12" G4 PowerBook & External Display Resolutions

Hi,

DVI is a digital output and gives clear and bright colors. VGa is an analog output and colors as well as the whole image are "sligthly blurred".

If you are just watching movies or typing texts it might not matter, but if you need good image quality, then go for DVI!

Volker

Hi,


you will not be limited on an external display! Run your PowerBook in Dual-Display mode, you can then setup the external screen resolution to nearly anything you want!

To switch between mirrored and secondary display mode you can use the F7 key (i am not sure at the moment which F number, but the one that displays a small screen symbol!).

Come back if you have any further questions!

Volker

Hi,

I own a 20" Apple Cinema Display which I sometimes connect to my PowerBook but mainly use with my G4. I can recommend that one.

But there other good screens available. If you need correct colors you might also use EIZOs for example, which are even more expensive than Apple Cinema displays.

Make sure the display you buy has a DVI in, which brings much better colors and images than VGA in. If you have options, please call back and I may help you further!

Volker

I have a huge old-school apple CRT display (with the old style connector, I had to make an adaptor) which I run off my PowerBook at 1600x1200. I'm thinking of moving to a flatscreen - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/tech-data/B000CCB0OG/ref=dpnav0/026-1657227-2076405?ie=UTF8&n=560798&s=electronics

The thing is, it runs at 1440 x 900 (a step down, but I'm on a budget). It's a slighly obscure widescreen resolution.

My system prefs don't mention that resolution in the (large) list I can choose from. I notice that one reviewer on amazon says he's used it with his powerbook, but I'm still not sure about buying something that my mac won't support the resolution of.

Have people had experience of this? Can the mac discover what resolution it should be running at? Will I be unable to make full use of the screen?

Many thanks

Joe

Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Far better than the internal monitor, and I bought it for 189 EUR here where I live (Italy).
Using that one as external for the powerbook is like having another world on the right side of the main display, I never had such a big monitor (my biggest one was a 17 inches).

I love it, and it wasn't expensive at all 🙂

Don't worry about 1440x900 as resolution, I bought an Acer AL1916W just yesteday, it has the mentioned resoltion and I'm using it happily on my PowerBook right now as second monitor.

Excellent. I'm unsure as to whether I want one of those acers or a 2048 x 1024 monitor (which has a slightly greater area)... is the widescreen worth?

Hi,

I am using wide screen displays with my PowerBook, and it works!

volker