[Mac-talk] help needed with monitor purchase

[sean mckinley]

Hi,

Have you tired to connect the monitor to the mac to
see if it works?

Sean
--- Phil Tanny <mug at tanny.com> 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!
> 
> 
> -------------------------
> 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
> 
> -------------------------
> 
> 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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> 
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