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Authored by: wfolta on Mar 27, '03 01:45:55AM

I'm not being facetious: why would you not want to use the internal display? It's more pixels added to your desktop. You have the top up to get access to the keyboard anyhow, so it's not like it won't be in the way. I'm a little puzzled...



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Authored by: elmer-12 on Mar 27, '03 02:33:28PM

More monitors ==> more places for windows to pop up, more places to lose your pointer and icons, more visual distraction, more strain on your video card and your eyes. Not all of us use programs with a million palette or tool windows.
The lid being open does not mean it's in the way necessarily - this depends on the angles, relative distances, and the position you're sitting in ==> no problem for me.



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I totaly disagree with this logic. If features overwhelm you, go PC.
Authored by: BrunoUsesBBEdit on Jun 20, '03 09:10:44AM

I totaly disagree with this logic. If features overwhelm you, go PC.

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Authored by: zpjet on Dec 21, '05 09:10:51AM

speaking about health issues... two screens keep my neck exercising all the time.



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Authored by: rmac on Mar 27, '03 08:50:17PM

I do this with my old 500 Mhz G4. The video card can only do thousands of colors at 1600 x 1200 on an external display if the laptop monitor is in use, but can do it in millions if all the memory goes to it. For doing color critical print work, using a high resolution, color calibrated monitor in millions of colors is worth losing the LCD screen real-estate. Plus the LCD looks very dim and yellow next to a big CRT.



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I totaly understand this point, and will use it when I have to do 32bit graphics.
Authored by: BrunoUsesBBEdit on Jun 20, '03 09:14:21AM

I totaly understand this point, and will use it when I have to do 32bit graphics.

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Authored by: danyoung@mac.com on Mar 29, '03 06:09:59PM

Well, I play movie files from my iBook on my TV using an S-Video adapter. I have been worried that I was wearing out my display at an alarming rate. Now I can preserve it.

Thanks to all for good variations on this tip. I'm trying them all.

Dan

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Authored by: micdego on Nov 01, '03 12:54:31PM

i probably missed most people who were posting here but i'm really posting this for the unfortunate soul who stumbles across the original post. why not use both displays? in short, because video ram is finite. like rmac said when he has both displays active he doesn't have the same resolution options. this is because when you use two displays the powerbook splits the available video ram between the two displays, as they should. the amount of video ram available dictates a number of things about the quality of the display. so if you're sitting there with a 23" hd cinema display and a powerbook, disable your powerbook's display, the extra realestate isn't worth it.



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