Does this have its own Video processor? I have a D820 with a bad NVidia GPU. Will this let me use it with a monitor, or does it use the laptop's GPU?
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No, it has not! The one with a PCI slot included is the Dell PDX01. Then you can insert a video card or any PCI peripheral in this slot. Google "Dell PDX01" for results from Dell telling about actually tested video cards. Remind that you would need a 90W power adapter to have the dock working (like the PA-10 model). Cheers from France
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I have no idea. It is a docking station for a Dell computer that I got rid of quite a while ago, along with the docking station. I would think it does not have a video processor. The old Dell laptop had a slot in the bottom; the computer snapped into the docking station which had a lot of USB ports.
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Sorry... NO... it just has the ports. It is only a docking station; there is no processing unit.
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I checked the specs on it and it says it comes with a VGA Cord but it seems mine also had a dvi cord. Hopes this helps
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This is just an interface card, to give you DVI output. So if you dell has a PCI slot , then yes it should be. Personally I would purchase a actual video card with a graphics processor and memory on it if your looking to just gain the DVI port, this option will actually give you better performance than the feature card your looking at, and it will display at a faster rate.
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It's borderline for 1080p Youtube videos: Some play smoothly while others exhibit dropped frames every two seconds or so. CPU ultilization is never maxed out though. So it seems as though the Intel Integrated Graphics Processor isn't quite up to the task.
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It is an excellent desktop replacement laptop for its price. It has plenty of processing power and better than usual sound so it is good for games that do not push the video too hard. Unfortunately it uses the CPU chipset video (an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600) which is very good as far as imbedded 3D video goes but I am not sure it is up to the cutting edge 3D performance needed by some of the newer high-end games. I do not think it has a slot to install a third party card but I could be wrong about that.
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I've actually got this PC (and am looking to buy another as it's a pretty good PC) and fortunately, the HD 2500 does allow dual monitor output, but UNfortunately, the HD 2500 integrated graphics does a poor job of it. It's a known issue (discussed on Intel's website as well), that at times, your computer won't recognize the HDMI output, requiring you to physically unplug the HDMI from the PC and plug it back in to make it realize it's actually there. My solution to this was a cheapo graphics card (GT 630 ~$60). But to be "broken" out of the box, that just speaks poorly on Intel.
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Thanks. I am assuming from all these answers that the Eee PC processor (Atom N270 or N280) is beefy enough to show the video without jerkiness or other problems?
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As you get into the realm of high definition video you will definitely be pushing the limits of your computer. any details that you can provide regarding graphics card CPU etc. would help isolate the problem
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So far as I know, this Model has Intel graphic not NVIDIA. I own one that has intel on-board graphic card.
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It does not come natively with extra hdmi or dvi connectors on the graphics card, I've heard you can play games with the usb to dvi converter but none of its ports are usb 3.0 and for watching movies it MAY cut it, but not likely for games.The core is fast enough but Toshiba (in my experience) also have heating issues and you may also push the machine to a shorter lifespan if you run the cpu's at max for games or Blu-ray level content (since an external blue ray is an option)Duf
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Have not tried the integrated graphics, I have a dedicated graphics card and it does great with 1080p youtube video's!!
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Its just a fancy monitor. You still need a full computer with a compatible nvidia video card to get the most out of it.
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no, you need a laptop that is 3d vision ready.. the card itself is but the screen is not however if you hook it to a 3D tv via hdmi cable than yes you can use 3d vision through a NVidia program called 3dtv play hope this helps
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Could you please explain? It does not need a video card to run if that is what your asking.
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Just ... plug it into your laptop's video out slot, it'll just work like any monitor would. Right click your desktop wallpaper and select "Screen Resolution" to make any other adjustments you want regarding the screen locations and resolutions, etc...
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Yes, it has a decent nVidia chipset and drivers (if drivers are loaded). But this PC is older, and one must connect VGA-15pin video and audio output to your TV & Sound system. I do it with a used Dell docking station for convenience.
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Yes it does, but just for fun,look here! http://bit.ly/1FgzmV1I'm not being judgmental with that, I just think it's so friggin neat!That's a pretty decent laptop for most light to medium duty applications. The so called video card provided has no on board RAM and leeches from system memory.It's not an improvement on the stupid on-board graphics provided on most Intel boards.It's really not a gaming rig.