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23" ACD to iMac G5
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Christmas present. 🙂
As for the converter, any good ones and bad ones to look out for?
Bad news for you. If this is a new ACD and the G5 only supports VGA (Which it seems all G5 iMac only do VGA). You will not be able to use the ACD with the G5.
The newer ACDs do not accept analog signals. So even if you get the converter it will not work.
Mr.Noisy
macrumors 65816
🙁 that really does suck, i wouldn't mind someone buying me a 23" ACD, I'm using 2 x 24" Dells for photography work, but i want a 23" ACD as a 3rd monitor for video, If i suggest the wife buying me one i know it will cost me a holiday in return, but you will get a good price for it 🙄
still leaves you with a sick feeling because its such a nice monitor 🙂
Yeah, I am sorry to have to break it to you. It does suck. Unfortunately there isn't another solution really.
You could maybe pull it off with this: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4173
You would need to do: Mini-VGA to VGA Cable (male to male), VGA-DVI adapter (female to male), DVI into Gefen box. Profit?
Obviously not very elegant. And also expensive. Probably not worth it 😛
What about something like this? http://www.x2vga.com/product
Anyway I called Apple today. Got on the phone and told the guy my story and asked him if it would work. He said yes. He points me to the Apple VGA Display Adapter which I've already got. He says that will make it work. Quite obviously it doesn't since the Cinema Display is DVI. I explain this to him. Then he points me to the Apple DVI to VGA Display Adapter which won't work either. It the opposite of what I need. I need a male VGA and a female DVI cable. Once again I explain this to him. He says it will work but I have to find an adapter for it.
I'm going to try and go to the store where I got it from and tell them to hook it up since they said it would work too.
Anyway I called Apple today. Got on the phone and told the guy my story and asked him if it would work. He said yes. He points me to the Apple VGA Display Adapter which I've already got. He says that will make it work. Quite obviously it doesn't since the Cinema Display is DVI. I explain this to him. Then he points me to the Apple DVI to VGA Display Adapter which won't work either. It the opposite of what I need. I need a male VGA and a female DVI cable. Once again I explain this to him. He says it will work but I have to find an adapter for it.
I'm going to try and go to the store where I got it from and tell them to hook it up since they said it would work too.
Eidorian
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jamesi
macrumors 6502a
Just a tip. Most Apple employees don't know anything about the products. This is why they think it will work.
Don't waste your time going to the store unless you want to prove them wrong so you can return without taking a hit. I would return and put the cash away for later to get a new computer or a new monitor.
jamesi said:
Probably not.
Any NEW Mac would work, but I don't need one yet, nor can I afford the one I want yet. 🙄
Whoops, I posted the wrong link. It's called the VGAtor (http://www.vgator.com/en/) but their site seems to be down right now.
It's not just the fact that I want to prove them wrong, its the fact that they and Apple have all told me that it will work. They said that if I opened the Display that I couldn't take it back but at the same time they told me specifically (and Apple twice) that it would work. We'll see how it plays out.