[G4] Old 21" CRT Monitor with a new PowerMac G5?

Stefan Daehler gesar at tiscalinet.ch
Wed May 19 07:18:33 PDT 2004


Original Message:

> Should b e good to go with the standard G5 card no problem. They come 
> with a DVI to VGA adapter. I still use a Mitsubishi 21" CRT.
>
> kunga
>
> On May 18, 2004, at 6:22 PM, Thomas Bulat wrote:
>
>> I have a 21" Radius PrecisionView Monitor that still has a little 
>> life in
>> it. Anyone out there know if I can hook this up to a Powermac G5 
>> Desktop?
>>
>> Do anyone know what video card would drive this thing?
>>
>> Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>>
>> So long for now, TOM

I agree with you, Kunga La, but ... does n't this Radius PrecisionView 
have an old-styled Mac Video-Connector ( i.e. 15 pins in two rows)?

This would then require TWO adapers: One from DVI to VGA, the second 
from VGA to Mac. Probably quite a stress for the  video-bits.     Steff



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