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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
MacBook as desktop - Lid open or closed?
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<blockquote data-quote="voiceofra" data-source="post: 634611" data-attributes="member: 28040"><p>I do this if I'm watching a movie - plug in the mini dvi, hook it up to the S-Video on my TV (sound for my tv, ipod and macbook are already going thru some home-theater-type speakers).</p><p>For something like that, you HAVE to close the lid - a movie and a mini-movie is distracting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Something I found useful for the above scenario (and probably useful for external monitors, too):</p><p>After hooking up the mini-dvi connector and closing the lid, the tv would go blank, too.</p><p>Just plug in a USB device (mouse, flashdrive, whatever).</p><p>After a couple seconds, the TV/monitor will come back on with mouse & remote functioning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="voiceofra, post: 634611, member: 28040"] I do this if I'm watching a movie - plug in the mini dvi, hook it up to the S-Video on my TV (sound for my tv, ipod and macbook are already going thru some home-theater-type speakers). For something like that, you HAVE to close the lid - a movie and a mini-movie is distracting :p Something I found useful for the above scenario (and probably useful for external monitors, too): After hooking up the mini-dvi connector and closing the lid, the tv would go blank, too. Just plug in a USB device (mouse, flashdrive, whatever). After a couple seconds, the TV/monitor will come back on with mouse & remote functioning. [/QUOTE]
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