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Would I be better off getting a monitor?
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I've got an extended stay at a hotel room and some time off coming up. I have a Surface Pro and would like to play some Stellaris with my free time. However the game text is tough to read on the tablet's small screen. And while I can connect it to the room's TV the television cuts off the edges of the image making the game unplayable. I've fiddled with video settings on both the tablet and the TV but with no luck.
Getting a monitor sounds like a waste of money if it weren't for the fact that my wife and I have just purchased a home and I will finally have room for a larger desk and two screens. So my intention would be to use the monitor during my free time and mail it back home before traveling back.
My only concern is that I might run in to the same problem. Is it something likely to happen or is cutting the edges more the result of using an older LCD TV?
Getting a monitor sounds like a waste of money if it weren't for the fact that my wife and I have just purchased a home and I will finally have room for a larger desk and two screens. So my intention would be to use the monitor during my free time and mail it back home before traveling back.
My only concern is that I might run in to the same problem. Is it something likely to happen or is cutting the edges more the result of using an older LCD TV?
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Do you have any ability to play with that?
In any case, more monitors are never a bad idea. Though if you buy it from a store, maybe bring your tablet and test it on a floor model before buying.
Because portable monitors are 100% a thing.
Otherwise, you can definitely just buy a monitor for the long term and take it back home with you. You don't even have to ship it - just keep the box and packing materials it comes in, and then re-pack it with your bags on the return trip.
If you wanna get fancy there are carrying cases made specifically for lugging a screen around if you don't wanna mess with just using the OG box.
Your Surface Pro should work totally fine on a regular ole monitor (I have a Pro 4 and used to have a Pro 1). Chances are the hotel TV was just at a weird ratio.
Also didn't know you guys got a house! Congrats!
I think I'll go with see's suggestion and take my tablet to a nearby department store and see how it shakes out.