 65,536 colors.
Display Output Type
To attach an external monitor:
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When you attach an external monitor that supports resolution higher
than VGA mode, you can get a maximum of 1024-by-768 video
resolution.
To display your computer output on an external monitor, you need to
set the appropriate
display output type (where to display the
computer output). You can select one of the following display output
types:
LCD (
): The computer output is displayed only on the LCD
of the computer.
CRT (
): The computer output is displayed only on the
attached external monitor.
Both (
): The computer output is displayed on both the
LCD and the external monitor.
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