[G4] adc cinema display _known issues?

[John Gilbert]

You wrote:
Send us a picture. JG


> They are quite cheap compared to when they were new.
> 
> So there fore I just thought it could be a cool thing to get a pair of
> these for a double monitor set up.
> 
> I have never used them myself,I did go for the cheapest LG
> (studioworks700B) thick screen at the time back in 2001 when I bought
> my quicksilver.( My very first computer that has proven to be a true
> workhorse!)
> 
> I think they look pretty cool and would make a good  match to the
> Quicksilver of the same era.
> 
> thanks for good information
> And thanks for your patience.
> 
> stef
> On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Ronnie Day wrote:
> 
>>> I see now and might understand after quick search at the net that
>>> there are
>>> several versions of these flat screens.  There ´s a model in an advert
>>> called apple cinema display ADC and I´ve found another one called
>>> Apple
>>> Studio Display Lcd TFT. So I´m talkin about all these older
>>> flatscreens
>>> (leaning backwards like a picture of wife and kids at the office
>>> desktop at
>>> work) that I guess were matched for the line of g4:s around that time
>>> (let´s
>>> say around 2001?) .
>>> 
>>> my qs has an AGP card with both an ADC and a VGA connector.
>>> 
>>> so I guess I could use the ADC port but it might not be that great
>>> 
>>> or should I use the VGA with an adaptor and that´s better but not
>>> that great
>>> either.
>>> 
>>>  according to wikipedia on DVI subject it says:
>>> 
>>> "The DVI is partially compatible with the HDMI standard in digital
>>> mode and
>>> VGA in analog mode."
>>> 
>>> so there´s a possibility to connect and ADC screen to the VGA port
>>> via an
>>> DVI adaptor?
>>> 
>>> Is this correct or am I totally lost?
>> 
>> Using the ADC port with an ADC display runs the power load of the
>> monitor through the computer, not a good thing, IMO. The video cards
>> in my MDD G4s have an ADC connector and a DVI. IIRC, you can get
>> fairly inexpensive ($20) adapters to connect either a DVI or VGA
>> monitor to the ADC connector, but as I mentioned the adapters to
>> connect an ADC display to a DVI are fairly expensive. Plus an Apple
>> display is going to be expensive to repair if you have trouble
>> 
>> Unless these monitors are very cheap I'd look at the Dell UltraSharp
>> line, the dual input (DVI & VGA) Samsungs or take a look at the 24
>> inch (Acer?) that Other world has for under $200.
>> 
>> Ron
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