[G4] 20" Cinema Display with G4 450 / ATI Rage Pro 128?

Hal kastegir at mac.com
Thu Dec 29 22:43:39 PST 2005


Actually, it won't work. The Rage 128 Pro does not support the 20 or  
23" displays. I've tried it. You need at least 32MB of VRAM to drive  
those displays. ADC or DVI is not the problem.


On Dec 29, 2005, at 10:38 PM, Frank Sudore wrote:

> It will work if the card has a DVI connection. Otherwise you need  
> an adapter. The new cinema display comes with a DVI to VGA.
> Check first. YOU WILL LOVE THAT MONITOR! If you can, shell out the  
> extra for the 23"
> Frank
> On Dec 29, 2005, at 4:29 PM, Jill Lee-Jones wrote:
>
>> I'm using a Mac G4 450 with an ATI Rage Pro 128 graphics card.  
>> Recently my Sony CRT died so I'm shopping for a new monitor. Does  
>> anyone know if the Apple 20" Cinema Display will work with my Rage  
>> Pro card or will I have to upgrade the card as well? I'm a graphic  
>> designer and work with photos so image quality is important.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Jill
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