Screen Spanning

[AJ Muni]

i kno i kno, ive done searches but i cant find out exactly what it is. i have the powerbook thats in my sig, so do i need that hack? i want to use my pb with a 17'' envision lcd i have. ive used that little adapter that came with my powerbook, but it looked all fuzzy on my 17" lcd....anyhelp would be great guys..... 🙂

 

[ohcrap]

i kno i kno, ive done searches but i cant find out exactly what it is. i have the powerbook thats in my sig, so do i need that hack? i want to use my pb with a 17'' envision lcd i have. ive used that little adapter that came with my powerbook, but it looked all fuzzy on my 17" lcd....anyhelp would be great guys..... 🙂

What hack? To operate in clamshell mode? I've heard this is a terrible idea due to thermal reasons.

And, it probably looked fuzzy because the 17" LCD wasn't set to it's native resolution. Just a guess, though. 🙂

 

[ph0rce]

Change the resolution in System Preferences --> Displays... for the external monitor. it sounds like it is not at the "Native Resolution"

 

[Mac_Freak]

You may have been in in screen mirroring mode (to change it press F7) or as someone above me said, you have to set a correct resolution in display preferences.