Acer TravelMate 720 User Guide - Page 25

Display, Video Performance, Simultaneous Display, Dual Display

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Display Display The large graphics display offers excellent viewing, display quality and desktop performance graphics. The computer supports a Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying 16-bit hi-color at 1024x768 Extended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution. Video Performance PCI local bus video with industry-leading 256-bit graphics acceleration and high-speed 2.5MB Synchonous Graphics Random Access Memory (SGRAM) boost video performance. Simultaneous Display The computer's large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations. If you prefer, you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations. This computer supports simultaneous LCD and CRT display. Simultaneous display allows you to control the presentation from your computer and at the same time face your audience. With the built-in S-video output jack, you can even connect other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations. Dual Display The computer's unique graphics chip takes advantage of Windows 98's multi-display capability, allowing you to extend your desktop to an external display device, such as an external monitor or projector. With this feature enabled, you can move program windows to/from the computer LCD and the external monitor. See "Using Dual Display" on page 44 for more information. Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 5

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Display
Chapter 1
Getting Familiar with your Computer
5
Display
The large graphics display offers excellent viewing, display
quality and desktop performance graphics.
The computer
supports a Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display
(LCD) displaying 16-bit hi-color at 1024x768 Extended
Graphics Array (XGA) resolution.
Video Performance
PCI local bus video with industry-leading 256-bit graphics
acceleration and high-speed 2.5MB Synchonous Graphics
Random Access Memory (SGRAM) boost video performance.
Simultaneous Display
The computer’s large display and multimedia capabilities
are great for giving presentations.
If you prefer, you can
also connect an external monitor when giving
presentations.
This computer supports simultaneous LCD
and CRT display.
Simultaneous display allows you to
control the presentation from your computer and at the
same time face your audience.
With the built-in S-video
output jack, you can even connect other output display
devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience
presentations.
Dual Display
The computer’s unique graphics chip takes advantage of
Windows 98’s multi-display capability, allowing you to
extend your desktop to an external display device, such as
an external monitor or projector.
With this feature
enabled, you can move program windows to/from the
computer LCD and the external monitor.
See “Using Dual
Display” on page 44 for more information.