[iloveloosey]

is this possible? to do this would you need the spanning hack? would the lack of a dvi out affect the clarity of a larger resolution?

i'd really like to be able to use a 'book with a wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and external monitor for long work sessions. power is not that important to me, so if i could save some $ and avoid getting a powerbook i'd be fine with an ibook... *if* it could power one external lcd monitor with a resolution greater than 1024x768 *and* if the image were sharp enough not to give me headaches.

thanks

[ryaxnb]

Originally posted by iloveloosey:
is this possible? to do this would you need the spanning hack? would the lack of a dvi out affect the clarity of a larger resolution?

i'd really like to be able to use a 'book with a wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and external monitor for long work sessions. power is not that important to me, so if i could save some $ and avoid getting a powerbook i'd be fine with an ibook... *if* it could power one external lcd monitor with a resolution greater than 1024x768 *and* if the image were sharp enough not to give me headaches.

thanks

You'll need the spanning hack but you can just ignore the iBook's monitor.

[iloveloosey]

i guess i should be more specific. would the hack allow the ibook to operate in clamshell mode, and devote *all* 32mb of vram to an external monitor (at *greater* than 1024x768 resolution)? would the lack of dvi out be *really* noticeable at that greater resolution if the dot pitch of that external monitor were small/sharp enough?