Which video cable to use?

[bsewell]

Hi all,
my company has been given a PowerPC, which I believe is a Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver). It's Model number is M8493. For video output, it has a ADC and VGA connections (both female).

We have a Cinema Display, and it's model number is A1081 that has a DVI-D (male) cable.

Anyway, basicly I was wondering whether if I had a VGA cable to connect to the PowerPC and then used a VGA to DVI-D converter if the display will work.

I've looked under the ACD to DVI adapter router but I can't find any in the UK so I'm wondering if the VGA to DVI converter will be the answer.

Hope someone can advise on this.

Cheers,

 

[robbieduncan]

There is no cable that can take input in VGA and output DVI-D (DVI-I, sure as it just puts the VGA signal on the analogue pins of DVI-I). To do that you need a box that will basically render the VGA signal into a framebuffer then re-output as digital.

You'd be better looking at converting the ADC to DVI as ADC carries a DVI video signal. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F2E9142-WHT-Apple-Monitor-Adapter/dp/B000067RLH

 

[bsewell]

Thanks for the quick reply.

For clarification I should get this http://www.applemac.biz/adc-to-dvi-adapter-for-formac-displays-pID-775.html and a DVI-D male to DVI-D female (Cinema Display side) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cables-Dvi-...ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1273836870&sr=1-28?

I have a female ADC output on the mac.

Cheers,