Which samsung is that - a new hybrid model or the one mentioned here? There are too many on samsung's site to discern!
Well it could be an easy decision - just 2 things
1) What's the deal with 'native resolution' - I have a 1st gen 15" unibody MBP with the better graphics card available at the time.
2) I'm not sure what resolution I currently get from my MBP screen (1440 by 900 perhaps?) - I'd like to know this to see how much more screen real estate i'm going to get with the samsung. Am i right in thinking if I buy a TV with the same res as my MBP I will have not extra info displayed (it will just appear larger)?
Currently I find it a pain constantly switching between plugins, Ableton live and scrolling sideways through my tracks.
Is there a way I can hook up a monitor to display something different than my MBP monitor so I effectively have 2 screens? By this I mean say have ableton live on my external tv/monitor and plugins on my MBP screen?
By the way I love the colours and clarity of my MBP screen so would like this to be the same in the samsung - the mbp makes my old vaio look yellow and fuzzy.
Yes, you have 1440x900 on your MBP currently, and most of the 22"~28" HDTV/LCD Monitor have the resolution of 1920x1200.
When you hook up your MBP to these monitors, you'll have many display options.
First, you can turn off MBP's screen completely and solely use the monitor only. This gives you 1920x1200 Resolution, resulting more screen real estate. And you can close your MBP while you do this so it'll look neat since you can tuck your MBP away.
Second, you can mirror your MBP's screen on the monitor. Which means you'll have the same picture on your MBP screen AND the monitor. Each using their own maximum resolution (1440x900 AND 1920x1200) So pictures shown on two monitors will look a little different, since the real estate is different.
Third, you can extend your MBP's screen. You can use two screens totally differently at their native resolution (1440x900 and 1920x1200 separately)
And you can position the monitor anywhere you want it to extend.
So those are your options of using a secondary monitor, most people either use the First option or the Third option.
And the Samsung monitor's are pretty decent. Both MBP and the Samsung monitors mentioned here use TN panel.
But, to my knowledge, the T240HD/T260HD are discontinued. (In Korea, that is... where Samsung usually brings out the newest things first here)
But since it's discontinued, I'm sure you'll find some nice clearance deals on the T240HD and T260HD. I know the new models that are replacing the T240HD/T260HD are much thinner and stuff, but it's not going to worth the extra money.
Don't bother with T200HD, T220HD since they don't have 1920x1200 resolution... I think the T220HD has 1920x1050 or something...
Anyways, good luck with your monitor hunt
