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potatobbq
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Registered: 10-14-2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Advanced Mini Dock (2504) DVI output resolution problem

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I just got a new Samsung 2494SW and I'm trying to use it with my Advanced Mini Dock (2504) and T61p 8891 (Quadro FX570) through the DVI output and I'm having problems displaying at the maximum resolution of 1920x1080. The result is that my desktop has a black border all around it and the display is a bit fuzzy, as if it's not really displaying at the native 1900x1080. However it works fine using the VGA output. I've tried it with about 3 different video driver versions, including laptopvideo2go drivers and I can't get it to work right.

 

I even found another person with a similar problem with a Samsung 245BW monitor: "Due to my ThinkPad's dock's DVI connector performing horribly (I don't know if this is hardware or the fault of the Intel graphics but I wasn't about to use non-free nVidia drivers), I have this hooked up via VGA. The fine adjustment for analog sources works much better than any other LCD I've used -- I can barely tell I'm not using a digital connection. (I paid $175 for that dock... sigh.)"

 

Any ideas? Is this a strange compatibility problem with Lenovo's dock and Samsung monitors?

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TheDude
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Registered: 09-10-2009
Location: USA
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Re: Advanced Mini Dock (2504) DVI output resolution problem

Wierd.

I use both a T61p and a T400 with either a 19" WXGA or 24" 1200x1920 screen and have no problems with DVI on either of 2 docks. Both of my screens are Dell (nice screens, never want their laptops). Sounds like a Samsung issue.