Данчо Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hi guys, I'm facing the following problem: I'm connecting a 13 inch MacBook to a 32 inch LCD TV through the analogue DVI plug on the side. The TV supports 1360x768, but the MacBook outputs only up to 1280x768, which makes my movies a bit stretched (I have black lines on top and bottom on 16:9 movies). Is there a way to manually set 1360x768? Also, how can I turn off the MacBook display and have just the TV screen running (right now I just turn down the backlight all the way, but I see that the screen is still running)? Thank you guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 man, if you output 1280 instead of 1360/1366 you should have black lines on left and right. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/#findComment-392602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Данчо Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 no, because the 1280 is narrower than 1360 and therefore it's relatively taller (hight stays at 768). That's why I get the lines on top and bottom. anyways, I managed to get 1360, but only when I turn off mirroring. I still want to have the laptop display off tough.... any ideas how..? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/#findComment-393132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Данчо Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 anyways, I managed to get 1360, but only when I turn off mirroring. I still want to have the laptop display off tough.... any ideas how..? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/#findComment-393135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrks Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Connect all the cables, close the lid on the MacBook and wait for it to sleep. With the lid still closed, use the remote to wake up the MacBook. This should set the TV as the primary monitor and disable the internal monitor. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/#findComment-400230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ikasu Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Or use SwitchresX to achieve any res you want Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54892-watching-movies-on-a-32-inch-lcd-tv-problem/#findComment-403851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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