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iMac Intel 20" spanning...anybody done it yet?
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Jan 27, 2006, 02:05 AM
 
I am getting an Intel 20" shortly, and was wondering if anybody here has one and has connected an additional display to it. If so, could you post pictures of this setup?

I am also wondering if there is a 20" display out there that is white, to match the iMac. The Apple displays are gorgeous, but I want something that really matches.

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Jan 27, 2006, 06:20 PM
 
It works well (sorry for the glare).



The second display is 1680*1050, same as the iMac.
     
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Jan 27, 2006, 06:43 PM
 
The old Apple displays or the Formac displays might be the closest match. Silver goes pretty well with them too, though, so the current Apple displays are also a possibility.
     
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Jan 28, 2006, 07:15 AM
 
I used my old 19" crt and set it up alongside the 20" imac - worked perfectly right out of the box, no issues. The imac makes my old monitor look like a real piece though.

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For me, it's not color, but height. The 20" cinema is lower than the 20" iMac.
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Jan 29, 2006, 10:23 PM
 
Originally Posted by mjames
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For me, it's not color, but height. The 20" cinema is lower than the 20" iMac.
Isn't that setup incredibly inconvinent for loading/unloading CD/DVD's?
     
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Jan 29, 2006, 10:26 PM
 
Yes, and I've since switched the two displays.
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Jan 30, 2006, 06:21 AM
 
Remember you will have to pick up an adapter to connect the DIVI plug on the monitor, to the (Apple Only? Standard? I have never seen one before) mini socket on the back of the iMac.
     
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Jan 31, 2006, 08:01 PM
 
Originally Posted by Mediaman_12
Remember you will have to pick up an adapter to connect the DIVI plug on the monitor, to the (Apple Only? Standard? I have never seen one before) mini socket on the back of the iMac.
Mini DVI is a standard (from the same group that created the DVI standard, AFAIK), but Apple seems to be the only one who uses it.
     
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Do any local stores other than the Apple Store carry the Mini DVI to VGA adapter? My local Apple store is sold out, and I couldn't find it on CompUSA's website.
     
   
 
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