Re: old G4, new monitor?
- From: Smitty Two <prestwhich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:48:09 -0800
In article
<warren.oates-1CE080.08513325122005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <prestwhich-7C3FEA.14401624122005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Smitty Two <prestwhich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > confess to not having learned much since I was using punch cards in
> > the early 70's. I've got a friend with an older G4, single processor 400
> > mhz. I'm sure it's a stock model with no video upgrade. Anyway, her old
> > 17" CRT died and she wants to replace it with a new LCD monitor,
> > preferably a 19" or 21".
> >
> > What kind of compatibility issues does she need to worry about? Are
> > there only two types of interfaces now, VGA and DVI? So anything that's
> > VGA will work? What about video power on larger monitors? Will her stock
> > machine run a 21" monitor?
> >
> > Will she need additional video ram or some sort of video card? Cables?
> > Adapters? Any brand/models to look at or avoid?
> >
> > Any and all help will be much appreciated. I don't think I know enough
> > to even ask all the right questions.
>
> We have exactly the same G4, I think, with the AGP graphics. We've used
> a number of stock VGA monitors on it, including a filthy old Dell 15"
> multiscan, and a slightly cleaner Optiquest 17", and one other that I
> forget the name of.
>
> Right now we're using an IBM P260, which is a lovely 21" Trinitron that
> we bought for next to nothing because everyone's going LCD. It's plugged
> into the VGA ports using the standard VGA cable that came with the it.
> This monitor also has DVI, but those cables are brutally expensive, and
> I'm not totally sure the DVI on the G4 is the same as the DVI on the
> monitor.
>
> Under 9.2.2, we get a nice 1600 x 1200 @ 75 Hz, and the same on 10.2.8,
> although it's not as stable. With 10.4.3, we get a rock-solid 1600 x
> 1200 @ 90 Hz, although the Mac won't boot that resolution, i.e. if you
> do a restart, and try to get at the boot options, you get a black
> screen.
>
> Basically, yes, any VGA monitor should work with the standard VGA cable;
> you can play with the best resolutions in the System Preferences. That
> G4 is a very upgradeable and respecable computer. Your friend could buy
> a processor upgrade to 1.4 mHz or better:
>
> http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/accelerators/OWC-Mercury-Extreme/
>
> and she should put as much RAM into it as she can afford.
>
> Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Warren. I've tried to convince her to buy a new 20" iMac, but
she'd rather go the upgrade route. The G4 is her first computer and
she's a bit sentimental about it.
.
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