Single Monitor for editing in iPhoto?

My iBook does not present true colors when editing in iPhoto.
I have gone back to the PC and Photoshop Elements for Windows XP to edit photos.
Then, I export them to iPhoto.
Two Questions: 1) what is a good connector device to connect the iBook and the PC to my excellent Trinitron monitor 2) Is Photoshop Elements for Mac a good photo editing program? (Better than iPhoto?)

I can't answer #1 but the answer to #2 is a resounding YES. You can set iPhoto to open PSE when you double click on a photo while in iPhoto. As long as you do not change the file name or extension you can do a regular save. If you create a layered file, necessitating a new extension, .psd, then you need to save it to the desktop and then import as a new file.
Back to #1, There are connectors that will let you run the Sony from your PB. One that will let you switch between your Mac and the darkside, I'm not so sure about.
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