On 14/7/10 08:45, "pdimage" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 13/7/10 12:29, "John Carmonne" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK. simple you say? I'm sure going to try to. I guess the trick here is >> getting the right cable. So to start how can I check positively the >> capability >> of my two DVI ports on my Radeon 9600 card? Then from there I should have >> part >> of the required info to choose a cable? I think I will want to also have the >> sound ported to the stereo or can it go to the TV and then the stereo? > > I have actually done this with a G5 iMac to two 42 inch plasma screens - > one 480p and one 720p. The video was taken from the mini vga port into a 10 > port vga 1600x1200 splitter and direct to the plasmas with vga cable. The > audio was taken from the minijack headphone port of the iMac to a mixer then > a 100w power amp and speakers. Alternatives to the mac output were provided > by a DVD player and an AppleTV. Picture was very good on the plasmas but > very poor on the mac desktop as the mirroring res was set by the second > monitor at 480p which is dire on a monitor. 480p denotes the vertical res of > the display and corresponds to a poor 640x480 res on a monitor - 720p > corresponds to a better 1280x720 res and the best highdef is currently 1080p > (or i - p is allegedly better) which corresponds to 1920x1080 which is good > for a tv but not so good for a monitor - as I have a 21" multiscan now ten > years old which can do better - notwithstanding the 22% screen loss of 16:9 > compared to the old 4:3..... > > > <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/1652880/time-ditch-awful-hd-108 > 0p-widescreens> > > Pete > Sorry that should have read 11% screen loss - getting old... Pete -- 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
