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Apple Studio monitor on a PC

  • 15-08-2004 5:10pm
    #1
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭


    If I was to pick up a cheap Apple Studio 20" monitor how would I connect it to a PC? They use ADC connectors, and apparently you can get DVI adaptors all over the place. What I cam't figure out is "what is DVI" and is it that I'm looking for? I have a "nVidia GeForce MX 440SE with AGP8X". Recommendations of an alternative graphics card that would work as-is with such a monitor also accepted.


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  • #2
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    DVI is just like VGA, but more advanced. Most new graphics cards have DVI outputs.

    Your current card might have have a DVI output. It looks like the inverse of this:dvi.jpg


    If your card doesn't have one of these, you could by a card for about £20 thats has one.


  • #3
    Zaltais
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Zaltais


    Without seeing a picture it's hard to be 100% sure, but sounds like all you might need is one of these.

    edit: BTW, how cheap is 'cheap' and can you get more than one?


  • #4
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/71007/wo/ZL498lEFCmLE2JRRrwH1a134z0z/4.0.9.1.0.6.7.1.0.19.3.1.1.0?5,7

    You may need Dr. Bott ADC VGA Extractor which is at the bottom of the page.. I love these monitors.. Anyone know what they are like for games?


  • #5
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭hostyle


    Zaltais wrote:
    edit: BTW, how cheap is 'cheap' and can you get more than one?

    around 500 euro - I don't think there'll be any more than one, but I'll ask anyway.


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