I believe the 9600/9700 mobile is supported by ATI's control panel, so yes, you can rotate with it 
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review)
I've got the ATI version that came with my G5, but I don't have an ATI control panel with it.
might seem a little silly, but can the dell logo be removed? is it just glued on?
Maybe a nice sticker to go over it?
-vasu
Maybe a nice sticker to go over it?
-vasu
haha, nice.
did you do that?
I just got a 2005fpw. but don't want that dell logo on my desk
-vasu
did you do that?
I just got a 2005fpw. but don't want that dell logo on my desk
-vasu
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The ATI control panel still only supports display rotation on retail (i.e., not OEM) Radeon cards. All of the other features (OpenGL overrides, TV out controls, etc) work on OEM or retail cards.
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Originally posted by Cadaver: The ATI control panel still only supports display rotation on retail (i.e., not OEM) Radeon cards. All of the other features (OpenGL overrides, TV out controls, etc) work on OEM or retail cards. |
Bummer.
ok, I just got my new 15inch powerbook and the 2005FPW, and I must be missing something really basic. How exactly do I get my 2005FPW to run in full screen mode with my powerbook closed? I've done it accidentally about three times, but I cannot figure out how to do it. Whenever I go to shut my lid, it puts the powerbook to sleep, and when I try running the display in mirror mode when the lid is open, it doesn't run the display at the correct resolution (and doesn't give me the option to change it to the correct one either).
Thanks in advance for helping me out!
Thanks in advance for helping me out!
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Originally posted by cakeandpie: ok, I just got my new 15inch powerbook and the 2005FPW, and I must be missing something really basic. How exactly do I get my 2005FPW to run in full screen mode with my powerbook closed? I've done it accidentally about three times, but I cannot figure out how to do it. Whenever I go to shut my lid, it puts the powerbook to sleep, and when I try running the display in mirror mode when the lid is open, it doesn't run the display at the correct resolution (and doesn't give me the option to change it to the correct one either). Thanks in advance for helping me out! |
from apple support
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Using your PowerBook G4 with the display closed If you use an external display or projector with any PowerBook G4 or PowerBook (FireWire), you can close the display and still use the computer. Here's how. (If you want to do the same thing with a Bluetooth USB mouse and keyboard, see this article.) Make sure the computer is plugged in to an outlet using the AC power adapter. Close the PowerBook's display. The PowerBook will go to sleep. Connect the external monitor. Turn on the external monitor. Connect an external Apple USB keyboard and mouse. The PowerBook will wake from sleep. If you have an Apple display that also has a USB cable, connecting this cable will also wake up the PowerBook. To use the internal display again, choose Sleep from the Apple menu, then wake the PowerBook by opening its display. Tips When you use your PowerBook with the display closed, you can't take advantage of Video Mirroring. If you have both a VGA and S-video source connected to the PowerBook, only the VGA device, usually an external display, will have an image. Connecting an external monitor increases the power requirements of the PowerBook. Therefore, you must use the AC adapter whenever the PowerBook is connected to an external monitor. The PowerBook will not wake up if the power adapter is not connected, and if you disconnect the power adapter the computer will go to sleep. |
awesome, thanks a lot. i had tried that a couple of times, but most of the time it didn't work, so I'm not sure what I was doing wrong.
One more question - how much backlight bleeding on the 2005FPW is too much? I have quite a bit in every corner and I'm considering getting it replaced.
One more question - how much backlight bleeding on the 2005FPW is too much? I have quite a bit in every corner and I'm considering getting it replaced.
Please describe to me what "backlight bleeding" is.
(I presume that if I don't know, then I don't have it?)
(I presume that if I don't know, then I don't have it?)
backlight bleeding refers to when the white backlight from the screen is easily visible in the corners when the screen is on a black or dark image.
last thursday at 2:00 AM I called up dell and let them know about my backlight issues and the guy sent me out a new one with no hassles at all, and it was here by friday(!). until i hooked up this one I really had no idea how bad my other one was. this one is pretty much perfect, no backlight or pixel issues at all.
however, whenever I am watching dvd's, the screen still seems to clip rather often. basically horizontal lines will run across the screen while the image skips a little bit. is this normal and to be expected? or were both of my screens defective?
thanks!
oh, also, i would definitely recommend not going for that refurb, as it is rather easy to get a new one at an even cheaper price.
last thursday at 2:00 AM I called up dell and let them know about my backlight issues and the guy sent me out a new one with no hassles at all, and it was here by friday(!). until i hooked up this one I really had no idea how bad my other one was. this one is pretty much perfect, no backlight or pixel issues at all.
however, whenever I am watching dvd's, the screen still seems to clip rather often. basically horizontal lines will run across the screen while the image skips a little bit. is this normal and to be expected? or were both of my screens defective?
thanks!
oh, also, i would definitely recommend not going for that refurb, as it is rather easy to get a new one at an even cheaper price.
i have the horizontal lines/clipping issue as well when watching full screen video
march 2005 manufacture date
-vasu
march 2005 manufacture date
-vasu
hmm, i wonder if this is normal or a problem. it even happens on my screen saver.
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If you've got an ATI graphics card in your Mac, then its not the monitor's fault. This is an issue with ATI boards in the Mac. Lots of discussion about it on the Apple support forums.
That's good to know, I do have an OEM Radeon 9600... Is it a problem with the board/firmware, or the OSX driver in panther?
Do you happen to know the URL of the discussion on this topic offhand? not even sure what words to search for? clipping? smearing? tearing? shearing?
-vasu
Do you happen to know the URL of the discussion on this topic offhand? not even sure what words to search for? clipping? smearing? tearing? shearing?
-vasu
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Originally posted by vasu: That's good to know, I do have an OEM Radeon 9600... Is it a problem with the board/firmware, or the OSX driver in panther? Do you happen to know the URL of the discussion on this topic offhand? not even sure what words to search for? clipping? smearing? tearing? shearing? -vasu |
I think they've been calling it image tearing on the Apple discussion groups. Seems to be described only with the ATI boards; people with nVidia cards don't seem to be reporting the phenomenon. Don't know if its hardware or software (I'd guess probably software though, since I've not seen anything similar on PCs with ATI hardware).