External Display --- 30" for the Macbook possible?

I know that the built-in video card doesn't support 30" display, but it's more of a resolution than the size, yes? What if I hook the Macbook to a 30" screen, will I get any picture at all? Can I just run the screen up to video card's maximum resolution and use it in the mean time? Has anyone done this before?
Thank you in advance,
DFguy

The most you will get is 1280 x 800 from a MacBook to a 30" Cinema. Some of the newer 30" monitors have a scaler inside of them that would allow a higher resolution, but not Apple's. The highest you would be able to go on a 30" that did have a scaler in it would be 1920 x 1200.

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