> External monitor and closed lid, this could be ideal for watching a > dvd an a television set without having the iBooks screen showinjg the > movie also. Remember, though, that the iBook is *not* designed to operate with the lid completely closed; when it's closed, there's not adequate ventillation for the heat that's generated during normal use; and there'd be even more of it if you were watching a DVD. You could very easily damage the computer doing this. BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net