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Mac Pro and Dell Monitor
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I'm getting a Mac Pro in the next couple of weeks, and will not be buying a Cinema display for a few months. I have a 21" Dell (Sony Trinitron) monitor that I use right now with my Windows PC. Am I going to run into problems with the fonts looking fuzzy or any other resolution issues if I use this monitor with the Mac Pro? Obviously, it's not widescreen. I'm planning on getting the upgraded video card in the Mac Pro, if that helps?
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Dennis R. Metzcher
MyMacBlog.com: My experiences with the Mac OS, a switcher's point of view. With a new Mac tip each week day.
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Nope, youll be fine. I run a 24 inch dell widescreen fine, but have also run a 19 inch CRT fine as well. Just set the resolution correctly, and youre golden.
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Nope... I have a DELL P1130 21" monitor that I used with my old PowerMac G4 (dual 1.25 GHz MD). Works perfectly... I am selling it now, since I got a newer Viewsonic G225GB 21" monitor at much higher resolutions.
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You will run your monitor just fine. You could probably be able to run it at 1900 resolution if you need that much.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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The monitor is going to look exactly the same as it currently does on your windows PC.
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A lot of people will disagree with me on this one, but I think Dells are great for anyone, the sexy black looks, the fact you can hook up like 6 things to one at once (great for noobs who switch back to pcs a lot), in some cases, they are a third of a price ( I think, don't quote me.) The only person who needs an Apple monitor, is a rich one who wants a matching monitor, or a professional, in any career.
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Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I'll be getting a widescreen display in the coming months, but this monitor is still going strong for almost 10 years now, so it's nice to know that I can use it a little longer.
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Dennis R. Metzcher
MyMacBlog.com: My experiences with the Mac OS, a switcher's point of view. With a new Mac tip each week day.
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I have a 20.1" Dell LCD (the 2001FP) and have three things hooked to it: my MacBook (to the DVI port, via Apple's mini-DVI to DVI adapter), my Xbox 360 (to the VGA port), and my Xbox (to the composite port). There is still one open input, for S-video. 
I HAD a desktop PC hooked up to it, but I've recently dropped Windows gaming altogether due to the costs involved in keeping up with it.
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