Mac Monitor question

[CHPMustang]

I was just offered for free a working 19" monitor but it's for a Mac but I don't know if it can be adapted to connect up to a standard PC?



Bill

 

[Ford_Forgotton]

We used to have to buy special adapters to make NORMAL screens work on a MAC computer. They *might* sell the REVERSE, which would be an adapter to convert NORMAL computer to MAC.

If it has DVI, you could go buy an ew video card with DVI outputs and just be done with it.

 

[Dieselmeister]

We used to have to buy special adapters to make NORMAL screens work on a MAC computer. They *might* sell the REVERSE, which would be an adapter to convert NORMAL computer to MAC.

If it has DVI, you could go buy an ew video card with DVI outputs and just be done with it.

Something like this???

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=110&sku=26957

 

[jlayne]

if you own a new dell they allready have the mac type plug on the back, some new demension pc's we got in at work had the mac plug and came with the adapter like what dieselmaster found in the box so we could use them with our old monitors

 

[CHPMustang]

if you own a new dell they allready have the mac type plug on the back, some new demension pc's we got in at work had the mac plug and came with the adapter like what dieselmaster found in the box so we could use them with our old monitors

Just took a peek at the back panel of the PC and the PC does have the video card for the Mac monitors

Thanks guys!

Bill

 

[bigdaddyTank]

Is it a 19" Flat Panel LCD because thats the DVI connection, its a digital connection instead of the older analog VGA connection. All new LCD's have them. All new high end video cards use them now instead of the older 15 pin VGA plug, and almost every video card out now has one DVI plug on it.

 

[CHPMustang]

Is it a 19" Flat Panel LCD because thats the DVI connection, its a digital connection instead of the older analog VGA connection. All new LCD's have them. All new high end video cards use them now instead of the older 15 pin VGA plug, and almost every video card out now has one DVI plug on it.

I'm told it's a CRT type,the big heavywieght muthas

 

[bigdaddyTank]

I'm told it's a CRT type,the big heavywieght muthas

Yup CRT. I have two 17" and one 18" flat panel and they are great but the monitor I use for my main computer is a 22 inch Mitsubishi Diamond Pro CRT, picture is beautiful and it can not be beat for gaming, BUT it weighs almost 80 pounds! I have to reinforce the shelf it sits on on my desk because after a couple months it had a nice sag to it.