Question:
Hooking MacBook to non-widescreen monitor
Hey guys!
As some of you know, I recently won a MacBook in a web design contest for high school students. I'll be receiving the MacBook soon, but I just want to be prepared ;). I'll certainly write a review for it :).
I'd probably want to hook up my MacBook to an external monitor as Photoshop is quite hard to work on 1280x800. But the problem is all the monitors I have are all standard size, and not widescreen. Will the MacBook hook up and look normal on a standard display? Will there end up being "black bars" along the top and bottom like in some movies?
Or should I go and buy a new widescreen display for it? Of course I'd rather not, as it costs money I don't really have ;), unless it really doesn't work or display normally on a standard monitor.
Thanks guys!
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Re: Hooking MacBook to non-widescreen monitor
No problem. All you need is an adaptor for the mini-DVI port to whatever port your monitor uses.
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Thanks for the reply Budding.
But I mean, as in how will a MacBook, which is widescreen, display on a standard display? Will there be black bars along the top and bottom, like in some movies, or will the MacBook "adjust" somehow so the normally widescreen Mac OS X is displayed in a standard screen format?
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You can change the resolution to match the screen, so everything should be OK. Some icons and Windows might resize, but that's about it.
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Hey, congrats on (finally) getting a Mac! The external monitor should work, just change the res to fit the screen (like in windows). Not really that difficult.
I'm looking forward to that review!
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If it is like the MBP, it will automatically change the res to match the monitor it's on. For instance, my MBP automatically runs at 1280x1024 on 18".