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440 Forums _ Video and Graphics Handling _ Power Book With Dual Monitors " 23inch

Posted by: Mac-Dee Sun 24 Jul 2005, 04:09

Hey all ,

I am running a g4 Laptop and i am investergating getting a new mac moniter the 20/3inch . two if its possible ,

What i wanted to know was can the G4 laptop handle two moniters , if so what connects , if not is it possible at all , or am i only able to run the one screen .

regards

Thanks in adv

Posted by: deaconblue Sun 24 Jul 2005, 18:41

Hey Mac-Dee,

The powerbook (if it is the new Aluminum) has a single DVI out so you can connect a single monitor to it, but you would still be able to use the built in LCD display as well. I have a similar set up with PowerBook Al and a 23" cinema display and have found it to be a great combination. If your G4 PowerBook is a Ti book you will have a single VGA output and would need to get a VGA -> DVI adapter to use one of the cinema displays, such as:

http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=110&sku=26957

Again, this will give you two monitors, the built in 15" LCD and the external cinema display.

Cheers,
deacon

Posted by: Mac-Dee Mon 25 Jul 2005, 02:33

thanks mate

From Australia downunder

Posted by: deaconblue Mon 25 Jul 2005, 05:05

no worries. best of luck with the set up. the dual monitor option definitely makes Logic, DP, etc so much easier to work with when using multiple windows.

cheers.

austin, the third coast. ;-)