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Quick question about External Monitor
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I'm still on 10.4, so perhaps options are changed in Leopard. But for me, there isn't an option to have the screen black if the laptop is open.
However, the multi-screen options are very nice, and I think you'd end up finding a use for having both the external and laptop displays active. You can have them mirrored, but I find it far more useful to use the large external display as the 'main' window, and have other things running on the laptop display.
The settings on Leopard are quiet the same except the scaling when mirroring. You can set the bigger screen (in my case a 20inch Cinema) to use its native resolution, while the MB(P) uses its own native resolution.
To get the display dark just set the brightness to zero, but don't close your book. It vents through the keyboard.
To get the display dark just set the brightness to zero, but don't close your book. It vents through the keyboard.
Because they assume that your VGA cable will be long enough to do the job. Most computers don't get that 6 inch extension because they have regular VGA or DVI ports. The cable doesn't need to be any longer.
You can have your computer open in both Tiger and Leopard. And stop bumping your thread to the top.
The cable is short because you're supposed to plug in the cable from the monitor into the mini-DVI-to-VGA cable from Apple.
What I usually do is plug in my external monitor and external keyboard and mouse. Close the lid of the macbook and wait for it to go to sleep, then move the mouse or press enter. The external monitor is now the main display.
Tiger should still be fine.
What I usually do is plug in my external monitor and external keyboard and mouse. Close the lid of the macbook and wait for it to go to sleep, then move the mouse or press enter. The external monitor is now the main display.
Tiger should still be fine.
The mini-DVI cables are adapters. I don't think there are any long ones as they are not meant to directly connect to the monitors. The cables sold by Apple, and I believe Dynex makes some too, are meant to be connected like:
Mini-DVI Adapter -> VGA or DVI Cable (usually included with monitor) -> Monitor
Please could someone clarify what you get in the box with an ACD?
I'm intending to purchase a 20" ACD to use with my MacBook, so figure I need a mini-DVI Adaptor and a DVI Cable. I'm pretty clear I'll need to buy the adaptor, but does the ACD come with a DVI cable to connect that to, or do I need a straight DVI cable too? (don't want to get my new display and just have the stubby cable
)Cheers,
Nige