3820TG Owner's Lounge - Part Two

[inteks]

Has anyone successfully put in an aftermarket LCD in their 3820TG? I ask because lot's of new 13.3" laptops are coming out with nice screens like the Samsung 9 series and the Sony SA has a 13" 1600x900 LCD.

if you only need a few more pixel/room

you can do it via rdp ....


1. apply the concurrent remote desktop patch (check "enable multiple logon per user") -> Windows 7 RTM concurrent remote desktop patch - The Green Button
2. create a connection (*.rdp file) to 127.0.0.2 and save it i.e. on desktop
3. open the *.rdp file in notepad and edit the resolution

screen mode id:i:1
desktopwidth:i:1600
desktopheight:i:900

and add the following

smart sizing:i:1
compression:i:1

4. connect
5. press ctrl+alt+pause for fullscreen

[Just_a_Nick]

Has anyone successfully put in an aftermarket LCD in their 3820TG? I ask because lot's of new 13.3" laptops are coming out with nice screens like the Samsung 9 series and the Sony SA has a 13" 1600x900 LCD.

Have a look at the LVDS channels. The Acer has only one of the both activ!

[Noutch91]

From where?

From Acer Europe, it cost me a lot, about 150€!

[zsero]

if you only need a few more pixel/room

you can do it via rdp ....


1. apply the concurrent remote desktop patch (check "enable multiple logon per user") -> Windows 7 RTM concurrent remote desktop patch - The Green Button
2. create a connection (*.rdp file) to 127.0.0.2 and save it i.e. on desktop
3. open the *.rdp file in notepad and edit the resolution

screen mode id:i:1
desktopwidth:i:1600
desktopheight:i:900

and add the following

smart sizing:i:1
compression:i:1

4. connect
5. press ctrl+alt+pause for fullscreen

What an ugly trick! But it works! Except for that you get a delay of a dinosaur and some quite unreadable fonts, but sometimes it could be a quite useful. Actually why 127.0.0.2?

For the SSD questions: I really love the Vertex 2 both in the Acer and in my desktop. If you get a good deal on the Vertex 2, then get it. Its faster then the Intel G2. My boot takes exactly 20 seconds.

[dbaby7]

time to mod a sata III controller into the 3820tg

Hahahaha! You guys are awesome!

[too456]

Actually why 127.0.0.2?

Because 127.0.0.1 is your own computer, so logically you go for the next best thing :P

[mdott]

My own opinion:
Just take the cheaper one. The most performance-increase a SSD will give you in comparison to a HDD is, that data can be read parallel (high random rates).

The difference between SSDs is not noticeable in daily use.

I guess you're right. I've heard the intel has a 3yr opposed to OCZ's 1yr, but I've always thought OCZ's was a little better - I guess not.

Hopefully the next gen, being released soon, doesn't have much more than the g2.

[inteks]

Actually why 127.0.0.2?

Because 127.0.0.1 is your own computer, so logically you go for the next best thing :P

127.0.0.2 is your own computer, too. thats why its work.

microsoft disables a connection to 127.0.0.1 (maybe because its an ugly hack )

[inteks]

btw. this ->
Creative X-Fi MB for your G73 (Realtek HD 2.48)

driver works fine on 3820tg

[dbaby7]

btw. this ->
Creative X-Fi MB for your G73 (Realtek HD 2.48)

driver works fine on 3820tg

Is there a significant improvement over the stock drivers?