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Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor compatability
On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. wrote:
> I am in the PC world. My son the film student needs a Mac for film
> editing so I'll get him a Power Mac G4 dual processor. Any concerns in
Great choice. The dual-processor really cranks through the video
rendering. Look around for deals on the G4 450DP for around $1500-1600 as
they have been spotted for around there lately. I got mine for $1700 from
the Apple site. warehouse.com has it for $1600 right now with free
additional 128MB RAM.
> monitor compatibility - i.e. can we just pick the monitor and it will
> work or does Apple have some proprietary mechanism limiting my choices?
> In case it matters we're leaning toward the 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro
> 920.
All of the Apple PowerMacs (tower versions, I can't speak for the
others) have had standard 15-pin mini-Dsub 'VGA' connectors since the G3
days. The timing is not different and no adapter is needed. I currently
use a PowerMac G4 Dual 450Mhz with a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 100e directly
connected with the standard cable and it works beautifully.
-Collin Ong
p.s. to avoid inquiring emails, yes I work for Intel and yes I use Macs at
home for creative work in photo and video. no, I am not speaking for
Intel in this posting.
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