need help with laptop and overlapping

kanman73 · #1 04-13-2005, 04:19 AM

i have a dell inspiron 5100 laptop and don't know how to set it up so i don't have overlapping when multitabling....please help

ScottC · #2 04-13-2005, 04:39 AM

Laptops have fixed maximum resolution constrained by the hardware. Regular computer monitors are can generally have a theoretically infinitely high resolution.

Your laptop is proably 1024 x 768, maybe a little higher. Online poker tables are usually 800 x 600. So if you are 1024 x 768, you are SOL.

If you buy a new laptop consider the highest wide screen resolution models. I have a one year old widescreen 1680 x 1050, which allows me 4 tables with no side to side overlap, and minimal up/down overlap.

The advisability of playing 4 tables, or 3 or even 2, is a completely different subject.

mistrpug · #3 04-13-2005, 08:19 AM

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i have a dell inspiron 5100 laptop and don't know how to set it up so i don't have overlapping when multitabling....please help

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Connect it to a monitor with 1600x1200 resolution.

ddollevoet · #4 04-13-2005, 09:34 AM

I have a Dell Inspirion 5100 too. Your only solution is to buy an external monitor. I bought a 2001fp about a month ago and I love it. After 6 months of playing 4 table with overlap, I'll never go back.