Re: old G4, new monitor?

In article <PvadnSb3Z-Yh8DLeRVnytA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Chu-En Ginsberg <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chu-En Ginsberg wrote:
> > Smitty Two wrote:
> >> OK,
> >>
> >> I 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.
> >>
> >> Smitty
> >
> > The 400 MHz G4 was either the Yikes! or Sawtooth varients: Yikes! has
> > PCI graphics with an ATI Rage 128 (VGA connection). Sawtooth uses AGP
> > with either an ATI Rage 128 or Rage Pro card (either VGA or DVI-D
> > connectors). In either case, a bog-standard VGA monitor will work fine.
> > The limited memory of these cards will mean that the available display
> > resolutions will be limited, probably to no more than 1024 x 768. It
> > might be worth looking to upgrade the vid card it she plans to use in
> > with a big monitor.
> >
> > Chu
> >
>
> I'm talking crap - it should support 1600 x 1200 (should have looked at
> the mem sahib's machine, which is the same vintage). Blame it on too
> many mince pies :))
>
> Chu

Lemme see if I'm thinking clearly, here. If her current max resolution
option is 1600 x 1200, with her 17" CRT, then assuming no video board
upgrade, she'll have that max resolution available for a larger LCD
monitor, too? If she wants more pixels, then I assume she needs a new
video board, correct?

She does have the G4 with the AGP graphics. Not sure which ATI board she
has, but system profiler says 16MB video RAM. Now she's looking at 23"
LCDs (jeez, i'm getting envious) with a "native" resolution of 1920 x
1200. I don't know what "native" means in this context. Is there an ATI
card that will work on her old machine that will give her that, or more?
(She doesn't want to go to OSX, so that's a consideration, too.)

Also, do you have an extra mince pie lying around?
.

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