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Just hooked up a 23" Mac LCD to my PC...

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Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I think you are screwed man......like one of the guys said here, that adapter only works for macs, not PCs.

I COULD be wrong, but that is what I have heard.

No offense, but I would have done a lot more research before dropping that kind of $$$.
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My uncle is using one of those adapters on a PC, running the 22" however, and on a ATI AIW 9700. It works for him.
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do u kno what res?
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I'm not sure what res, but I think it's the native resolution of the 22" display model (can get specs on apple I suppose), which is lower than the 23" model. Will try and ask him later.
 
Originally posted by: Eug
The DVI to ADC connector works with both Macs and PCs.

Is the DVI on your card still working?
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HOLY HE11!! i just hooked up a normal crt to the dvi, and the screen was blank...im gonne be very polite, and i can still call myself an idiot...lol
 
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
Originally posted by: Eug
The DVI to ADC connector works with both Macs and PCs.

Is the DVI on your card still working?
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HOLY HE11!! i just hooked up a normal crt to the dvi, and the screen was blank...im gonne be very polite, and i can still call myself an idiot...lol
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lol, did you kill your card?
 
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
Originally posted by: Eug
The DVI to ADC connector works with both Macs and PCs.

Is the DVI on your card still working?
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HOLY HE11!! i just hooked up a normal crt to the dvi, and the screen was blank...im gonne be very polite, and i can still call myself an idiot...lol
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Yea, maybe the DVI connector on the card is bad?
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just thank apple for having another lame proprietary interface...
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Actually, I think you can blame his card here for not being up to the task.

Anyways, the reason for this interface is because it carries DVI, USB, power, andpower controls.

1) The monitor's power button turns on the desktop.
2) The monitor acts as a USB hub.
3) The monitor has no other power cable.
 
Originally posted by: Eug
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just thank apple for having another lame proprietary interface...
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Actually, I think you can blame his card here for not being up to the task.

Anyways, the reason for this interface is because it carries DVI, USB, power, andpower controls.

1) The monitor's power button turns on the desktop.
2) The monitor acts as a USB hub.
3) The monitor has no other power cable.
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I thouhgt thats what the adapter compensates for?
 
Originally posted by: TechnoKid
I thouhgt thats what the adapter compensates for?
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Not sure exactly what you're asking, but what I was saying is some borderline cards will have problems running at a super high resolution at a reasonable refresh rate.

Mind you the 23"'s resolution should not have been a problem for a current 5200. Maybe the card was just a lemon.

Oh and yes, the power is supplied by the adapter.
 
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Originally posted by: murphy55d
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
Originally posted by: DurocShark
If the monitor offers it, try using an "auto" setting in the OSD. I had this issue with an old Samsung LCD and using the Auto setting fixed it!
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nope...🙁
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did you read any of my posts ?
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Murphy- I don't think he wants to believe you...
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it doesn't have an "Auto" on the OSD...thats what i meant
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Hey, try reading the posts a little more carefully. Murphy was not the one who suggested testing "auto setting" on your OSD for your LCD. He said that your adapter is only for Macs. But yet, you continue to disregard that statement.
 
There is an interesting thing to note about apple's proprietary interface (besides power, USB, etc.) --- doesn't the PC implementation of DVI not support 1920x1200? And doesn't the largest Apple display use this resolution?
 
Originally posted by: Stealth1024
There is an interesting thing to note about apple's proprietary interface (besides power, USB, etc.) --- doesn't the PC implementation of DVI not support 1920x1200? And doesn't the largest Apple display use this resolution?
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PCs run 1920x1200 via DVI just fine. Well, at least some cards do. You just have a card that supports custom resolutions in Windows.

Remember, DVI is DVI.
 
Originally posted by: Eug
Originally posted by: Stealth1024 There is an interesting thing to note about apple's proprietary interface (besides power, USB, etc.) --- doesn't the PC implementation of DVI not support 1920x1200? And doesn't the largest Apple display use this resolution?
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PCs run 1920x1200 via DVI just fine. Well, at least some cards do. You just have a card that supports custom resolutions in Windows. Remember, DVI is DVI.
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According to here: http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache😀iIpGhCX7EQJ:www.dell.com/us/en/biz/topics/vectors_2000-dvi.htm+Maximum+PC+DVI+Resolution+Interface+Specification&hl=en&start=2&ie=UTF-8

Maximum single-link DVI at 75Hz is <SPAN class=para><FONT face=arial,helvetica size=2>Up to 1280 x 1024 (SXGA)

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Stealth, I can't access your link because it's all screwed up. However, DVI is more than capable of running 1920x1200. People run it all the time on PCs. Well, not all the time... only when they can afford such a screen.

High resolutions such as that are especially common on workstations, but gaming cards fully support it.
 
lol, sorry for the link

somehow I was under the impression that DVI had a limitation and this was the major reason it was not used on high end LCD displays (22"'ish) (last time I checked they were using analog inputs...)

Apparently I am wrong. Thank you for the clarrification.


But, did this come about in the last year? I know I read several reviews stating that only the analog in for several large LCD monitors could be used if you wanted to make use of its full resolution...

Sorry for the mixup.
 
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