DVI vs ADC

2012-08-30 Thread geraldcornish
Hi, I have the option on a monitor with DVI-I connection to use with my Quicksilver G4. Will the monitor DV-I cable fit into the ADC socket and work safely/ properly? Tia Ged -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: DVI vs ADC

2012-08-30 Thread Kris Tilford
On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:08 AM, geraldcornish wrote: Will the monitor DVI-I cable fit into the ADC socket and work safely/ properly? No. They're not even the same shape, the plugs won't fit. You can only use an ADC monitor with an ADC video card. You need to get a DVI video card to use the DVI

DVI vs ADC

2012-08-30 Thread geraldcornish
OK folks, I've found my answer - DVI-ADC adapters on ebay. Cheers Begin forwarded message: From: geraldcornish geraldcorn...@gmail.com Date: 30 Aug 2012 10:08:03 BDT To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: DVI vs ADC Hi, I have the option on a monitor with DVI-I connection to use with my

Re: DVI vs ADC

2012-08-30 Thread geraldcornish
Kris, thanks for all the useful info. I think I will pass the option for now. I'm looking for a larger monitor, maybe get a VGA monitor as I have a 17 Apple monitor on the ADC port. On 30 /08/ 2012, at 10:51, Kris Tilford wrote: On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:08 AM, geraldcornish wrote: Will the

Re: Power Mac Coffee Table!

2012-08-30 Thread Jon Gump
It´s not technical and it´s ugly. There are many different, more constructive, more creative - and more helpful - things one can do than create fashion to image geekiness. For $600 I´d rather buy a Mac Mini. It´s far more useful than furniture that is dangerous to pets and little children.

Re: Power Mac Coffee Table!

2012-08-30 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I'm using one to set my flat screen monitor on to use as a TV. Of course I have half a dozen other G4's that are busy collecting dust... -Jonas -- 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

Re: Has this ever happened to you?

2012-08-30 Thread Thomas Davies
I am certain the crack in the inner ring would effect the disk's structural integrity but at normal speeds it would be fine. When you tried to backup the disk Toast spun the drive up to maximum speed (something like 52x) and the disk exploded because it wasn't strong enough to spin at that

G5 monitor extensions

2012-08-30 Thread JohnV
I want to have the G5 moved a ways away from where I want to have the 2 monitors for work. Am I looking at DVI-D dual link cables for this? What is the limit for length? I can see wanting to run these around the corner involving 25' or more if that's workable. John V -- You received this

Re: Power Mac Coffee Table!

2012-08-30 Thread James E. Therrault
Neat idea but I think that it would be an unbefitting end to my Gigabit G4 that served me flawlessly for ten years. JT On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Dan wrote: http://www.techhive.com/article/2000340/the-classy-coffee-table-gives-old-power-mac-g4s-a-new-lease-on-life.html -- You received

Re: Has this ever happened to you?

2012-08-30 Thread Jon Gump
Just a suggestion: buy the best quality CDs or DVDs you can afford and then back up the disk. For games or other optical media used often, === Use The Backup! === Store the original away where it´s dark. Read up on the lifetime expectancy (mtbf) of CDs and DVDs. Defend yourself

Re: Power Mac Coffee Table!

2012-08-30 Thread Leo E. Sancho
Howdy Jonas Please excuse the butt-in I am typing this on a G4. My heart sank when I read the deal about the coffee table. I find the G4 Quite reliable after I jacked it up a little. Do you want to get rid of the G4s you have?? I am retired and kinda enjoy the layed back speed of

Re: Power Mac Coffee Table!

2012-08-30 Thread Cameron Kaiser
Neat idea but I think that it would be an unbefitting end to my Gigabit G4 that served me flawlessly for ten years. The proper coffee table Mac is an Apple Network Server. Put a plate of glass on top of it. Presto, table. And you don't even need to drill the case. For bonus points, connect a

Re: VLC vs Leopard

2012-08-30 Thread Dan
At 10:35 PM -0700 8/29/12, Jonas Lopez wrote: There must have been some change with VLC Yes, as it turns out. Between the 1.x and 2.x series, they switched to using a major new revision of libavcodec -- which has some severe problems. The fix, for now, is to revert to VLC 1.1.9

Re: G5 monitor extensions

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 28, 2012, at 12:51 PM, JohnV wrote: I want to have the G5 moved a ways away from where I want to have the 2 monitors for work. Am I looking at DVI-D dual link cables for this? What is the limit for length? I can see wanting to run these around the corner involving 25' or more if