[iBook] LCD screen compatability

[Jim Soriano]

Hi Matt:

I have had good experience using a large external LCD with my iBook  
G4/1.2GHz/14" system.

It is true that a standard iBook G4 can only mirror the built-in 1024  
x 768 display on an external monitor.

However, if you download and install the "Screen Spanning Doctor"  
utility found at:

<http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html>

you may find that your system can support larger external resolutions  
and screen spanning. My posting on this topic in the forum from  
August 2005 reads:

>
> My iBook 14"/1.2Ghz/ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 using SSD works very  
> well driving an external Dell 2005FPW 20.1" display at 1680 x 1050  
> @ 60Hz over the iBook's standard VGA adapter.
>
> The iBook's LCD simultaneously displays 1024 x 768. Both provide  
> full 32-bit color. Quartz Extreme is fully supported, but Core  
> Image is not supported.
>
> Subjectively, driving the Dell display using the analog VGA  
> interface is not quite as sharp as driving it using a DVI  
> interface, but (for me) it is perfectly fine for the web surfing/ 
> email/MS Office/Omni apps that I use.

Best regards,

Jim
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