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masterjedi73
Jul 26, 2004, 11:47 AM
How can I hook up my windows machine to the same monitor (apple 17" flat panel studio display) as my G5?

Thanks!


jsw
Jul 26, 2004, 11:59 AM
Tough one.

AFAIK, you'll need a DVI switch and an expensive ($99) ADC->DVI converter. Plug the 17" display into the converter, plug one DVI port on the switch into the Mac, and the other into the PC - assuming the PC has DVI.

Might be cheaper to buy another monitor. ;)
Muskie
Jul 26, 2004, 07:38 PM
Tough one.

AFAIK, you'll need a DVI switch and an expensive ($99) ADC->DVI converter. Plug the 17" display into the converter, plug one DVI port on the switch into the Mac, and the other into the PC - assuming the PC has DVI.

Might be cheaper to buy another monitor. ;)

Is a DVI switch the same as a KVM switch? just curious. Sounds like what I would do.