This makes such a huge difference from my 12" iBook. And you're right, Paul... it is the best of both worlds.
Thanks,
Kathe Royal Oak, MI
On Apr 2, 2004, at 3:36 PM, Kathe Wittenberg wrote:
I'm having trouble getting the external monitor to get a pic. In system preferences, I get two display windows, one for the iBook screen and one for the external monitor, a ViewSonic VA520 flat panel. In Systems Profile it shows 2 displays also, so the iBook is seeing the external monitor.
Any clues? I'm going to plug the new monitor into my desktop G4 and see if it works there.
Thanks,
Kathe Royal Oak, MI
On Apr 2, 2004, at 1:10 PM, PaulKurtz III wrote:
It works great. I have a 19in optiquest crt monitor that I previously used
connected to my beige g3, then a 2001 ibook, and now a 12in powerbook. When
you hook it up, go to the monitors control panel and play with the settings
until you get it how you like. To shut off the ibook's screen, just lower
the brightness with the f1 key until it shuts off, or do the same in the
control panel.
I love it. I have the portability of a 12in computer with a huge screen
when I get home. I have a mouse, keyboard, etc all ready to connect on my
desk. Most people don't realize I'm running it all off my laptop.
Paul
On 4/2/04 9:47 AM, "Kathe Wittenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm looking in to buying an external monitor to use w/my dual USB
iBook. I bought the 12" iBook for portability and now find I'm using it
more like a desktop computer. I'm not ready to buy a new iBook w/larger
screen, so am wanting to hook up an external monitor for when I use the
whole setup as a desktop computer.
Experiences w/this? I've searched the internet and come up w/mostly the
Apple specs and Knowledge Base articles.
Would like some true-life experiences, pros and cons, etc. Is there any
way to 'turn off' the iBook screen when using an external monitor?
Am new to the list, just joined to find answers to this question.
Thanks in advance...
Kathe Royal Oak, MI
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