MBP External Monitor Support

If I don't want to use the Macbook Pro's display panel, is there any way that I can use dual external monitors, and extend the screen over both of them?
Thanks for any suggestions.

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To your original point, you can drive two external displays but only with additional hardware, i.e. a graphics expansion module and the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter (the $99 one).
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/

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Hello All,
I would like to use an external monitor with the MBP with a different orientation i.e. the MBP runs on landscape (default/normal), I would like the external monitor to have a Potrait orientation.
I have done this with a couple of PC's, am sure its possible with the MBP -- just wanted to double check?
Thanks,

Yup - just tested - my MBP and Viewsonic VP2030b did this with standard Apple software and drivers.
Just select the "Rotate" dropdown on the second monitor once attached.
Aym

HD-SDI external monitoring support for PrP 5.5

For the moment I am working in Adobe sequences, but hoping that external monitoring issues (i.e., playback, rendering of AE dynamic links ,etc.) are resolved one way (third party) or the other (Adobe).
This issues will eventually (some are already looking to Avid for alternatives) piss off some of the higher end users (facilities, boutiques) that Adobe doesnt want to lose.
Adobe, I know your plate is very full, but this one could have tragic consequences on your new found popularity.

I know there is support for external monitoring, it just is very bad at this point.This forum and others contain numerous such reports. I have been in touch with Adobe and the vendor of the product I used with FCP and now with current drivers for PrP. This is why I have switched to editing with Adobe sequences. Due to the issues stated in the previous posting. I have send in bug reports ad infinitum. I spent lots of phone time with good supportive technical folks.
This post is more editorial in nature then anything else. I really like the Adobe Production Studio and I want to see it succeed and flourish.

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Hi, im having issues with my 2010 MBP 13 inch, which has an Nvidia 320M,
Ive installed Windows 7 32 bit, and connected a Hanns G HG216D external monitor thru a mini display port to VGA connector.
The problem is that the maximum resolution i can get is 1024x768, i cannot choose or create the native resolution of my monitor which is 1680x1050.
Ive tried installing the monitor drivers with no luck.
Does someone has experience on this?
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I was able to get it by having arandr help generate the config, here's the solution that worked for me:
xrandr --output HDMI1 --off --output LVDS1 --auto --right-of DP1 --output DP1 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --auto --output VGA1 --off

5.02 Update - still half-hearted external monitor support

How disappointing to find that the whole external monitor preview issue has not been addressed. It's one of those things that wasn't broken until the release of CS3 (?) and it's never worked since.
With CS5, the MPE forces yet another choice - to use MPE without any external monitor - or use the external monitor without MPE playback. Even with MPE disabled, you can only monitor audio through the external device - unless, that is, you are prepared to look at a frozen Program Monoitor.
Come on Adobe - many professional editors still need that external CRT/LCD monitor. Please get it sorted.

Which is my point precisely - one PC monitor plus one external monitor is not a standard production rig and not how I want to work. Industry standard is 2 + 1 - which I was happily using from the late 90s until Adobe broke it with CS3.
I'm of the old school that I want an external CRT reference monitor so I can perform colour correction more accurately and also check the interlaced output. Using a 2nd LCD monitor as reference does not achieve this (apart from limiting my workplace to a single monitor).
I'm surprised that more people aren't as up-in-arms about this failing of Adobe as I. It's this failure to correct the problem that is preventing PP from becoming a fully spec'd professional editing system.

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Hello, I am wondering if any of you can offer a solution to my problem. When I use my mac with my external monitor and external mouse, there is a systemwide lag every 3 seconds - the display sort of pauses, briefly interrupting mouse input and video playback. When deleting a long line of text it is again apparent.
It is not the mouse, as I have tried 3 different mice with the up to date drivers and they all work fine while itunes is not open and when using the laptop's screen, which also eliminates the variable of a poor mouse surface (it is good regardless).
There is no skipping when using the laptop's screen, regardless of itunes being open or not. Also, there is no skipping at all when I boot into windows and use it with the external display.
The skipping also occurs when video is being played back via Quicktime, with iTunes closed. The same video played with VLC does not cause the issue.
I have the computer hooked up to a Samsung SyncMaster 2494HM LCD, via the apple mini DP to DVI adapter, and with a DVI-HDMI cable (this decreased the issue from when it was connected with DVI and skipped all the time).
I have tried a different user account, and the problem persists there too. I have reset my PRAM and NVRAM also.
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IMac Retina - External Monitor support

Does anyone know where I might find some information about support for an additional monitor for the new iMac Retina? I currently have a 32" Dell 4K monitor, will I be able to utilize it?
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I would start by looking at the system specifications for the new machine, typically they outline the external display resolutions available. I haven't looked, the new machine just became available today so you may need to wait a few days to see if the system specification are available on Apple's website. That should provide some clues.
If you cannot wait you can always call Apple's online store and inquire, if they don't know request that the question be escalated.

MBP, external monitor and color profiles

I have been using my 17" MBP for editing photos with Aperture 2.01 and Nikon Capture NX. I calibrate the screen using i1 Display 2. Yesterday I bought a new 24" monitor hoping to use it as a second display for Aperture. Of course I calibrated it immediately after I hooked it up.
Now I have two color profiles, one for the MBP display and one for the new monitor. I correctly assigned them to the two displays. I set up the displays so that the MBP display is my main desktop (with the icons and the menu bar on it) and the external display as secondary.
The problem is, when fire up Aperture, colors are displayed correctly on the MBP display but they are over saturated on the external display. The same happens for other applications like Safari and Preview. However when I use Capture NX and Firefox, when I move pictures across the two monitor, I see the same thing (over saturation) but after a very short time (less than one second) the color changes to back normal.
I suspect that most programs like Aperture and Safari use the color profile for the main display and even though the windows is moved across to the 2nd display, the programs do not change to the right color profile. I see only Capture NX and Firefox are smart enough to change profile when windows are moved across the screens.
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Hi Lawrence
Please see these threads
http://www.flickr.com/groups/aperture_users/discuss/72157603938494562/#comment72 157603938917512
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6607576&#6607576
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1017&thread=26790902
The Aperture Engineers are aware of this problem.
Mike

MBP & Lion with external monitor crashes!

I have a macbook pro 13'' (2011) and OS X Lion. But the mac crashes every time I try to boot while I use an external monitor.
I only get 2 white screens (on the monitor and on the mac), the fan gets very loud and nothing happens anymore.
The only way to boot is to boot the mac without an external monitor.
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Lion, external monitor, and wake from sleep - please help!

For the most part I love Lion. However, the changes they made to the external monitor support are not helpful for me. Let me explain...
I have a 13" 2009 MBP. In my office I use a monitor stand that the laptop can slide into from either the left or the right, and the monitor sits on top. Previously I would simply take my closed MBP in sleep mode, slide it under the stand, and plug everything in. Once the power cord and monitor cable were plugged in, as soon as I inserted something into the USB or SD-Card slot (or I think even the ethernet jack) the laptop would wake from sleep and the monitor would come on.
Now, however, this doesn't happen. My only option is to plug everything in, open the laptop so it wakes up, then close the lid, then slide it into the stand. This is definitely NOT an improvement! Before I had my phone at the left of the monitor stand, and would slide the laptop in from the right. Now, though, I have no choice but to slide it in from the left (after going through the above hassel), which means I had to move the phone off of my desk.
The energy saving preferences have the "wake on network access" box checked, which would make me think that it would wake up as soon as the ethernet cord is plugged in - but no such luck. I also have wireless in the office, but it's hard for it to recognize that when it's in sleep mode.
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External monitor for emac

I have a G4, 1.25Ghz eMac, bought in October of 2004. I also have a G4, 1.5 Ghz 12" PowerBook, bought in February 2006. Both are happily running Tiger. Is there an external monitor that I can buy that would be usable on both? (not at the same time, obviously!)
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eMac, PB G4 12" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Laurel,
Your Powerbook certainly will and an eMac will run an external monitor too. There may be limitations such as your present computer screen resolutions.
You will likely require a VGA connector available from Apple if no such device came with your computers.
For more information the easiest is to search discussions with "external monitor support" you will find lots of useful links to previous discussion threads for eMac and G4 Powerbooks.

Is there a way to only use external monitor and have the MBP open to keep it cool?

I'd like to be able to just use an external monitor with my MBP due to space limitations, However, when I close the lid on my MBP, it overheats and the fans go crazy, making a terrible racket without cooling the machine :/.
The Screen preferences do not cater for this setup in any way.

Have you tried placing the Mac on a stand? There are even models with fans for greater cooling effect.
AFAIK, there is no air movement thru the keyboard or speaker grilles as the fans do their stuff thru the slot below the lid hinge. Maybe taking one of those "compressed air duster" cans and blasting away on the area may help; every time I've done so on mine a mini desert storm of dust has come out.
What you're trying to use is Clamshell Mode. See if this helps any: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131

MBP will not connect to external monitor

I am using 13" late 2011 MacBook Pro. I used to be able to connect it to an external monitor, but recently, I have not been able to.
When I plug it into the monitor, the screen on the MBP will flicker blue and freeze, but the computer never detects the monitor.
I have tested the HDMI cable, and that is not the problem. Any ideas what could be causing the problem?

Morning aeck692,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
It may not hurt to reset the Mac's parameter RAM.
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
If the display does not come up, was previously set to an unsupported resolution, and still results in no video:
Start up in Safe Mode.
Hope this helps,
Mario

I made the mistake when configuring a external monitor, of changing the mhz to 75. When I close the MBP I now get a black screen on the monitor. How do I change it back?

I made the mistake when configuring a external monitor, of changing the mhz to 75. When I close the MBP I now get a black screen on the monitor. How do I change it back?
I have a MacBook Pro with the latest operating system, trying to configure a Gateway flat monitor with vga.
Thanks

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Displays.
System Preferences can also be found in the Hard drive -> Applications folder.
Resetting the PRAM can help bring displays back to factory settings if you can't find what you need:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

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