Extending the desk top, adding a second monitor/screen
Hi,
I bought an Apple Mini-DVI to VGA adapter that allows me to plug my 20" vga monitor into my imac so that I can have more screen space. I had hoped to be able to drag files over to the 20" screen. That works, but when plugged into my imac, the 20" screen is blurry, and I can't look at it for more than five minutes without getting a headache. If I hook up the 20" screen to my pc, I can work on it all day.
I got the idea to add my 20" monitor to my imac after reading posts here on the forum, which all gushed about how great the result was. I went into the Genius Bar to ask about the blurriness I was experiencing, and they told me to call Apple Care. Apple Care didn't know what to do, and after putting me on hold several times, they said the blurriness was "normal distortion" from the adapter. Well, then in my opinion, the adapter is useless.
Is there anything I can do, or should I return the adapter?
Thats strange, I have the same set up as you and the second monitor works fine with the Mini-DVI to VGA adaptor. The only thing i could suggest would be to try connecting another monitor to the Mac and see if you have the same problem. If not, it must be the monitor.
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I also thought, soon after my last post, that I often use both methods at the same time. When I am working, translating texts, I normally have one window with many tabs of online dictionaries and other language resources (a number of which I subscribe to) plus research resources related to the text I am translating, while I also have a second window with many tabs pointing to news and journal websites and a couple of Mac related sites, like this one.
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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