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TROUBLE: VGA adapter with HD LCD TV
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<blockquote data-quote="adk46er" data-source="post: 639238" data-attributes="member: 53792"><p><strong>can't adjust refresh rate on macbook????</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks; Someone also replied to my post on the FixYa.com forum. They said that the resolution AND refresh rates of the TV and the laptop must match exactly or it won't work, and that newer computers have faster refresh rates (thus the non-issue with my ancient Dell). Resolution's easy to adjust. However, the refresh rate in my macbook display preferences is grayed out and there's an "n/a" in there. I've read that the standard refresh rate for most lcd monitors is 60 Hz and that as a rule they can't be adjusted, but then why can the pc's running win xp be adjusted?? Aren't many of them lcd's also? Does anyone know if this can be adjusted on a macbook (white, purchased just a week ago)?? We have no satellite or cable, so we do most of our TV viewing via the web (Fancast and the like) and hate to crowd around the laptop if we can get it on the 32" screen. The fact the NetFlix instant viewing won't work on my mac is a major bummer... NetFlix needs to remedy that, and I will be complaining to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adk46er, post: 639238, member: 53792"] [b]can't adjust refresh rate on macbook????[/b] Thanks; Someone also replied to my post on the FixYa.com forum. They said that the resolution AND refresh rates of the TV and the laptop must match exactly or it won't work, and that newer computers have faster refresh rates (thus the non-issue with my ancient Dell). Resolution's easy to adjust. However, the refresh rate in my macbook display preferences is grayed out and there's an "n/a" in there. I've read that the standard refresh rate for most lcd monitors is 60 Hz and that as a rule they can't be adjusted, but then why can the pc's running win xp be adjusted?? Aren't many of them lcd's also? Does anyone know if this can be adjusted on a macbook (white, purchased just a week ago)?? We have no satellite or cable, so we do most of our TV viewing via the web (Fancast and the like) and hate to crowd around the laptop if we can get it on the 32" screen. The fact the NetFlix instant viewing won't work on my mac is a major bummer... NetFlix needs to remedy that, and I will be complaining to them. [/QUOTE]
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