[iBook] external monitor on iBook

[Gary Archer]

I've used it on my iBook G4 14" (933Mhz) -- the dual monitor mode  
works great -- I've run a 1600x1200 external and the 1024x768  
internal w/o any issues

However, DONT install the patch that lets you run the iBook with the  
lid closed -- this will defeat the passive cooling through the  
keyboard surface area.

g/

On Jun 20, 2005, at 12:41 PM, Mike Wallinga wrote:

> AFAIK, any recent iBook can mirror to an external display.  This is  
> what Apple has to say about it on their web site, from http:// 
> www.apple.com/ibook/graphics.html:
>
> "VGA Video Output
> The iBook G4 is also equipped with VGA video output to mirror your  
> work to an external display or projection device. Just connect your  
> external display or projector to the Video output port using the  
> included Apple VGA Display Adapter, and you’re up and running."
>
> There's also a hack that allows you to use both the iBook's display  
> and an external display together, as one big monitor, rather than  
> just mirroring the picture.  It comes up on the list every so  
> often, but I've never used it so I can't attest to it one way or  
> the other.
>
> Anyway, I hope this helps,
> Mike W.
>
> Nancy Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Hi.  I finally got my best friend to switch and she wants to buy  
>> an  iBook but she wants to be able to occasionally use it on an  
>> external  monitor.  She is completely not tech-savvy and when she  
>> went to the  local Apple store and told the Apple "Genius" this he  
>> didn't listen  and went into great gobs of detail, so much so that  
>> I couldn't make  any sense of it when she got back.  So I thought  
>> I'd turn to you all  for help.
>> Can anyone tell me a quick and reliable place to go for which  
>> models  can run external monitors with which cables, etc.?  I  
>> would really  appreciate it because this information will make or  
>> break the deal  for her to buy the iBook.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Nancy
>>
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