External Monitor Resolution with PowerBook

f1turbof1turbo
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I've got a 12" Powerbook, 1.33 GHZ, that I'd like to drive an external monitor with. From what I've been able to find with Apple documentation, it should be able to drive up to 1280 x 1024. I'm looking at a Samsung monitor with 1440 x 900 resolution. Would this work? Would it just have black bar "dead space" around the image, or would I be able to make it fill the screen? The Samsung is model 941BW: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...dlist=dealnews



Thanks!

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    ricksbrainricksbrain Posts: 517member
    Yes. Maxes out at 1920x1200.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    f1turbof1turbo Posts: 258member
    Thanks!
  • Reply 3 of 7
    f1turbof1turbo Posts: 258member
    Well, I got a 19" monitor with a 1440 x 900 resolution, and the PowerBook won't push it full screen at that resolution. So I guess the answer was actually no. I have to run it at 1024 x 640 to fill the screen at the right aspect ratio. I'm glad I bought it at CostCo so I can take it back.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    ricksbrainricksbrain Posts: 517member
    It's not the mac that is holding it back exactly. I don't have the time right now, but there is a free download available to handle "non-standard" video.
  • Reply 5 of 7
    f1turbof1turbo Posts: 258member
    Thanks for the help! I'll do some more looking around, and if anyone else knows anything about this, please let me know.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    ricksbrainricksbrain Posts: 517member
    This is the program I was thinking about (displayconfigX), but I'm not sure if it works on all Intel machines. It's also not free, but it might be worth it. The developer's link is below, but you can also get it on macupdate.com.



    http://www.3dexpress.de/
  • Reply 7 of 7
    f1turbof1turbo Posts: 258member
    Thanks, I'll check that out!
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