Disabling iBook display when Connected to TV

niusnius
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Hi there,



I have recently connected my iBook with a 26" TV, and I must say that I am very impressed at both the iBook, and the TV for that matter.



However, I would now like to be able to disable the iBook screen when the TV is being used. There does not seem to be a way of doing this, which is a shame.



Does anyone have any thoughts?



Regards,

Nius.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    Turn brightness all the way down. The last notch turns the screen totally off.
  • Reply 2 of 9
    niusnius Posts: 58member
    Oh wow!



    Thanks. That's very neat. Who would have thought, eh?



    Another quick question - and now I know I am just being lazy - but is it possible to close the iBook without it turning off or going into sleep mode? Essentially, I would like the iBook to still be operating even when it is shut. In this way, with my wireless keyboard and mouse, and phat TV, I no longer need the little iBook on my desk at all



    Regards,

    Nius.
  • Reply 3 of 9
    toweltowel Posts: 1,479member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Nius

    Another quick question - and now I know I am just being lazy - but is it possible to close the iBook without it turning off or going into sleep mode?



    Not easily, and you really don't want to do that, anyway. Proper heat dissipation in the iBooks requires an open keyboard (notice how hot the left handrest gets if the iBook is working hard). If you really want to try it, Google for "iBook clamshell mode" and I'm sure you'll find something.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    niusnius Posts: 58member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Towel

    Not easily, and you really don't want to do that, anyway. Proper heat dissipation in the iBooks requires an open keyboard (notice how hot the left handrest gets if the iBook is working hard). If you really want to try it, Google for "iBook clamshell mode" and I'm sure you'll find something.



    Thanks very much for getting back to me. And thanks for the warning. I will bear that in mind.



    Regards,

    Nius.
  • Reply 5 of 9
    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Nius

    Thanks. That's very neat. Who would have thought, eh?



    Yeah, it's only the most obvious and logical place to put it.



    This seems to be one of those cases I keep hearing about where folks don't find the function they are looking for on a Mac, because years of other platforms have trained them to never expect the most obvious, direct action possible to solve their problem.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    nay_acharyanay_acharya Posts: 31member
    welll i hooked up my powerbook to my plasma. to use it with the lid closed all u have to do is close the lid and then attach the external display and external keybard and mouse. then it should wake up from sleep. i think thats it anyway. basicly attach everything after u have shut the lid.
  • Reply 7 of 9
    g_warreng_warren Posts: 713member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by nay_acharya

    welll i hooked up my powerbook to my plasma. to use it with the lid closed all u have to do is close the lid and then attach the external display and external keybard and mouse. then it should wake up from sleep. i think thats it anyway. basicly attach everything after u have shut the lid.



    This does not work for iBooks however unless the update hack thing has been done - iBooks sleep when the lid is closed.
  • Reply 8 of 9
    nay_acharyanay_acharya Posts: 31member
    yea powerbooks sleep when the lid closes too. but once its closed if you then add the external devices it will wake up and be useable with a closed lid.
  • Reply 9 of 9
    mmmpiemmmpie Posts: 628member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by nay_acharya

    yea powerbooks sleep when the lid closes too. but once its closed if you then add the external devices it will wake up and be useable with a closed lid.



    iBooks behave differently to powerbooks. 'clamshell' mode is a professional aspect, so you can use your powerbook as a desktop. iBooks are differentiated by not having all of those professional features.
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