Mac 101: Screen rotation

Works like a charm on my MacBook connected to a Gateway FPD2485W 24" monitor. It's built to pivot, and this is a great way to look at documents.

Plus, I must admit, it makes high-resolution scans of Playboy Centerfolds look excellent as desktop wallpaper, since they're almost always shot in portrait, not landscape, format.

Oh come on... You were thinking it too.

I really wish my Ibook G4 1.2ghz could do this. Just bought a new macbook pro 17, and am out of desktop space. I use the ibook for analysis/reference for projects I'm working on, want to hang it upside down on the shelf above the macbook. Just don't know how to rotate the screen...is there a software solution for this?

thanks.

I have a 24" iMac with a dell 2005fpw. It looks like the same monitor in the image above. However, when I rotate, the text is terribly fuzzy. I've seen someone else use this exact same monitor plugged into a PC, and the text was clear.

Any thoughts?

I'd love to use it this way, but can't stand the fuzz.

Jason

Any other old Mac folks out there who remember the wonderful Radius Pivot monitor? It would rotate from horizontal to vertical, and some clever software on the Mac switched the display. I really missed it when it finally stopped working with some system update. Nice photo here:
http://www.gifford.co.uk/~coredump/pivot.htm

#15. Thanks for clearing that up. I run a G5 PPC with a GeForce 6600, plugged into a Dell 2407WFP... and no luck.

I've been wanting this feature since I got this setup 2 years ago. Oh well.. .

This is a nice feature. I wish it worked on the internal of the latest MacBook Pro systems (I'd enjoy surfing sideways from time to time).

Anyone know if this will work with the last white 24" iMac?

Works with my G5 and 23" ACD. Cursor a bit wobbly though. Crisp display though.

I knew you could do this, but had never seen it in practical application... Not too bad looking, but I don't think I'll try flipping my TV anytime soon, 42" seems a little iffy in that position :-)

"Any external monitor I hook up is always a little bit fuzzy / not as crisp as my MBook Pro's screen.

Has anyone been able to get their external monitors to be crisp???"

Sorry I mean specifically the fonts in Terminal only.