20 Jun
2013
20 Jun
'13
10:27 p.m.
Can anyone think of a cheap, simple way to connect a DVI-only PC to an
old Apple 17" CRT with only an Apple DA-15 connector?
I have just been given a neat small-form-factor Dell P4 3GHz PC. I
would like to give it to my mother.
Her current computer is an old beige G3 Mac with a 17" Apple display.
I will probably have to fly to visit her, and I can't afford to buy
her a new screen. So, if I could connect the PC to her old monitor,
that would be ideal...
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20 Jun
20 Jun
10:54 p.m.
Her current computer is an old beige G3 Mac with a
17" Apple display.
Hey, I have one of that! ;oD And you'll have to use a pair for
adapters...
- From DVI to analog VGA
- From analog VGA (db-15-mini) to mac video (db-15)
But seriously? Better look for a cheap used monitor or a free one on
your local freecycle list. You'll be VERY limited with your mother's monitor
:(
21 Jun
21 Jun
9:46 a.m.
On 21 June 2013 03:54, Alexandre Souza <alexandre.tabajara at gmail.com> wrote:
Hey, I have one of that! ;oD And you'll have to
use a pair for adapters...
- From DVI to analog VGA
- From analog VGA (db-15-mini) to mac video (db-15)
[Nod] That sounds about right.
But seriously? Better look for a cheap used monitor
or a free one on your
local freecycle list. You'll be VERY limited with your mother's monitor :(
The snag is, she is on a relatively small island that I visit only
once a year or so, by air. I paid ?150 in excess baggage to take her
that monitor!
And I have no car. There may be a Freegle-type group there but getting
a quick response if I am there for just a few days is unlikely. :?(
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20 Jun
20 Jun
10:54 p.m.
On Jun 20, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
Can anyone think of a cheap, simple way to connect a
DVI-only PC to an
old Apple 17" CRT with only an Apple DA-15 connector?
When you say DVI-only, is it DVI-I (i.e., the DVI which has the analog
RGB running on four pins around the giant ground tab)? If so, it's
easy to acquire a cheap DVI->DE15F adaptor and slightly less easy to
acquire a cheap DE15M->DA15F adaptor (there are plenty of DE15F->DA15M
adaptors around for attaching VGA monitors to old Macs, but somewhat
fewer for going the other way).
I have just been given a neat small-form-factor Dell
P4 3GHz PC. I
would like to give it to my mother.
Her current computer is an old beige G3 Mac with a 17" Apple display.
I will probably have to fly to visit her, and I can't afford to buy
her a new screen. So, if I could connect the PC to her old monitor,
that would be ideal...
Not sure where you'd look in the UK, but I'm sure you could get the
proper adaptors around here for less than $15.
Is her display one of the translucent CRT Apple Studio Displays? The
17" one has a nasty design flaw where a lot of them will start pinging
and flashing and eventually fail outright. I have one and would like
to fix it, because it's an otherwise decent monitor, but I don't know
where I'd go about finding a replacement flyback (nor even if that's
the issue). In any case, be aware of it if that's the monitor she
has; if it's an LCD or if it's not the Studio Display, then never
mind.
- Dave
11:22 p.m.
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, David Riley wrote:
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When you say DVI-only, is it DVI-I (i.e., the DVI
which has the analog
RGB running on four pins around the giant ground tab)? If so, it's
easy to acquire a cheap DVI->DE15F adaptor and slightly less easy to
acquire a cheap DE15M->DA15F adaptor (there are plenty of DE15F->DA15M
adaptors around for attaching VGA monitors to old Macs, but somewhat
fewer for going the other way).
. . . and last time that I needed one (DE15M<->DA15F), on eBay it was
described as "DB15 to DB15 Adapter"
I have just been given a neat small-form-factor
Dell P4 3GHz PC. I
would like to give it to my mother.
Her current computer is an old beige G3 Mac with a 17" Apple display.
I will probably have to fly to visit her, and I can't afford to buy
her a new screen. So, if I could connect the PC to her old monitor,
that would be ideal...
Not sure where you'd look in the UK, but I'm sure you could get the
proper adaptors around here for less than $15.
Is her display one of the translucent CRT Apple Studio Displays? The
17" one has a nasty design flaw where a lot of them will start pinging
and flashing and eventually fail outright. I have one and would like
to fix it, because it's an otherwise decent monitor, but I don't know
where I'd go about finding a replacement flyback (nor even if that's
the issue). In any case, be aware of it if that's the monitor she
has; if it's an LCD or if it's not the Studio Display, then never
mind.
- Dave
11:27 p.m.
Is her display one of the translucent CRT Apple Studio
Displays? The
17" one has a nasty design flaw where a lot of them will start pinging
and flashing and eventually fail outright. I have one and would like
to fix it, because it's an otherwise decent monitor, but I don't know
where I'd go about finding a replacement flyback (nor even if that's
the issue). In any case, be aware of it if that's the monitor she
has; if it's an LCD or if it's not the Studio Display, then never
mind.
Dave, maybe I can help you finding the flyback, do you have the original
flyback number?
HR Diemen may have a replacement nearer you
21 Jun
21 Jun
9:48 a.m.
On 21 June 2013 03:54, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
No, it's a beige Apple CRT the same age as the G3 Mac.
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On Jun 20, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Liam Proven <lproven
at gmail.com> wrote:
It's a dual-link DVI port but it's currently driving an old LG 17"
flatscreen via a VGA-to-VGA cable attached to a DVI-to-VGA adaptor, as
I have no spare DVI-DVI cables. :?(
So I know it's outputting an analogue signal...
Can anyone think of a cheap, simple way to
connect a DVI-only PC to an
old Apple 17" CRT with only an Apple DA-15 connector?
When you say DVI-only, is it DVI-I (i.e., the DVI which has the analog
RGB running on four pins around the giant ground tab)? If so, it's
easy to acquire a cheap DVI->DE15F adaptor and slightly less easy to
acquire a cheap DE15M->DA15F adaptor (there are plenty of DE15F->DA15M
adaptors around for attaching VGA monitors to old Macs, but somewhat
fewer for going the other way). I have just
been given a neat small-form-factor Dell P4 3GHz PC. I
would like to give it to my mother.
Her current computer is an old beige G3 Mac with a 17" Apple display.
I will probably have to fly to visit her, and I can't afford to buy
her a new screen. So, if I could connect the PC to her old monitor,
that would be ideal...
Not sure where you'd look in the UK, but I'm sure you could get the
proper adaptors around here for less than $15.
Is her display one of the translucent CRT Apple Studio Displays? The
17" one has a nasty design flaw where a lot of them will start pinging
and flashing and eventually fail outright. I have one and would like
to fix it, because it's an otherwise decent monitor, but I don't know
where I'd go about finding a replacement flyback (nor even if that's
the issue). In any case, be aware of it if that's the monitor she
has; if it's an LCD or if it's not the Studio Display, then never
mind.
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