Monitor For Asus Eee 1000h?

[Taggart]

If I see a good deal, I may consider buying a separate monitor for my Asus Eee. The maximum resolution I can set on this netbook is 1440 X 900 which seems to be fairly standard on 19 inch screens. What happens if I move up to a larger, say 22 inch monitor with a higher maximum resolution? Would it be a waste of money?

[Tywais]

The largest monitor that you can use that supports native resolution of 1440x900 are 19" monitors (AFAIK). These run around 5600 Baht (Samsung). The Intel GMA 950 chipset (ASUS 1000) has a maximum possible resolution of 2048x1536 at 75 Hz. If you are only getting 1440x900 then the limitation is either the driver or the BIOS.

And you do not want to run a larger monitor (non native mode) with a lower VGA resolution, the results would not be good due to aliasing the pixels.

[Taggart]

The largest monitor that you can use that supports native resolution of 1440x900 are 19" monitors (AFAIK). These run around 5600 Baht (Samsung). The Intel GMA 950 chipset (ASUS 1000) has a maximum possible resolution of 2048x1536 at 75 Hz. If you are only getting 1440x900 then the limitation is either the driver or the BIOS.

And you do not want to run a larger monitor (non native mode) with a lower VGA resolution, the results would not be good due to aliasing the pixels.

Thank you Tywais. It looks like a 19" it may be, if I buy. Yes, according to the Asus manual I have, the highest setting is 1440 X 900. There is also a "native mode" setting on this netbook (whatever that means). Looking around the internet, another thing it seems I should be aware, is "contrast ratio". Still learning.

The monitor will be bought here in Canada.

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