[CUBE] Cube + Apple 20" LCD? - warning! you need an upgraded video card in the cube.

[Hal]

On Aug 5, 2004, at 3:58 PM, Joost van de Griek wrote:

> On 2004-08-05 23:54, Hal wrote:
>
>>>> The standard Rage 128 card won't drive the 20" which sounds strange 
>>>> as I'm
>>>> running a 22" Cinema display on mine but the 20" display has 
>>>> more/too many
>>>> pixels and needs more video RAM. I think it cost about $80 for an 
>>>> MX2 card.
>>>
>>> The BTO Radeon will not drive the 20" display too!
>>
>> I have a Radeon 7500, so I should be OK, I think.
>
> No, it won't be OK. It's not a question of VRAM, but the resolution of 
> the
> 20" LCD is alien to the older Radeon cards. They simply lack the 
> firmware to
> switch to the correct resolution.
>
Yes, I understand the issue, but the spec sheet for the 20" Cinema (and 
23" Cinema HD) Display lists the compatible video cards as:
Nvidia GeForce2MX, GeForce3, GeForce4MX or GeForce4 Titanium or ATI 
Radeon 7500, 9000 Pro or 9700 Pro.

That's why I said I should be OK with the Radeon 7500 in the Cube.

-Hal