Which external display to use with Powerbook 12" ?

Re: Which external display to use with Powerbook 12" ?

I don't know of any 1600x1200 LCD screens that have a VGA port. The formac 17.4" LCD does have a VGA port, but it's max resolution is 1280x1024.

If you really need 1600x1200 with the 12"PB, your best bet (and cheaper too) would be to get a 21" CRT monitor.

 

Maybe this will help you.

This is taken from a review of the 12" PowerBook at MacWorld.com:

"Like the other PowerBooks, the 12-inch model supports a dual-display mode, allowing you to attach a monitor with a resolution as high as 1600 by 1200 pixel, in addition to the PowerBook's built-in display. It also supports video mirroring, albeit at lower resolutions. The PowerBook can even drive an external monitor while the lid of the PowerBook is closed, although we experienced occasional performance slowdowns when we tried this out.

Unfortunately, Apple's choice of a mini-VGA connector means that this is the only PowerBook that can't be connected to Apple's ADC flat-panel displays (or any digital display, for that matter) -- at least, not without a pricey add-on such as the $299 Gefen ex-tend-it VGA-to-ADC conversion box. This doesn't make sense, given that a laptop with such a small screen cries out for an external monitor."

Currenly this is what holdin' me (+ I like a bigger graphic card) from buyin the 12" PB.

 

I'm going to go with a 21" CRT running at 1600x1200 for mine.

I'd prefer an apple LCD, but I'm not going to fork out $300 for an adapter (that will give me a low qualilty image anyhow).

Anyone have experience running dual head at 1600x1200? What's the performance like? Do both displays run in Quartz Extreme?

 

you can put a apple display on the 12 inch powerbook, not out of the box though. you need to buy a adc to vga converer box. i think they are about 300 dollars. i dont think it would be worth it though, depends how much money you have. i just got my 20 inch lcd from apple and i love it. it looks great on my powermac and on my pc. i am also getting myself a nice flat crt from samsung for games on my pc. but just to let you know it can be dont, just be prepared to pay.

iJon

 

hey. does the Apple DVI to ADC thing work?

If so, you could do it for $119 bucks

Apple's ADC to DVI thing is 99 and the DVI to VGA is 19... right?

 

i dont know if that would work. from remember in my brain, the dvi is male and the vga is female. the dvi would have to be female for this to work, because its not meant to turn dvi into vga, but turn vga into dvi.

iJon

 

i ran my old studio display crt (last one apple made) and a 20 inch apple vision monitor both at 1600x1200. it ran perfect and i had two backgrounds pics circulating on both monitors. so yes quartz extreme is supportive on both.

iJon

 

I'm running a 19" Sony off the vga port @ 1600x1200, 75hz (I think the nVidia card will support higher refreshes up to 120hz but my monitor can't handle that)

I just ran a quartz extreme checking utility and both are running quartz extreme. The performace is good. I haven't noticed any problems.