[rich82fox]

Hi

I am looking to get either in between 24' or 30' flat panel monitor for my powermac g5

I don't really want to spend more than £200

I have seen many TV's that have a VGA connection option - but surely the pixels are too big due to a it being a TV.

I don't want to go for an Apple monitor due to the price.

Any suggestions for a 24' to 30' monitor?

rich

[reader50]

I went with a pair of these for my G5. It meets your price target, though I got a better deal during a sale. Pixel density seems fine to me. Pixels may be visible if you view it from closer than .5 meter.

[-Q-]

Originally Posted by rich82fox 

Hi

I am looking to get either in between 24' or 30' flat panel monitor for my powermac g5

That's a big monitor.

I've found Dells to be of good quality and tend to support a variety of inputs.

[ibook_steve]

Originally Posted by -Q- 

That's a big monitor.

I've found Dells to be of good quality and tend to support a variety of inputs.

Hee hee. ' is feet. " is inches.

Steve

[rich82fox]

Originally Posted by -Q- 

That's a big monitor.

I've found Dells to be of good quality and tend to support a variety of inputs.

I've decided on either a 24' or 25'

is it worth while getting a DVI equipped one? will I be able to tell the difference between VGA and DVI?

at the moment I'm driving two apple studio display 21' CRT's with two DVI to VGA adapters

rich

[-Q-]

Originally Posted by rich82fox 

is it worth while getting a DVI equipped one? will I be able to tell the difference between VGA and DVI?

You should see a difference, yes. Using a DVI-to-VGA converter will produce a loss of quality due to the conversion being performed (taking a digital signal and converting it to analog). Using a DVI connection will maintain the digital signal and produce a sharper image.

[reader50]

If you do find a 24-foot (or bigger) monitor for £200 or less, please say where you find it. I'd be interested, though I'm not sure where to put it.

[rich82fox]

Originally Posted by -Q- 

You should see a difference, yes. Using a DVI-to-VGA converter will produce a loss of quality due to the conversion being performed (taking a digital signal and converting it to analog). Using a DVI connection will maintain the digital signal and produce a sharper image.

Ok

Will any DVI monitor work on my powermac g5? as I've heard there's different types of dvi such as dvi-d dvi-i

I'm not sure which version of DVI my powermac has. It's an early 1.8gz dual processor model

rich

[reader50]

DVI-D or DVI-I apply to the video card's out ports.

DVI-D = your port puts out digital signal only. Must go to a DVI monitor, or an HDMI monitor via an adapter cable.

DVI-I = your port puts out digital and analog signals. Using different cables, it can drive DVI, HDMI, VGA, S-video, and Composite monitors.

If you get a monitor with DVI input, you don't need to worry about which type of port you have. It will work.