imac monitor power off

External Since: Dec 22, 2006 Posts: 1

I have an 20" iMac (intel) and a secondary dell 24" dell monitor. I
would like to power off iMac monitor while I'm watching a movie on the
external monitor.
Quicktime allows to use background color on this display, but I want to
completely power off the monitor
Anyone knows how?

External Since: Nov 04, 2007 Posts: 216

In article <1166835248.180631.129950 RemoveThis @42g2000cwt.googlegroups.com>,
santi.castro RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:

> I have an 20" iMac (intel) and a secondary dell 24" dell monitor. I
> would like to power off iMac monitor while I'm watching a movie on the
> external monitor.
> Quicktime allows to use background color on this display, but I want to
> completely power off the monitor
> Anyone knows how?

Simple. Connect external DVD player to Dell monitor, select DVD input on
Dell, and Command Option Eject the iMac to sleep the display.

I have a similar iMac plus Dell 24 inch setup to you (iMac G5 rather
than iMac Intel). I never could figure out a way to do what you ask for.
But since I also use the Dell as my TV (from a VCR) and DVD display, I
am getting used to flicking through multiple screens working at once.

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