Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread stevo137
I just realized that the Mac has square ends. So where does that leave me? This is getting fustrating. On Feb 23, 8:48 am, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: I checked the sites. But it seems like the adapters are the the reverse of what I need. On Feb 22, 12:13 pm, Bruce Johnson

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 24, 2010, at 11:30 AM, stevo137 wrote: I just realized that the Mac has square ends. So where does that leave me? If the Mac has square ends, then it has DVI; to use an ADC monitor with a DVI output you need this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M8661LL/B However you described

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread John Niven
--- On Wed, 2/24/10, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: I just realized that the Mac has square ends. So where does that leave me? This is getting fustrating. Yes it is, but it's really very simple. The key is to correctly identify what hardware you have. In and effort to make sure you buy

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread Kasey Smith
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:03 PM, John Niven sense...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 2/24/10, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: Your choices are to find a Mac ADC video card (if your Mac was designed for one), or buy a non-Apple LCD with a DVI connector. Or you could buy one of those

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread John Niven
--- On Wed, 2/24/10, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: Or you could buy one of those DVI-to-ADC adaptors. They plug into the DVI plug and a USB plug on the computer and then plug into the wall to for the power. Yeah, but realistically, are you going to spend ~$100 on a dongle, that just

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-24 Thread Eric Volker
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:04 PM, John Niven sense...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah, but realistically, are you going to spend ~$100 on a dongle, that just adds wires to your system? Frankly you pick up a used ADC mac video card for a lot less (most people will be trying to get rid of them), or any

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-23 Thread stevo137
I checked the sites. But it seems like the adapters are the the reverse of what I need. On Feb 22, 12:13 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Feb 22, 2010, at 9:46 AM, stevo137 wrote: I just purchased a mac display monitor. It has the right dvi connector on it, but the

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 23, 2010, at 7:48 AM, stevo137 wrote: I checked the sites. But it seems like the adapters are the the reverse of what I need. Does the connector on the back of your Mac look like this: http://www.hostchoice.net/images-help/ADC-CONNECTOR-F.JPG or this:

Re: DVI TO VGA MONITOR CONNECTIONS

2010-02-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 22, 2010, at 9:46 AM, stevo137 wrote: I just purchased a mac display monitor. It has the right dvi connector on it, but the powerpc, a G4 mac has a different female connector on the back for DVI. Can I buy an adaptor to connect it to the vga? Or do i change the dvi conected to cable on