Go for the Radeon 9000. I have one in my MDD and it runs my 17" Studio Display and 22" Acer LCD very well. Chance
Geke wrote: > I need some advice regarding graphic cards for my PowerMac. > > I bought a high-res display with DVI and VGA input for my G4 Digital > Audio 466MHz, but I'm running it on VGA as the Mac's card (ATI Rage > 128 Pro AGP4x) has no DVI out. > > Now I'm not sure if it's because of that, but my eyes don't like this > monitor (tired, headaches). Now I'm wondering: > > 1. Will the quality really be better with an ADC-DVI adapter (costs > about 20 Euros over here) ? > > 2. Or would it be better to get another graphics card instead of an > adapter ? > I've already seen an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro for Mac for around 40 Euros, > so it's not too much more than only the adapter, and then I could > connect my old 15" ADC-display as a second monitor. > > Another card I'm eyeing at is a (cheaper?) ATI Radeon 7000 32 MB Mac > (PCI) which has DVI and VGA outputs. Is it a disadvantage to have a > graphics card in a PCI slot? > > For completeness: the new display is a ViewSonic VX1940w, running at > 1680x1050 px (native resolution). > > Any insights are welcome! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
