[Ti] Connecting an External Monitor

[David DelMonte]

Thanks Kynan. I actually have that adapter - it's what connects my 
monitor to my aging G4 desktop. I want to consolidate and use just the 
AlPB and the big screen. Trouble is - that adapter doesn't work with 
the 17" PB.

David

On May 18, 2004, at 3:12 PM, Kynan Shook wrote:

> Yes, you can.  In fact, I've done it myself.  :-D  Before anybody gets 
> mad at me, and or storms my door to rob me, I was just borrowing my 
> boss's display.  Managed to hang on to it for a week or two before he 
> wanted it back though.  ;-)
> Anyway, you need the Apple DVI to ADC adapter - they've dropped the 
> price to $99, which isn't so bad.  Dr. Bott has a similar product, the 
> DVIator, which is about the same price.  I've only used the Apple one, 
> but it worked extremely well.  I haven't read their website too 
> carefully, but I saw some mentions at Dr. Bott that there were 
> problems with certain video card/OS/display size/resolution 
> combinations.
>
> Here's Apple's description of the DVI to ADC adapter, including a 
> compatibility chart (PowerBooks work with any of the Apple monitors, 
> some desktop video cards may not):
> http://www.apple.com/displays/adapter.html
>
> I should warn you though: the resolution on the 23" HD is so high that 
> DVDs start to look pretty bad if you're close enough.  Of course, it 
> varies with the movie, as different DVDs have different compression 
> ratios, generally governed by how much stuff they wanted to put on one 
> disk.
>
> Good luck!  And, as payment for my invaluable advice, I expect a 23" 
> display of my own to arrive in the mail...  ;-)  I'll buy my own 
> adapter if that ever happens.
>
>
> David DelMonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> writes:
>> Can anyone advise on whether I can connect my Apple 23" HD Monitor to
>> my AlPB Powerbook 17"?
>>
>> What adapter is required and will I be able to use  extended desktop
>> mode - so that I can use both screens?
>
>
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