external display Samsung syncmaster T240 and MBP

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external display Samsung syncmaster T240 and MBP

I have a 2006 MBP 17" with a ATI Radeon X1600 graphics card (VRAM 256 MB).
I would like to get the Samsung syncmaster T240 which has a resolution of 1920 * 1200 and DVI-D connection.
Is it possible to use this monitor at full resolution with the kind of graphics card installed in my MBP without having to worry about compatibility (slower system, distortion in images....)
So far I never used an external display with my MBP....is everything working fine when you connect via DVD-D? I want to use the syncmaster as the only screen, so with the MBP closed.
Thank you very much for feedback!

MBP 17", Mac OS X (10.5.4), RAM 2G / graphics ATI Radeon X1600 (VRAM 256MB)

Posted on Aug 17, 2008 1:08 AM

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ppson

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Aug 19, 2008 7:53 AM in response to SvenPortael

Can't give you any guarantees, but there really shouldn't be any problems.

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Answer 2

Aug 19, 2008 10:08 AM in response to SvenPortael

I have a Samsung 245BW which has the same 1920x1200 resolution and a 2007 Macbook Pro with a Nvidia graphics card and 256mb of vram, and it works fine for me with no noticeable slowdowns. (From Final Cut to web browsing)

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SvenPortael Author

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Aug 21, 2008 12:41 AM in response to ppson

I guess I'm going to give it a try.....if the T240 doesn't work, I can exchange it for the smaller version (T220).
This will definitely work (has the same resolution as my 17" MBP).
Thanks for feedback,
Sven

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Sep 21, 2008 1:36 AM in response to macgeek101

I have the T240 and it was not plug and play. I got it to work with SwitchResX, fill in the settings that you can find in the manual and it will work (took met some time to get it right...) I can only connect it to the VGA port, DVi does not work. Does anyone know if apple can solve this with a driver update?

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rolix

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Oct 10, 2008 8:01 AM in response to peter post

I also have the T240. I had to use SwitchResX to have a resolution of 1920 x 1200.
And it works with DVI in my case.

For info, I created a Custom Resolution of 1920 x 1200, 60Hz (with use of simplified settings of CVT-RB) in SwitchResX.

Now, is there any plan from Apple or Samsung to have native support of this monitor and resolution 1920 x 1200, 60Hz ?

Thanks

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