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How to Adjust Displays and Sound

Posted 12/28/2011 at 3:28pm | by Craig Grannell

Unless your reason for owning a Mac is to occasionally lovingly stroke it when the mood strikes, chances are you consider the most critical aspects of Mac ownership to be what you see on the screen and the sounds it emits. Settings for video and audio output have sensible defaults, but both can be adjusted by using System Preferences.

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DisplayMate Pits iPad 2 Display Against Kindle Fire, B&N Nook Tablet

Posted 12/20/2011 at 9:47am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Where tablets are concerned, it’s all about the display, the primary part of the technology we interact with. The new kids on the block are Amazon’s Kindle Fire and its direct competitor, the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, which feature smaller seven-inch screens at a more wallet-friendly price. But are they a match for Apple’s market leading iPad 2?

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Thunderbolt Displays Now Shipping to Apple Stores

Posted 09/06/2011 at 5:52pm | by Matthew Tilmann

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As the Thunderbolt port continues to make an appearance in Apple's lineup of products, a report out today has one item line beginning to ship to stores and resellers this week. Originally introduced in July, Apple's new 27-inch Thunderbolt Display could be making its way to customers soon.

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Display Off!: A Guide to Monitors For Your Mac

Posted 08/29/2011 at 2:55pm | by J.R. Bookwalter

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It doesn’t seem so long ago that buying a new Mac often required buying a new display to go with it -- and there were plenty to choose from. Flash forward to the present and Apple is selling more notebooks and iMacs, which has all but negated the need for a separate monitor with many users. But for the few, the proud who still need one, here’s a quick look at your options.

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How To Completely Customize Your Mac

Posted 08/24/2011 at 11:27am | by Ray Aguilera, Adam Berenstain, Cory Bohon, Paul Curthoys & Susie Ochs

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Sleek aluminum. Beautiful black bevels. We’ll be the first to admire the loveliness that emerges from one of those ingeniously crafted boxes sold by Apple. And we’ll also be the first to argue that, once you settle in with your new device, a little personalization is in order. After all, you don’t want your gear to look like every other Mac or iDevice out there. We live with these things the way we live with the paintings, photos, and other doodads that adorn our homes, so why shouldn’t we give our gear the same level of customization?

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McTiVia Wireless Mac-to-TV Connection Review

Posted 08/19/2011 at 12:28pm | by Paul Curthoys

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No, it’s not a yogurt that makes your Mac, um, run more smoothly. But McTiVia could dramatically improve how much you enjoy your Mac by wirelessly beaming your Mac’s display to your TV. There’s a catch or two, but just take a moment to think about how awesome it’d be to slap your OS X Desktop on your big screen and watch videos, surf, or even check email while your Mac hums away efficiently in another room.

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Plugged In: A Guide to Mini DisplayPort Connections

Posted 08/10/2011 at 9:30am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Introduced in October, 2008, Mini DisplayPort is Apple’s current connection du jour for audio and video, and starting with the introduction of Thunderbolt earlier this year, the tiny jack is now host to high-speed hard drives and other peripherals as well. But did you know that Mini DisplayPort is capable of other amazing feats of strength as well?

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DisplayMate: iPad 2 Display Beats Out Motorola Xoom, Asus Transformer

Posted 06/22/2011 at 8:00am | by Florence Ion

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If we ever needed proof that the iPad 2's high resolution display is impressive, Dr. Raymond Soneira, President of DisplayMate has released another one of his very thorough display shootouts. This time, Dr. Soneira is comparing tablet displays and -- surprise, surprise -- the iPad 2 is the one to come out on top.

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Video: New iMacs Can Handle Dual 30-Inch Displays, Our Hopes and Dreams

Posted 05/03/2011 at 10:15am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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If you think rocking a 27-inch iMac with a 30-inch monitor is cool -- and we did prior to Tuesday -- how about a pair of 30-inch displays? That’s exactly the kind of feats of strength the new iMac is capable of, thanks to dual Thunderbolt ports.

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Prediction: iPad Could Go From 4:3 to 3:2 Aspect Ratio [Updated]

Posted 03/01/2011 at 11:00am | by Florence Ion

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You may remember Dr. Raymond Soneira, President of DisplayMate Technologies, from a few interviews we did with him awhile back concerning the science of mobile handset displays and their faulty brightness controls. Now, the respected display scientist is offering his own predictions about the future of the iPad.

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