Quality Of IBook G4 With External LCD

Hello. The prices of 17" LCD external monitors make them a very tempting offer. The VRAM in the iBook G4 is 32MB and Ithink the Powerbook's is 64 MB. Would the quality of an external LCD look good or better than the display on the laptop? Is there enough power on the iBook to run an external LCD. I have the older iBook G4 with 640 MB RAM, 933 processor. regards steveb

Hello.
There's a recomendation on Amazon.com to use the Sony SDM-S73 LCD with the Mac Mini. I noticed this AFTER I purchased the monitor for use with my iBook G4.
Unfortunately, when I hook the iBook to the Sony LCD using the mini-DV to VGA connector included with the iBook, there is a pinkish tint to all white and light silver colors. (I do NOT have this problem when using the LCD with Windows PCs. I'm converting to Mac!!! I Promise!! I even learned to program with Cocoa and Objective-C this past fall!)
I hope that the issue is with the mini-DV connector or cable rather than with the iBook, but I'm not certain. If I wiggle the mini-DV connector, the pinkish tint gets worse, but no matter what I do it never improves.
I tried creating a new color profile using the Mac OS X 10.3 utility, but I can't seem to get the color right.
Has anyone else had a similar problem with their iBook? Anyone used a Sony SDM-S73 with their iBook or a Mac Mini?
I have a friend who is considering a Mac Mini and was looking for a good, cheap LCD but I hesitate to recommend the Sony for use with a Mac based upon my experience-- Sony was no help when I contacted their technical support. The tech support agent stated that they don't have Mac support and to contact Apple...
iBook G4 800 Mac OS X (10.3.9) Sony SDM-S73 17" LCD Monitor

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