Powerbook with Syntax Olevia 23-inch LCD TV Monitor

Hi there,
I got a 23-inch LCD TV Monitor from Syntax Olevia and somehow it doenst work with my powerbook.
The thing is when I connected it to my windows laptop, it worked just fine, I should say perfectly instead. Then I tried it on my Powerbook 12-inch, the Mac recognized the display, there was a VGA display on but when I turned the display on, it says 'NO PC SIGNAL'. You know, I'm ****** !
I have been on the phone with Syntax Tech Support for an hour, then with Apple for another hour, they suggested me to do everything try to get it works, everything they could find, everything within thier knownledge.... COULDNT CHANGE ANYTHING!
So the last thing the Apple guy suggested me is post a topic question here, to see what everyone says and if somebody out there has got the same problem, please do reply so, even you got it worked or not, just reply so I can have some experience. It might be compatibility problem but I don't know, not with a monitor I would say.
So here the LCD name and brand:
- Olevia 23-inch LT23HVX by Syntax.
I would appreciate for any answer, I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks all
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Hi,
I'm not familiar with that monitor, but its resolution might be higher than your PowerBook can handle. I have a first-generation 12-inch PowerBook, and it seems that it can't run any of the Apple Studio monitors currently being sold. If that monitor can display a resolution of 1024 x 768, try that, as your PowerBook can certainly handle that resolution. Another thing to try is to see if you can find a friend or coworker who has a similar PowerBook (or any other Mac), so you can try connecting the monitor to that machine to see if there is a similar problem. If no Mac can drive it, you would probably have a good excuse for returning the monitor.
Hope this helps,
Ken

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