How to use a External Monitor?

[sage1]

I have a 2.0 white macbook but am thinking of upgrading to a unibody. How do I connect to an (either model) external monitor and can the MB be closed and still be "on". Someone I know told me they had a docking station for their Dell but I'm not really looking to buy more equipment. So I'm looking for suggestions on how to do this...Thank you S1

 

[Petoz]

This should help: http://mroogle.*************/

 

[patrickdunn]

Sage,

Welcome to MR. One of these should work, I don't know first hand but I believe they will work with monitor closed.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB572Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=MzE3OTYwOA

 

[uberamd]

What I do is connect the monitor, close the lid, let the system enter sleep, then use a USB device to wake it (hit keyboard, move mouse). Boom, single screen display with lid closed.

 

[polaris20]

Not that uberamd's solution wouldn't work, but is there a reason you don't want to use two displays? It works really well under OS X, and is easy to set up and switch back and forth from dual to single (notebook) displays.

 

[Apple all life]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=MjE0ODQzNg since you have a white macbook I think you need mini DVI not a mini display port. What you do is use this adapter and then attach another cable from DVI >>Hdmi or another component your TV can handle.

 

[sage1]

Thanks

I read that when you close the macbook and goes into sleep mode, hitting a key on the external board actuates the external display.

S1