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

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neonerd

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Just bought the 23" High Definition Mac LCD, and tried to hook it up to my pc. I bought This adapter, and hooked it up to my pc w/ DVI. At first it started working great! but then the LCD started to flicker a tiny bit. In a few seconds, it started to really distort the screen, and continue to flicker. After that, it just turned black altogether. I checked to see if the LCD still worked by hooking it up to my G4 w/ and w/o the adapter...both worked. The resolution i set it to on my pc was 1920 x 1080px @ 32bit. I have an Albatron GeForce FX 5200. I hope there is a way of making it work...🙁
 
Check the refresh frequency at which the LCD works at... Make sure that the settings on the PC aren't set higher than what it can take... This is important, since setting the frequency higher than a monitor can take, could damage it...

Control Panel > Display Settings > Settings Tab > Advanced > Monitor Tab > Choose the frequency from the drop down box.
 
won't let me do anything other than 60hz, cuz i don't have a driver installed for it. Any available for the PC?
 
Pardon my ignorance, but what is it about the Mac LCD that is that much better than the other 23+" LCDs? I'm just curious why you chose this route.

There are Windows hacks to set the refresh rate to any setting you want (even if it won't let you select it). Do a search and you should find the answer pretty quickly.
 
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
it's the only High Definition LCD on the market...🙂
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I really don't know much about the high end LCD market. There are plenty of 23" LCDs with the same resolution, why aren't they High Definition?
 
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
it's the only High Definition LCD on the market...🙂
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I really don't know much about the high end LCD market. There are plenty of 23" LCDs with the same resolution, why aren't they High Definition?
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My question exactly.
 
The native res is 1920x1200, why are you using 1080?


And there are other LCDs with the same res (Samsung 240T for example), but I think they cost more than 2000$...
 
high definition meaning like the HDTV's...they differ from a regular tv. Also, when you get a HD Plasma tv, that differs from a regular plasma tv...well, this is a HD LCD
 
By the way, Apple doesn't actually LCD screens. If Apple sells it, most likely somebody else sells the same screen. Apple uses LG/Philips, Samsung, Chi Mei, etc. screens.
 
Originally posted by: DeviousTrap
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
it's the only High Definition LCD on the market...🙂
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I really don't know much about the high end LCD market. There are plenty of 23" LCDs with the same resolution, why aren't they High Definition?
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My question exactly.
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It's the Reality Distortion Field that Steve Jobs/Apple inevitably has hanging around their heads. Their interpretation of HD means, bigger = better. Of couse the resolution it has is probably found on all the other 23" screens on the market. They can do this because the most of us use 19" or smaller monitors (based off of what I see) and therefore call it HD.
 
While they do mention it as being HD, I don't remember Apple saying that it was the only one. However, it's possible they could have said that at one point, when it might have been true, considering they're often the first out of the gates with stuff like that.
 
" high definition meaning like the HDTV's...they differ from a regular tv. Also, when you get a HD Plasma tv, that differs from a regular plasma tv...well, this is a HD LCD"

LOL! Do you have any idea how LCD technology works? The Apple display is great, but it not better than comparable products because of some buzzwords. They say it is high definition just to sell more units, not because it incorporates any fancy new technology that would seperate it from the pack.

I have actually talked to peope while doing phone support that conisdered their G4 towers to be super computers, so Apple's marketing works 😱
 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
" high definition meaning like the HDTV's...they differ from a regular tv. Also, when you get a HD Plasma tv, that differs from a regular plasma tv...well, this is a HD LCD"

LOL! Do you have ANY idea how LCD technology works? The Apple display is great, but it not better because of some buzzwords. They say it is high definition just to sell more units, not because it incorporates any fancy new technology.
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Huh? High def. just means high resolution.

A high def - ready TV can support it. A HD monitor can support it. This can be important for the video editor types who edit in HD. A 1600x1200 monitor is not high-def.
 
Yeah, but there are no "regular" 23 inch flat panels that would give this a reason to be called high definition when it is just industry standard... Obviously, they could ALL claim to be high def, but Apple uses it to make it look like it has a superior product.
 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
Yeah, but there are no "regular" 23 inch flat panels that would give this a reason to be called high definition when it is just industry standard... Obviously, they could ALL claim to be high def, but Apple uses it to make it look like it has a superior product.
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As far as I know they DO call them high-def. Samsung mentions HD for instance in some ads.
 
The Apple display is great, but it not better because of some buzzwords. They say it is high definition just to sell more units, not because it incorporates any fancy new technology.
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Exactly. They are great looking displays. And, while there was a time that for a display like that you had to buy the Apple display, that simply is not the case anymore.

Anyhow, as to the original question, I have no idea as to how to get the display to work. Or even if it will. My guess though, would be the graphics adapter. Isn't there a list of supported graphics adapters for the adapter?

\Dan
 
Originally posted by: Kaputnik03
high definition meaning like the HDTV's...they differ from a regular tv. Also, when you get a HD Plasma tv, that differs from a regular plasma tv...well, this is a HD LCD
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hehe, I guess the marketing worked... 😉 "HDTV compliant" in the TV world means it can display a 1080i signal. Apple's "HD" claim just means it has a high resolution.


Here's another HD LCD

And another one


Anyways, it's not a bad choice since it costs less than other LCDs with similar specs, but it doesn't have any advantages concerning HDTV compliance.
 
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