How do I find out about my video card? I don't see anything under the system prefs. I have 2 hookups on the back of my mac. I'm guessing one is VGA. On May 10, 2010, at 8:25:24 PM, "Stewie de Young" <[email protected]> wrote:
From: "Stewie de Young" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: I want to get a LCD monitor for my G4 Date: May 10, 2010 8:25:24 PM CDT To: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Stewie de Young wrote: > > > The only thing you have to watch is that your video card can output > > what the monitor requires. > > If you have something like a radeon 7500 32mb which can handle 1024 > > x 768 and then buy a 24" LCD that needs 1920 x 1080 then the card > > will not drive the monitor. > > A 32MB Radeon 7500 will display 1920x1080, and also 1920x1440 & > 2048x1536. > > > Check the specs of both before you get the monitor. > > This is good advice. It's just a bad example. I enjoy these kind of > self-referencing errors, it's a type of schadenfreude, the old "pot > calling the kettle black". You should have taken your own advice and > checked the Radeon 7500 specs first: > <http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon7500/radeon7500me/specs.html > > > Well , I was relying on my memory Chris which obviously needs the memory firmware update ! "This is good advice. It's just a bad example." Yeah, the advice still stands and it is a bad example , but I'll check the specs next time. The upshot is to check that they are compatible though unlike a mate of mine who bought a new 24" Dell monitor to plug into his Cube and it wouldn't recognise it until he upgraded his videocard to an nVidia 6200. Stewie Meet local singles online. Browse profiles for FREE! -- 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 -- 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
