Recent content by Michael Jenkinson

Hi, thanks for the reply. However I'm informed by a friend that in "extend" setting, the dual monitor needs to be to the right everytime. So, I've sent off for a hdmi extension cable to make things a little more tidy. I don' believe the resolution setting was an issue though.

A strange problem, I've now got my nice new shiny laptop...... and I've connected my existing monitor to it.All Ok so far. I set the monitors the "extend" and all still ok. (Did exactly what I expected.) However, due to the hdmi port being on the left of the laptop and the cable being a little...

This is harder than I thought......... What about this then? Looks good to me...... http://www.cclonline.com/product/84828/HDDVIMM1M/Video-Cables/StarTech-com-1m-HDMI-to-DVI-D-Cable-M/M/CAB1976/

What about VGA to DVI-D then? (If that's possible.)

I'm sure similar questions have been asked but I just can't find the answer I'm looking for. I'm waiting for delivery of a new laptop and as far as I can see the only suitable output from the laptop will be hdmi. (Although vga is available too.) However my monitor doesn't have a hdmi, it only...

Would you say Windows 8 is "better" than 7 for photoshop,lightroom and video editing?

This is my first post on tom'sHARDWARE, so please excuse my stupidity. I'm thinking of replacing my 7 year old PC and getting a new laptop instead.I already have a legally purchased OEM version of Windows 7 64 bit (which is currently installed on my PC) and would like to know if this can be...