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Macbook and External Display

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warson

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Feb 9, 2011
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Hey Everyone,
I have just bought new external screen for my macbook. The display is Samsung Syncmaster BX2350 and its optimal resolution is 1920x1080. I connected it through VGA cable with adapter to my macbook. However, even though image quality is sharp, I get that image size cannot stretch through all the length of the screen, so I get a black frame from left and right side of the external screen. I have read about the issue and it said that there are some issues with graphic card.
My graphic card is: Intel GMA X3100
Maybe there are any ways to resolve problem?
 
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warson

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Feb 9, 2011
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simsaladimbamba said:
The X3100 can do 1920 x 1200 on an external screen.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...duo-2.4-white-13-early-2008-penryn-specs.html

Have you checked System Preferences > Displays yet and seen what resolution is selected for the external screen, and if System Preferences > Displays >> Arrangement >>> MIRROR DISPLAYS is UN-checked?
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It is unchecked. I am having on my macbook resolution of 1280x800, whereas on external display 1920x1080, but the problem as I have tried to explain above: somehow image on the external screen does not use all the pixels in it. So I get an inch from left and right of black frame. So the image that I get is rather compressed and I am puzzled how to resolve this problem.
To express myself a bit clearer I am attaching a picture:

http://img684.imageshack.us/i/dsc1014y.jpg

any suggestions?

p.s. I tried switching resolutions, that only distorts the quality of image, even though with 1680x1050 resolution is fullscreen. ;/
 
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warson

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Feb 9, 2011
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warson said:
It is unchecked. I am having on my macbook resolution of 1280x800, whereas on external display 1920x1080, but the problem as I have tried to explain above: somehow image on the external screen does not use all the pixels in it. So I get an inch from left and right of black frame. So the image that I get is rather compressed and I am puzzled how to resolve this problem.
To express myself a bit clearer I am attaching a picture:

http://img684.imageshack.us/i/dsc1014y.jpg

any suggestions?

p.s. I tried switching resolutions, that only distorts the quality of image, even though with 1680x1050 resolution is fullscreen. ;/
Click to expand...

might be this a case, as 1920x1080 resolution is hardly supported via VGA cable?
 
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