IBook G3 external displays

Looking to add on a external large screen display adjacent to my desktop/laptop iBookG3 which has one video out port. What requirements should I consider when purchasing one? Size wise I would consider 17" optimum. Connection requirements? Models to stay away from?
Thanks, CABJR
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There is a VGA cable coming with the iBook. So - no converter needed. But 17-19-inch displays have a resolution of 1280*1024, 15-inch one of 1024*768. That is, your native resolution is transferred 1:1 only to a 15-inch TFT display which are quite cheap now. If you switch to a 17-19" your desktop rearranges itself to the greater surface and you have to get it in order again when you switch back to your internal display - which I find quite uncomfortable. So - best to set to the "native" 1024*768 resolution if you will work sometimes with an external display and sometimes without.

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