no, they external is set to it's native 1024x768. the "problem" is that the Powerbooks display is also 1024x768, but it's much smaller. making each pixel smaller and giving a crisper image.
the only way that i can explain it would be this: say you have a two sheets of notebook paper with text and images and such on them. both are the size of a 12" screen. now take the second page of paper, and stretch it so that it is the size of a 15" screen. all of the text and pictures stretch to look bigger, but are not as clear. much in the same way that if you draw on a balloon and then blow it up even larger, the images expands, but loses detail. i guess what i need is either a 15" display that can handle something in the range of 1280x1024, or a larger display that can handle an even higher resolution. basically i'm looking for a monitor that has the same pixel size ratio as my powerbook. does any of that make sense? i feel like i'm not explaining it well.... rick On Jan 23, 2006, at 3:19 PM, Brian O'Neal wrote: > Try going to your Display control panel, and click the detect > displays button. Or you may already have two display panels pop > up. Your external monitor is not set to its native resolution. If > it is big like you say, it may be set to 800x600. Bump it up to > 1024x768 or 1280x1024 maybe even higher. > > Give that a shot. > > Brian O > > > On Jan 23, 2006, at 3:02 PM, b3 wrote: > > Okay, so I've got the 12" PowerBook on my desk, and it's hooked up > to my old 15" Gateway LCD. > But the problem that I'm running into is this: the display on the > PB is nice and crisp, the external display though, is a 15" with > the same resolution, so the images are a bit more "fuzzy", etc. > > when screen spanning, and moving windows from the PB side to the > other, they of course appear huge. > > So, what I'm looking to do is replace the Gateway LCD with > something that would provide for a better overall experience. > Of course I would love to have a 20 or 23" apple display, or a Dell > 2005FWP, but the budget will not allow it at this point. > > Does anyone have a suggestion for a good, cheap LCD display. i'd > like to go with a 17" or larger to compliment my 12" PowerBook. > I'm not really to keen on the whole technical side of monitors and > what resolution matches up to what, so any help would be > appreciated. What I do know is that larger screens at the same > resolution make the images larger and fuzzier, right? > > any help? > > rick > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
