On that page we see a photo of the ports on the video card(s).
It comes with a DVI-VGA adapter, but for the other monitor you're gonna have to suck it up and buy an adapter....
from that page...
"And all Power Mac G4 systems come with a DVI to VGA adapter, protecting your investment in a VGA monitors, while keeping the ADC connector free for an all-digital LCD display."
So you'll need a ADC-DVI adapter and another DVI-VGA adapter.
Hey, at least there IS a way to do it.
(I'm planning on doing the same thing, but with two old Mac monitors = that means one more adapter each!)
"And all Power Mac G4 systems come with a DVI to VGA adapter, protecting your investment in a VGA monitors, while keeping the ADC connector free for an all-digital LCD display."[/I]
In other words, if you want dual displays out of the box, prepare to get soaked with proprietary Apple crap.
I bought my Powermac in 1999. One of the biggest things that convinced me to switch was seeing Apple ditch needlessly proprietary junk like their monitor connector, ADB, and Macserial.
I guess what I'll probably do when I get a new Powermac is sell the Apple graphics card and buy a PC graphics card. I can guarantee you that will be easier and cheaper than f**king around with 4+ adapters. Multiple displays is a "pro" feature, so I won't bitch about it too much, but...
It's amazing that a company that has created so many minimalist masterpieces of computer design (iMac, iPod, Powerbook) expects us to use 3 f**king adapters on our computers, or pony up for their flat panel displays (which are useless for color correction).
I do like the idea of having 2 digital ports myself, since you can have two screens on DVI as DVI is a better interface than the analog counterpart. ADC isn't proprietary, but only Apple uses it... I think they shouldn't have moved from DVI still.
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http://www.apple.com/powermac/graphics.html
On that page we see a photo of the ports on the video card(s).
It comes with a DVI-VGA adapter, but for the other monitor you're gonna have to suck it up and buy an adapter....
from that page...
"And all Power Mac G4 systems come with a DVI to VGA adapter, protecting your investment in a VGA monitors, while keeping the ADC connector free for an all-digital LCD display."
So you'll need a ADC-DVI adapter and another DVI-VGA adapter.
Hey, at least there IS a way to do it.
(I'm planning on doing the same thing, but with two old Mac monitors = that means one more adapter each!)
"And all Power Mac G4 systems come with a DVI to VGA adapter, protecting your investment in a VGA monitors, while keeping the ADC connector free for an all-digital LCD display."[/I]
In other words, if you want dual displays out of the box, prepare to get soaked with proprietary Apple crap.
I bought my Powermac in 1999. One of the biggest things that convinced me to switch was seeing Apple ditch needlessly proprietary junk like their monitor connector, ADB, and Macserial.
I guess what I'll probably do when I get a new Powermac is sell the Apple graphics card and buy a PC graphics card. I can guarantee you that will be easier and cheaper than f**king around with 4+ adapters. Multiple displays is a "pro" feature, so I won't bitch about it too much, but...
It's amazing that a company that has created so many minimalist masterpieces of computer design (iMac, iPod, Powerbook) expects us to use 3 f**king adapters on our computers, or pony up for their flat panel displays (which are useless for color correction).
Anyways Dr Bott has an ADC -> VGA adapter ( http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0117-ADCV )...
And as far as I'm concerned, CRTs and analog interfaces are dead so they can suck it
The thing is that DVI comes in two versions,
DVI-I and DVI-D, that is, DVI Integrated, and DVI Digital.
DVI-I contains two sets of signals, a digital signal for LCD monitors, and an analoge signal for VGA monitors.
Therefore you can use a simple plug adaptor to turn a DVI-I port into a VGA port.
You cant do that with a DVI-D port. And an ADC -> DVI port turns it into a DVI-D port. ADC is digital only.
You have to buy the Dr Bott ADC to VGA box, for a mere 300$ to get the functionality you want.
Or you could buy a PC video card with dual DVI-D and give up on Apple monitors. If you keep the old card then you can change your mind.
The adaptor from Dr.Boot (called ADC -> VGA extractor cable) costs 40 bucks
Don't get it confused with the VGA -> ADC conversion box from GeFen which costs $300!
I was under the impression that ADC didnt contain an analoge signal, but it does.