Will a cinema monitor override my MBP resolution?

I have an old 17" MacBook Pro with 1920x1200 res maximum.
I want a higher resolution so I can do crisper screen shots.
If I hook up my MBP to a cinema monitor (2560x1440 resolution) will that monitor override my MBP resolution?
I thought that you cannot override the resolution of a laptop.
I just went to the apple store and saw how much better a screen shot is on their monitors with higher res. They told me I might be able to get a comparable quality by using a cinema monitor on my old MBP
Does that make sense?
Kate

-I will need to reset the desktop to appear on my laptop before I unplug and walk away with my laptop (since the toolbar wil not be accessible on the lap top if it is not mirrored)
When you disconnect the external display, the "extended desktop" becomes smaller. Anything left on the "other" display is moved so that it is on the remaining display.
No need to re-arrange anything manually.
You can move the MenuBar to either display.
You can place tools palettes on either display, or drag them back and forth.
You can drag windows so that half is on each display, and when you scroll, both halves are adjusted appropriately. "It just works."
You do not necessarily need a huge Apple display -- any modern Monitor-quality display will work. (A TV set is NOT a Monitor.)
You can ask them to demo this for you at the Apple Store -- that is what the Apple Store is all about -- take your computer and try it!

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How do you reverse this if you need to have the monitor located to the right of the computer?
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
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InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
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Section "Module"
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Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
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Identifier "Mouse0"
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Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "ACR"
ModelName "AL1716"
HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
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### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
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### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # 
#Option "CacheLines" # 
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # 
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
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BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
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Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
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SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
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SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
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SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
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EndSection
# Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
# EndSection
I'm more than willing to try any suggestions, so thanks in advance!

NotMarkus wrote:
Just bought a new 19" widescreen monitor with a maximum resolution of 1440x900. 1280x960 and other normal resolutions work fine, but they're distorted. But when I try to start X with 1440x900 resolution, the entire screen seems as if it's been moved to the right 2 inches and up half an inch. That is to say, there are black bars on the left and bottom, and the desktop area goes off the screen to the top and right.
I've been googling and searching forums all day but I haven't found any solution to this problem. Changing the monitor geometry in the menu can help, but it can't shift it enough to actually fix it.
My xorg.conf is kind of sloppy, but it's almost entirely unedited since it was generated. Here it is:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "xtrap"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 340 270 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "ACR"
ModelName "AL1716"
HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # 
#Option "CacheLines" # 
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # 
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1440x900" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
# Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
# EndSection
I'm more than willing to try any suggestions, so thanks in advance!
try getting rid of all the other display subsections, i dont know why they are there.
also, you can try without a conf, the new x server doesnt need one.
Last edited by mjheagle8 (2009-08-14 06:36:41)

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<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/AppleDisplayConnector.jpg>
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Odd that in your outline of troubleshooting steps you say you "disconnect the monitor and restart downstairs"...
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~Remember, I am just giving an educated guess on limited information

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