mschilling Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Since the ibook only puts out vga, and 768x1024 res, the screen gets stretched with the widescreen 22" I connected to it. What is the best way to adjust the res to make things less stretched? Would software on the mac do it, or is there a way to adjust the monitor? It's a Viewsonic 1680x1050 22". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 try SwitchResX you can set resolutions for external monitors also... StiCMAN Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/#findComment-962533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschilling Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks! I'll give that a try. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/#findComment-962570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschilling Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 OK, I've downloaded the control panel version, and started to read the pdf manual. Do I create a custom resolution that the monitor is rated at (1680x1050)? Will the vga output then show normally on the external monitor? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/#findComment-963617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschilling Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 When googling the subject of ibook/external widescreen monitor, screen spanning doctor came up a few times. I checked it out and it apparently unlocks the screen spanning feature, and extra resolutions in the ibook. Seems like it is there to download, but dates from 2005, and Tiger. Does anybody know if it would work with Leo? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/#findComment-964504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschilling Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 It worked fine, got full res and screen spanning. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/135868-external-widescreen-monitor-connected-it-g4-ibook/#findComment-968473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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