chrismaddern Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hi, I'll admit I haven't fully done my research on this one, but was wondering if anyone knows the answer. In OS X, can the Macbook Air output 1680x1050 to an external monitor. I just tried it but the resolution isn't there (oddly 1600 x 1200 is!). Any help would be much appreciated! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted June 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted June 15, 2009 Should be able to... have you told it to rescan the displays once you plugged the monitor in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I remember an issue with a television that mis-reported its capabilities to a Macbook and we used http://www.madrau.com/html/SRX/About.html to get around the issue. However, this was a while ago so I'm not sure if that program is still supported - use at your own risk, of course :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismaddern Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 I'm using the VGA breakout as opposed to the DVI (as my main machine is plugged in to DVI on all my monitors), should this matter? I really can't seem to convince it to use 1680x1050. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefarewellnote Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) I had a first gen MacBook Air and it was able to use the 1680x1050 res fine. I would try the DVI connector and see if that fixes the problem (i doubt it though). Also are you mirroring the screens or using each one separately? I would try not mirroring them and making the external monitor the primary monitor - which I think will fix your problem edit: here is the screenshot I was talking about above By dragging the Menu Bar from one display to the other, you might change that. The dragging can be done in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement. But only when an external display is connected of course. Edited June 15, 2009 by thefarewellnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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