What size monitor is this

[GermanyChris]

If you really wanted a complete setup... it is hobby, is it? And an expensive hobby.

Mine I have slowly completed the setup.

Before it is just a bare Powermac G5 quad with no hard disk and memory, parts included were an airport extreme card and bluetooth, the standard NVidia GeForce 6600 and a power cord when I bought it. As soon as it arrives I chucked 2 x 1GB sticks and it boots, from then on I have slowly rebuilt her.

Here are the bits and pieces I added into it.

1. 16 GB of OWC RAM (8 x 2GB)
2. 64 GB SSD Boot Drive (previously it was 2 x 64 GB on RAID0)
3. 512 MB NVidia Quadro FX4500
4. 1 TB WD Caviar Black partitioned for Data Storage and internal Time Machine
5. 1 2-port PCIe eSATA card from OWC
6. 1 TB Bufallo Drive Station for Backup of Everything connected to eSATA
7. iSight on Magentic Stand
8. Wired Mighty Mouse (Magic mouse is PITA to use when doing CAD work)
9. Apple Ultra Slim Wired Keyboard (to match the wired mighty mouse)
10. Apple Cinema Display 23"

Next in line is the Harman Kardon Soundsticks or B&W MM-1.

With those pieces put together, they cost the same as a Mac Pro, but then if I have bought the MP, I have missed the fun of putting a Powermac G5 together. I don't care if the Mac Pro is faster and more modern, as long as I enjoy what I am doing and I am more than satisfied with it, that is all that matters. At the end of the day it is my satisfaction that matters not any other person's satisfaction. This is what I need and this is what I want.

So go ahead, if money is not a brick wall on your path, satisfy yourself. Buy it if it suits your needs and your wants.

I have more expensive hobbies..

Serotta Legend Frame & Fork: $5,895 plus parts

Colnago Master Frame and Fork: $3,199.99 plus parts

and that hobby isn't as expensive a photography..lenses are

 

[416049]

I have more expensive hobbies..

Serotta Legend Frame & Fork: $5,895 plus parts

Colnago Master Frame and Fork: $3,199.99 plus parts

and that hobby isn't as expensive a photography..lenses are

Sound systems (HQ Audio) and cars are more expensive as well but i do have to admit that technical stuff is probably the hobby where i upgrade the most, bikes and stuff i change every couple of years, other things take even longer and photography while having expensive lenses those last for a very very long time.

 

[GermanyChris]

Sound systems (HQ Audio) and cars are more expensive as well but i do have to admit that technical stuff is probably the hobby where i upgrade the most, bikes and stuff i change every couple of years, other things take even longer and photography while having expensive lenses those last for a very very long time.

Gotta remember that is frame and for only lets look at my Legend and hope my wife doesn't read this:

Frame $5200
Seat post $349
Stem $395
Group set $1200
Wheel set $900
Saddle $90
Bar tape $80
Bars $250
Tires $200
Head set $100

$8764

and thats just the first there are 3 others which are generally not as expensive are 3 to 5k each..

fortunately cars aren't my thing any more those got silly also..

the 3 thousand or so I have in computer pails to what I have invested in other things though the other things are built over time and the computer not.

But yes I do keep my bikes longer because I don't buy bleeding edge stuff just bespoke.

 

[Liquinn]

It is all up to you. For that kind of money, yes it is expensive. If you can hold and wait for a better deal then wait. You don't really need it, you only want it. You still have a monitor to hook up to it, am I right?

Have you watched the movie "The Big Year"... It is about a hobby of birding, and you can get some insights into it to control yourself from buying that ACD. Lol.

What's your opinion on this set-up? I think they're dual 23"s?

 

[SuperJudge]

What's your opinion on this set-up? I think they're dual 23"s?

Those look more like dual 20 inchers to me.

 

[Lancer]

Could someone tell me what size the monitor is? Thanks.

Too me it looks like a 30".

I'm looking for a new 23-24 inch LCD for my Early 2005 G5 but don't want to pay a fortune for a used LCD. I'm looking at some of the new ones on the market right now but would love an Apple Cinema Display but I don't know which one will work with my G5?

This one on eBay looks good?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-Ci...842633?pt=AU_comp_monitor&hash=item4abb0e16c9

 

[AdrianK]

Too me it looks like a 30".

This.

Just worked out the resolution to be 2453px wide based on the status bar (not an exact science due to parallax). That's way closer to the 30's 2560x1600 than the 23's 1920*1200.

I'm looking for a new 23-24 inch LCD for my Early 2005 G5 but don't want to pay a fortune for a used LCD. I'm looking at some of the new ones on the market right now but would love an Apple Cinema Display but I don't know which one will work with my G5?

This one on eBay looks good?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-Ci...842633?pt=AU_comp_monitor&hash=item4abb0e16c9

If your graphics card has a DVI port (which IIRC all PMG5 cards do) then you can use that monitor.

 

[Liquinn]

This.

Just worked out the resolution to be 2453px wide based on the status bar (not an exact science due to parallax). That's way closer to the 30's 2560x1600 than the 23's 1920*1200.

If your graphics card has a DVI port (which IIRC all PMG5 cards do) then you can use that monitor.

Did you see a photo I photo I posted on my set-up? you'll see why I'm eager to find a monitor for my G5 if you see the photo of my set-up I posted yesterday ;P

 

[Lancer]

If your graphics card has a DVI port (which IIRC all PMG5 cards do) then you can use that monitor.

It the standard card from new (as far s I know) the ATI Radeon 9600 with 2 DVI connections and 128Mb of VRAM in the AGP slot.

I would love an Apple display but is it worth spending the same or more on a used Apple one compared to the same size or bigger NEW from another brand. I was amazed yesterday when I checked out some in a shop, so many now have dropped the DVI and now come with just HDMI or VGA, bit of a backward step IMO. Yes I know you can get an adapter but when convert and run through VGA when I have a DVI video card?