ADC to DVI connector

igrantigrant
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I have been looking at some Apple Cinema displays on ebay and other sites, and I would love to buy one to go with my MacBook that I am getting on Sunday. The problem is most of them have an ADC connector, I know there are ADC to DVI connectors, but has anyone every done this??? Does it make the image quality poor and no difference at all???





Thanks

-iGrant

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    zachpruckowskizachpruckowski Posts: 805member
    We have an older Cinema display hooked up to a G5 with DVI that way in my school's magazine production office. It looks OK, no real difference vs. other monitors.



    (At least I assume it's ADC to DVI, I never really looked)
  • Reply 2 of 2
    jeffdmjeffdm Posts: 12,951member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by iGrant


    I have been looking at some Apple Cinema displays on ebay and other sites, and I would love to buy one to go with my MacBook that I am getting on Sunday. The problem is most of them have an ADC connector, I know there are ADC to DVI connectors, but has anyone every done this??? Does it make the image quality poor and no difference at all???



    There is a special converter because ADC supplies power, so it needs a DC supply, not just an adapter. Last I checked, that complete converter kit costs $99 so keep that in mind when bidding. I don't think it affects image quality vs. a normal ADC output, it's basically DVI with power supply so it should not hurt the image.
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