I want to use a G5 Tower, and I am hopeing It can become my newer system instead of my eMac. But I am hopeing since I dont have a screen can I use the eMac as a screen only
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I Just got a G5 Desk, can I use my emac as the screen
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Hypothetically if you managed to find a pin-out diagram for the emacs internal monitor connector and a diagram for a standard VGA monitor you may be able to splice the internal cable to a normal VGA cable.
Though the emac would then be useless and their is a chance you could bork the emac's screen. You could also accidentally damage your G5's video card if you do an incorrect splice .
It would be more advisable to either buy a cheap LCD and use the emac for something else or sell the emac and use the money for a uber nice 20" widescreen LCD.
Though the emac would then be useless and their is a chance you could bork the emac's screen. You could also accidentally damage your G5's video card if you do an incorrect splice
.It would be more advisable to either buy a cheap LCD and use the emac for something else or sell the emac and use the money for a uber nice 20" widescreen LCD.