Need help forcing older laptop to power external LCD monitor at a resolution of 1280 x 768. [more inside]
posted by Jackie_Treehorn on Apr 12, 2009 - 6 answers

A couple months ago, I sold my old Sony Trinitron and gave up TV. It's been fantastic and I haven't really looked back. But I *have* been missing watching movies on a screen bigger than my 15” laptop. I've also always wanted a bigger monitor for my laptop, so I can juggle more projects at once. So I'm starting to look around for a large LCD monitor or sizable HDTV to serve these needs. I've had a couple co-workers at previous jobs tell me they use an LCD TV as a monitor and they swear by it for cost savings and multi-functionality. [more inside]
posted by jkl345 on Feb 18, 2008 - 11 answers

Dual monitors - working independent - on a laptop. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Feb 22, 2007 - 12 answers

How can I hook up a second 17 inch LCD flatscreen monitor to my Power Mac G4? [more inside]
posted by brokekid on Jan 19, 2007 - 5 answers

looking for a nice big 2nd monitor ... thinking about a mac 20 - 23 cinema display ? wondering what others would recommend - form is important as well as function. for graphic apps etc.
posted by specialk420 on Sep 14, 2005 - 24 answers

What are a few of the top 19" LCD monitors in terms of picture quality? My cat destroyed my CRT. [more inside]
posted by Justinian on Feb 28, 2005 - 13 answers

The primary colours are red,yellow & blue. All other colours can be made from them. Why then do computer screens etc use red, GREEN & blue?
posted by TiredStarling on Feb 16, 2005 - 23 answers

The external monitor plug on my laptpop (Toshiba Staellite 1700, XP, about 2 years old) has stopped working. Are there work-arounds to get display to a data projector/external monitor? (more displayed inside). [more inside]
posted by Rumple on Feb 3, 2005 - 10 answers

Can a touchscreen monitor (12-15") be set to control a DVD player? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by faustessa on Sep 1, 2004 - 6 answers

I've recently moved to a dual-monitor set up, one CRT and one LCD, and I've discovered that I have a strange problem with Photoshop. If I open photos I've shot, on the LCD, they appear brighter and oversaturated -- when I open the same photo to the CRT, the colour is darker. If I open a photo on the LCD and then move it to the CRT, the photo will contain rectangles of colour that match either the appearance on the LCD or CRT. Is this some kind of colour profile issue that I don't understand? I've installed the LCD calibration software and that's about all I can think of doing to solve the problem. Help?! [more inside]
posted by Big Fat Tycoon on Jun 3, 2004 - 7 answers

This one has been bugging me for a while. Why can I spend around $300 and easily find LCD computer monitors that can handle 1280x1024 resolution, but even if you spend thousands upon thousands on a LCD Television, you can only get 1280x768 max resolution? The 768 vertical pixel limit seems to make 1080i HDTV impossible on these new TVs, only allowing 720 and 480. Why the discrepancy?
posted by mathowie on Mar 29, 2004 - 6 answers

Dead computer monitor recycling? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by jca on Dec 26, 2003 - 1 answer