New Macbook Mini Display Port - Can power 32" LCD?

[stefk]

Greetings....

Need some tech advice with the new macBook.

I currently have a 1.5Ghz 15" Powerbook that I hook up to my Samsung 32" LCD HDTV via a DVI to VGA adapter

Whilst I am sure it is not as good as an ACD the set up serves v nicely as a pseudo media centre arrangement.

What I want to know is, if I upgrade to the new MacBook then will I still be able to have the same set up? I know the old Macbooks couldn't power the 30" ACD (for some reason) however I don't know if this is still the case now that the Nvidia GPUs are included.

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[Umbongo]

You can get a mini DisplayPort to VGA for $29 from Apple.

The old macbooks couldn't drive a 30" ACD as they did not support dual-link DVI which is required to get the 2560x1600 resolution 30" monitors use. It would have been able to work with your TV though.

 

[Scarlet Fever]

Yes, because the resolution would be 1920x1080 or less. The previous generation of macbooks could push that as well.

 

[bigandy]

Actually the MacBook (yeah, not the Pro) will support a 30" ACD:

Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html

And it says that on more than one page.


Previous MacBooks could all push up to 1900x1200.

 

[strikeinsilence]

Even though your TV is relatively the same size as the 30" ACD, the resolution is much lower (as others have said). You mentioned using it as a media centre, will you be using it across the room or up close like a regular computer?

 

[stefk]

cheers for the advice guys,

I was viewing it from across the room for watching movies, itunes coverflow etc.