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When running a dual monitor setup on a laptop, I've always unplugged the monitor cable and plugged in the SVHS cable when watching DVDs and the like. What I found out today is that, when having both monitor cable and SVHS plugged in, the second monitor part of the displays menu shows both PAL/NTSC resolutions as well as my monitor resolutions. Selecting a TV resolution made the monitor go idle and TV active, as well as vice versa. No more cable swapping!
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Thanx!
Authored by: sveinbjorn on Jul 29, '03 12:16:07PM

I've been running my G4 PowerMac witha Radeon 8500 hooked up to two monitors and a television. Hitherto I've always disconnected the secondary monitor and rebooted to get the TV as secondary monitor. Now I just select the TV resolutions from the monitors menu. Thank you very much. Pointing this out was a lifesaver for me.



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Running dual monitors and TV on a laptop
Authored by: twalther on Jul 30, '03 05:46:43AM

Doesn't work for me. Or at least, it doesn't seem to. I have a PowerBook G4 with a 17 inch Apple Studio Display (CRT) attached, and the S-video cable going into my TV. Thusfar, only monitor resolutions are shown. But I'll play with it and see what I can find.



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Running dual monitors and TV on a laptop
Authored by: regulus on Jul 30, '03 08:34:20AM

I've found that on my 15" TiBook that I can plug in a TV via s-video cable while the computer is running, hit the "detect displays" button in the displays preference pane, and then the computer detects the TV and shows me the TV resolutions.



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Running dual monitors and TV on a laptop
Authored by: ppatoray on Jul 30, '03 08:48:30AM

Very cool,

No how would one go about making the choice into a double-clickable icon, my display shows about 10 different options, both NTSC and PAL, and it would be ideal to have a tiny applescript app that would toggle between your two main settings.



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