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[edit] Laptop external monitor

I have a laptop with a native resolution of 1280x800 pixels. I want to connect an eternal LCD monitor with a native resolution of 1280x1024, so that I can use the bigger LCD screen at home. Would the picture displayed be in 1280x800 or 1280x1024? If the latter is the case, will my computer performance decrease because of the increased resolution? Thanks. Acceptable 02:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Depends on what you are going to do with the other monitor. If you are using it in "extend" mode, then it will have 1280×1024 resolution (or whatever you set it to), but if you use it in clone mode it will clone your laptop LCD and thus have the same resolution. Yes it will decrease performance, but only a tiny bit that you aren't really gonna notice. --antilivedT | C | G 04:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Boosting saturation on laptop monitor

I have an Acer Aspire 5610 laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. I have noticed that the monitor seems a bit light in colour and low in contrast. Is there anyway I can increase the monitor saturation and contrast? Acceptable 02:08, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Some laptops have buttons just like normal monitors to change the options. Usually they are invoked using the Fn-key. For example, on a Dell laptop I saw, you can increase the brightness by pressing Fn-Up (and decrease using Fn-Down). Sometimes, your video card will have other options. For example, aTi cards allow you to change colour options via your display settings > Advanced (at least in XP, not sure about Vista). x42bn6 Talk Mess 06:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Usually monitors have their own video settings as well. Try pressing the buttons on the front or back of it; you'll likely find a menu that will let you adjust the color and contrast. --24.147.86.187 17:49, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DVD-lab - Project does not compile

I have a problem with DVDlab. My project won´t compile. I think the problem might be that something´s wrong with the header of the first .vob, because in the verification log everything shows up with "0", but I could use the file in the program without any problems, add chapters, branching etc. The file also plays without errors in VideoLan. I tried fixing the header with DVDPatcher, but that didn´t seem to do anything. Here´s the log, maybe someone can help me.

Mit VideoLan wird mir die Datei auch abgespielt. Hab versucht das ganze mit DVDPatcher zu reparieren, also die passenden Daten eingegeben, aber es scheint keinen Effekt zu haben. Ich hoffe es kann mir jemand helfen. Ich kopier mal das komplette Log rein:

Full DVD Lab Pro Verification Log

81.201.224.13 07:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)


I have taken the liberty of formatting your log to avoid cluttering the desk. Nimur 16:32, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WHIRLPOOL

Hello. Sorry, the title must be capitalized; otherwise, the link would not work. Where in Canada may I get the WHIRLPOOL software or the like? Thanks in advance. --Mayfare 20:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Is there a reason you couldn't use the links at the end of the article? Does it matter that you are in Canada versus anywhere else? It is just a hashing function; there are at least three implementations linked to at the bottom of the article, and if you wanted it in another language I am betting you could just google "WHIRLPOOL HASH FUNCTION" and the language in question (i.e. PHP or Javascript) and probably end up with it, if it is easily available. --24.147.86.187 22:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your expertise. Sorry for any inconvenience. --Mayfare 15:14, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

I believe LibTom also includes well-written routines that include WHIRLPOOL hashes. 24.119.252.158 01:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)