Monitor for Mac

kiwifruit_2

Ive got a G4 tower Mac thing, that I need to get a monitor for - can I put any type of PC monitor to it or does it have to be specific to the Mac??? I have a 'spare' tv monitor (Mikomi 15LCD250 ) that I was hoping would work with it it but apparently it wont??? Thanks in advance for you help :beer:

macman

You don't need a special monitor, but the connectors have to be compatible, if not you can get adaptors to do so. PC monitors are mainly VGA, DVI or both.
Not sure what the video output socket is on your G4 as you didn't specify the model.

kiwifruit_2

macman wrote: »

You don't need a special monitor, but the connectors have to be compatible, if not you can get adaptors to do so. PC monitors are mainly VGA, DVI or both.
Not sure what the video output socket is on your G4 as you didn't specify the model.

thanks for replying. This is what the connections at the back of it look like

Bowling_4_Gold

If your TV has a VGA input, you will be able to use it by plugging a VGA cable between that port and the blue port (see above) on the back of your [STRIKE]PC[/STRIKE] mac

macman

Your Mac has both a VGA and a DVI socket.

almillar

I had an old G4 tower, and I think that connection that looks like DVI is in fact ADI (proprietry Apple)(note that it's not 'DVI White'). Best advice is just to stick to any VGA monitor you like. If you're going for LCD instead of CRT, you may want to check what the max resolution of your vid card is. No point in wasting a hi-res monitor if it won't run at it's native resolution. Go into display in system preferences and see what the highest resolution is that it will allow, or does it only tell you what the connected monitor is capable of?

Leopard

I think that almillar may actually be referring to the Apple Display Connector - know as the ADC.

Be that as it may, this should assist you.

And, you could always change the graphics card, if you wanted to.

isofa

These are VGA and DVI as per MacMan's info above. It may also have (or not) an ADC port, but that would be higher up nearer the USB and other ports. Those shown are on a PCI card in the tower, which is likely to be an ATI or nVidia.

Any PC monitor will work with this Mac produced in the last 15 years. All modern TFT flat panels will work with it, and best to connect via the DVI if you have a compatible monitor for better image quality.

It appears quite well spec'd including a PCI SCSI card too from the photo...

kiwifruit_2

thank you for your replys and help...i have got a decent TFT screen from comet and it is just right for what i need