From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 728CB13800E for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:39:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 54F0DE059C; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:39:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.cs.nyu.edu (SMTP.CS.NYU.EDU [128.122.49.97]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86CBBE0205 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:38:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ajglap.localdomain (s-net-72-73-81-98.ngn.east.myfairpoint.net [72.73.81.98]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.cs.nyu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q6VFc7ip014041 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:38:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by ajglap.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1502) id 5427E70072; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:36:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Allan Gottlieb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs References: Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:36:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Paul Hartman's message of "Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:34:56 -0500") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1 (gnu/linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Archives-Salt: 2f127729-0ddc-4f83-8a2c-724c41e701e7 X-Archives-Hash: 095a33279347d9fa0b02976fa5d09021 On Fri, Jul 27 2012, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> I forgot a big point. I have a very high res 30" monitor (2560x1600) >> and need to insure that the graphics card can drive the monitor at full >> res (I don't care about dvd's just software development and writing my >> lectures). I haven't received a definitive answer from dell about that. > > I think monitors with resolution that high usually require a DVI-D > dual link connection. Ensure your new computer supports that. If it's > a newer laptop, it might not have DVI at all, but DisplayPort or HDMI > instead. There are DisplayPort and HDMI to DVI adapters available, > though I'm not familiar enough with the specifics to say which would > be compatible with your monitor. I am embarrassed to report that I again forgot to say everything needed. I have an "e-port-replicator", which is dell-speak for something you plug the laptop into and which then has a bunch of ports, including displayport. My current laptop plugs into the replicator fine and does indeed drive the 2560x1600 display. All the new machines I am considering do support the e-port-replicator so the only question I see remaining is whether the intel 4000 can drive all these bits. I haven't yet got a definitive answer from dell so was hoping someone here knew. Thanks and sorry for not giving the info initially. allan