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Want to run external 27" monitor on laptop

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August 1, 2013 8:16:27 PM

Hello, I'd like to have a larger monitor for use with my laptop and wonder if I can just plug it in the external port and hook it up somehow to the existing monitor? Will the laptop need a certain amount of processor and memory or just enough resolution for the new monitors size? It's an old hp nx9600; pentium 4, 3.2ghz, 2 gb ram, and 64mb video with max resolution at 1680x1050. Would be using it for general web browsing, text reading, and movie watching, no gaming. Thank you.

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August 1, 2013 8:49:39 PM

You should be fine. The monitor will work no matter what resolution it is at. It may look a little crappy with lower than the monitor resolution however your laptop should support 1920x1080 out of the vga port.
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