1366x768 as a native resolution?

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1366x768 as a native resolution?

Does the MacBook NATIVELY support 1366x768. It must be 1366x768 and not 1360x768 or 1368x768. I have an extremely picky television that resizes the other two resolutions to 1366 and it looks ugly.

It technically should support that resolution as there are laptops sold with 1366 native and Intel chips, but I need to know for sure.

iBook G4 (Late 2005), Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Sep 21, 2006 11:57 PM

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dobes918

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Sep 22, 2006 12:48 AM in response to ROFISH

I don't think so. 1024 x 768, and 1280 x 800 is the highest I see.

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Sep 22, 2006 1:18 AM in response to ROFISH

On the internal LCD, no. That is fixed at 1280x800.
On the external output, maybe. It depends what the macbook thinks your display can support.

BTW, the use of intel chips doesn't really have anything to do with what resolutions you can use, it's the operating system that decides.

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Sep 22, 2006 1:19 AM in response to ROFISH

On the internal LCD, no. That is fixed at 1280x800.
On the external output, maybe. It depends what the macbook thinks your display can support.

BTW, the use of intel chips doesn't really have anything to do with what resolutions you can use, it's the operating system that decides.

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ArchUrban

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Sep 22, 2006 3:11 AM in response to ROFISH

I don't know where you did pick it up. but it's not true. 1200x800 is maximum resolution for display itself. for external LCD monitor, it can support up to 1900x1200 which 23inch apple display you can hook up.

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Sep 22, 2006 6:50 AM in response to ArchUrban

It doesn't matter whether it can support 'up to', and what the OS can support (it can, by the way), it's up to the actual video chip. Most video chips require resolutions to be divisible by 8. (1366 is not divisible by 8.) nVidia 6 and 7 series support it, as well as the ATI x1k series, but I'm wondering if the GMA950 can support 1366x768 because it's a standard resolution used by the chip in other laptops, or if it'll default to 1360 or 1368.

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