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Using an older PBG3 as a screen for a PC
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Highland Park, IL / Santa Monica, CA
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I'm going to be fraggin' it up at a rather large LAN party next weekend, and rather than disconnecting my super-heavy CRT from my KVM setup and lugging it over (along with the PC, of course, which is not easy to transport in and of itself), I was wondering if there was any way I'd be able to use my old PowerBook G3 as a screen (much easier to transport, and I'll be able to handle 1024x768 rather than 1600x1200 for a day...). I think it's a G3/266, either the original model or the first revision. The screen is 14.1 inches. It's also currently running OS 9.0.4, if it matters. The PC is on Windows XP Home, and the video card is a Radeon 9700 Pro (DVI and VGA ports).
I've done no research yet, as I don't want to waste time with methods that might not work.
Anyone here have any experience with similar setups? Can it be easily done?
Thanks!
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Be happy.
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Join Date: May 2002
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Well...
I'm open to "intense" suggestions  .
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Probably should have looked at the ports on the back before posting this. :face_embarassed:
Oh well, heavy-ass CRT it is then.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Well, it is possible... not easy or something I'd recommend, but it can be done.
You could get a video input card, and send the PC graphics card output to that, then set the Mac to display the input on screen. That'd lose quality though.
You could use Remote Desktop to control the PC through the Mac, and set up a second mini-network between the Mac and PC. (You could use the main LAN but it'd use up bandwidth. Much better to put 2 network cards in the PC.)
You could even slice up the ribbon cable connecting the LCD display, and solder it onto a compatible cable. I don't know what kind of connection it is though - DVI sounds most likely, if it's not proprietary.
Amorya
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What the nerd community most often fail to realize is that all features aren't equal. A well implemented and well integrated feature in a convenient interface is worth way more than the same feature implemented crappy, or accessed through a annoying interface.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
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I doubt it's DVI -- that old PowerBook predates DVI.
Not like if that would be worth the trouble with 15" flat-panel displays selling for $250 now.
tooki
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Join Date: Dec 1999
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Easiest way:
1. Sell the Powerbook to someone who will want to buy it (hardest part).
2. Use the money to buy a new LCD monitor.
3. Use the remaining money to buy something else.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: pittsburgh, pa, usa
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Originally posted by The Godfather:
Easiest way:
1. Sell the Powerbook to someone who will want to buy it (hardest part).
2. Use the money to buy a new LCD monitor.
3. Use the remaining money to buy something else.
LOL.
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