Asus N73JQ Owners' Lounge

[citizencoyote]

I haven't seen any US retailers carrying the n73jq with a full 1080 HD screen, they're all 1600x900. Hopefully for those European users who were supposed to get a full 1080 screen you'll get your problems sorted out.

[getman]

Originally Posted by citizencoyote

I haven't seen any US retailers carrying the n73jq with a full 1080 HD screen, they're all 1600x900.

Me neither. I wonder why. And what's more important, when.
What's the price difference btwn HD+ and FHD machines, anyone?

[ulfnicz]

Originally Posted by getman

Me neither. I wonder why. And what's more important, when.
What's the price difference btwn HD+ and FHD machines, anyone?

hm, asus refunds 30 euro for keeping the display as it is, but i want to have the one i ordered and thats the n73jq with fhd display. at the time i ordered it from redcoon.at, they had the fhd display listed under their spezifications for this notebook.

[LastManOnThePlanet]

Originally Posted by ulfnicz

hm, asus refunds 30 euro for keeping the display as it is, but i want to have the one i ordered and thats the n73jq with fhd display. at the time i ordered it from redcoon.at, they had the fhd display listed under their spezifications for this notebook.

I would talk to redcoon and they will probably offer you to replace it with another one (they offered me the same, too). I would do so until you got the right one so you don't make the same mistake as I did and don't have to wait up to 5 weeks for repair.

[Cary Ader]

Doh! I posted here about a dramatic temp difference when I put a couple of bamboo coasters under the rear feet.

When I ran Core Temp with BF: BC2 for 30 mins, I, ummm, had the laptop on battery.

Like I said...Doh!

[Dan'l]

OK, my turn to ask about resolution!

As I understand it, screen resolution is 1600x900 and the HDMI output provides 1920x1080.

So my question is, does the VGA 15-pin D-Sub output also provide 1920x1080 like the HDMI, or is the VGA out only 1600x900 like the notebook screen?

I was looking at an NEC monitor (E231W-BK 23-Inch Widescreen LED-Backlit, only $278) which is native resolution of 1920x1080, but no HDMI input.
"Input Connectors: DisplayPort, DVI-D, VGA 15-pin D-Sub"

If I have to have HDMI for the 1920x1080, then I have to find a different monitor - anybody know for sure the VGA output resolution?

[Cary Ader]

Originally Posted by Dan'l

As I understand it, screen resolution is 1600x900 and the HDMI output provides 1920x1080.

So my question is, does the VGA 15-pin D-Sub output also provide 1920x1080 like the HDMI, or is the VGA out only 1600x900 like the notebook screen?

The VGA also puts out 1920x1080. I just tried it on my Samsung P2250. The VGA connection works fine, and the monitor and the GPU drivers found the optimal resolution automatically (1920x1080).

But I cannot get each display to show its own native resolution at the same time when using the VGA connection. The lower resolution on the laptop seems to be the limiting factor. If I want full resolution on the Samsung monitor, I have to turn off the display on the laptop. If I want them both on, I have to settle for 1600x900 or less on both.

However, when I output through HDMI to a 1080p HDTV, I get native on both.

If somebody would care to explain why the GPU works this way, I'd appreciate it.

[Dan'l]

Thanks again Cary!

I found out that instead of going VGA to VGA, I can go directly from the HDMI output into the DVI-D, because the NEC monitor is HDCP compliant. All that's needed is a conversion cable.

This makes me , because it's hard to find affordable monitors that pivot (rotate 90 degrees H-to-V), especially of that size and LED backlit.

(I hate waiting.)

[LastManOnThePlanet]

After I wrote down my frustration about the wrong panels in a feedback page from ASUS I was contacted from an ASUS employer and he will present me a solution tomorrow. I'm curious about that. Currently waited 3.5 weeks now for the laptop since ordering the first one.

[NV4TEHWIN]

Glossing over the lack of clarity on Asus' part, let's try another test: 3D

Not that you have a pair of shutter glasses laying close, but according to nVidia the GT 425M does effortless 3D (all the 400 mobiles do) so could you kids test if they stuffed a 120Hz capable LCD in there? (be it 1600x900 or 1920x1080). Sure, you could just ask them, but since there's this resolution drama re: what Asus says...

Thanks!