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Alright guys, so I met a client at Best Buy the other day who has the following issue. He has a Samsung display that he has used successfully in the past with a PowerBook G4. He powers both displays at once, so the MacBook (or previously PowerBook) and the external display will both be used for their screen real estate.
"Hi, Jason,
I was in at Bestbuy yesterday with the Samsung screen. Here are my Mac’s particulars:
Mac OS X version 10.6.3
2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
MacBookPro5,4
The 15” screen on the MacBook is clear at 1440 x 900
The SyncMaster 226CW settings works but is not clear at 1600 x 1000 59.9 Hz
I think it is supposed to be 1680 x 1050 59.9 Hz, but when I check that option, it turns blank
It worked perfectly on my old Powerbook, just a few months ago. As I told you, I cannot remember if it went blury right when I started usig the new computer, or after awhile."
My initial thoughts were, "is that one of the MacBooks with both the 9400m and the 9600gt or just the 9400m, and if just the 9400m, can the card really not power both displays at once just to do some MS Office stuff? Am I thinking down the right path? Maybe the minidisplay port to DVI adapter? or VGA?
What have you guys got for me. If you need more info, I can certainly ask. I've already asked about the graphics cards, and directed him where to look.
Thanks!
Update: It's the 9400m in the MacBook. So he can't power the full native resolution of the Samsung display, but he can power lower resolutions. As he says, they don't look "clear." Having tested the display at Best Buy, it looked fine there, other than it doesn't look clear because the display isn't at its highest native res.
"Hi, Jason,
I was in at Bestbuy yesterday with the Samsung screen. Here are my Mac’s particulars:
Mac OS X version 10.6.3
2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
MacBookPro5,4
The 15” screen on the MacBook is clear at 1440 x 900
The SyncMaster 226CW settings works but is not clear at 1600 x 1000 59.9 Hz
I think it is supposed to be 1680 x 1050 59.9 Hz, but when I check that option, it turns blank
It worked perfectly on my old Powerbook, just a few months ago. As I told you, I cannot remember if it went blury right when I started usig the new computer, or after awhile."
My initial thoughts were, "is that one of the MacBooks with both the 9400m and the 9600gt or just the 9400m, and if just the 9400m, can the card really not power both displays at once just to do some MS Office stuff? Am I thinking down the right path? Maybe the minidisplay port to DVI adapter? or VGA?
What have you guys got for me. If you need more info, I can certainly ask. I've already asked about the graphics cards, and directed him where to look.
Thanks!
Update: It's the 9400m in the MacBook. So he can't power the full native resolution of the Samsung display, but he can power lower resolutions. As he says, they don't look "clear." Having tested the display at Best Buy, it looked fine there, other than it doesn't look clear because the display isn't at its highest native res.