[Mac-talk] help needed with monitor purchase

[Gautam Godse]

They should work well with each other. Especially if the Dell has a  
DVI port you will get the max resolution with better picture quality  
than VGA..
--
gautam

On Nov 12, 2007, at 6:26 AM, Phil Tanny wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I'm buying a used Mac, and a new monitor.    I'm trying to understand
> if they will work together.
>
> Do you see any problem connecting this Mac and monitor?
>
> What kind of resolution can a 16mb video card deliver?
>
> Although I know little about this, I'm guessing I can connect
> these two as is, but I may not get the full resolution the monitor
> is capable of.  In which case, I'd need to buy a new video
> card as well?   Do I have that right?
>
> Thanks a lot for any advice!
>
>
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> The Mac is:
>
> 450MHz G4 Processor (AGP)
> 16mb video card
> 512MB RAM
> 40GB Hard Drive
> DVD-ROM Drive
> DVI and VGA video ports
> 2- USB ports
> 2- Firewire ports
> Ethernet port
>
> http://www.macofalltrades.com/G4_450_Sawtooth_512_20GB_DVD_Drive_p/g4450sa3.htm
>
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>
> The monitor is:
>
> A Dell 20 inch with 1680 x 1050 native resolution
> http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6140
>
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