Adjusting Video Displays

Don't like the picture on your monitor? Fix it!

Video adjustments are made by adjusting monitor or display properties, either on the monitor or with the Windows Display Properties sheet. Depending on the monitor, it might be necessary to make changes whenever the picture type changes or the monitor itself can memorize the settings and recall them on demand.

Some portable computers running Windows XP, particularly those with discrete graphics chips instead of integrated graphics, might support DualView, which uses any monitor plugged into the VGA port as a secondary display. To learn more about DualView, see “Video/Graphics ...

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