Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-18 Thread Neil Houghton
From: on behalf of Rod Blitvich Reply-To: WAMUG Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 09:10 To: WAMUG Subject: Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro Thanks to everyone for your useful advice. So I’m thinking it doesn’t seem essential to spend big bucks. Nor does it seem the monitor n

Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-17 Thread Peter Crisp
- From: wamug@wamug.org.au To:"WA Mac User Group Mac User Group" Cc: Sent:Wed, 18 May 2022 09:04:35 +0800 Subject:Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro Thanks to everyone for your useful advice.So I’m thinking it doesn’t seem essential to spend big bucks.Nor does it seem t

Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-17 Thread Rod Blitvich
siderations – and there is no need >> to spend $600, or more, on the monitor – I paid $227 for the 27” Full HD >> Phillips and $355 for the 32” curved Lenovo (flat is even cheaper) with 2560 >> x 1440 resolution – all at OfficeWorks. >> >> Cheers >> >> &g

Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-16 Thread Neil Houghton
for the 32” curved Lenovo (flat is even cheaper) with 2560 x 1440 resolution – all at OfficeWorks. Cheers Neil From: on behalf of Peter Crisp Reply-To: WAMUG Date: Monday, 16 May 2022 at 16:34 To: WAMUG Subject: Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro Hi Blitto, I bought

Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-16 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Rod There’s a huge range of choice out there when it comes to monitors. But a few things I’d definitely advise to keep in mind - not all monitors are the same. So even sometimes a 27” monitor can have different resolutions (eg 1920x1080 which some refer as “HD” versus another 27” that can

Re: [WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-16 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Blitto, I bought a pair of Lenovo 24” regular monitors around 18 months ago when I had to work from home due to you know what. I use my Windows work laptop but they work equally well on my Macbook by plugging into an HDMI port. Mac OS figures out what you’ve got and does a pretty good job of

[WAMUG] External Monitor for MacBook Pro

2022-05-16 Thread Rod Blitvich
Hi Folks Please can anyone give recommendations on an external monitor for a 2021 MacBook Pro? Can one buy any external monitor (~$600) or does it have to be mac compatible (~$1000)? Thanks Blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .