How to use Studio Display with ADC with DVI or VGA?

[InfoTime]

I have a 17" Apple Studio Display (LCD) with the ADC connector (I think). The computer does not have a matching connector for the monitor. It has a video card with a VGA and DVI port. Is there an inexpensive way to get the cpu and the display to work together?

 

[reebzor]

you need an ADC to DVI adapter. These usually cost around $100.

At that rate, it is generally a better option to just buy a newer, bigger, better monitor for not much more.

 

[mchalebk]

The problem is that the ADC displays don't have power supplies built in. That's why the adapters cost so much. When I got a new MacPro, I decided I liked my 20" ADC display enough to spring for the adapter (I think I got it for about $90, maybe at NewEgg). If it had been a 17" display, I think I would have bought a new display.

 

[quantum003]

What type of Mac? If it's a G5 you might be able to pick up a good video card with ADC for less than the price of an adapter.

 

[InfoTime]

Thanks for the responses so far...

The machine is a Power Mac G4 (blue) 450 MHz with 256 MB RAM. I started another thread about the machine itself:

Working on a Power Mac G4 (blue) 450 MHz with 256 MB RAM, 10.2.x and Office X. What's the sweetspot for upgrading this machine?

I was thinking Tiger 10.4.11 and another 1 GB of RAM. Would the install of Office X survive an upgrade to Tiger and is Office X compatible with Tiger?

I'm working on this for a friend who got it from her boss as a hand-me-down. She's had it in storage for a couple of years. She told me she thought they were a system (monitor and computer) but the connectors don't match up.