Can i buy a mac monitor and use it on my PC?

[andyfoz]

Can i buy a mac monitor and use it on my PC?

its an apple 23 inch hd screen taken from a mac

will it work on my x800xl or will it need a converter

or should i not bother

?

thanks

 

[JCLW]

You can. There are two versions of the 23". The old one has an ADC connector, so you'll need an ADC <-> DVI cable (or adapter). The newer one is DVI.

 

[andyfoz]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Mac-G4-G5...ryZ25449QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

would this be the part or is it the wrong way round?

 

[moz_21]

You need it the other way around, yep.

 

[JCLW]

Like this: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1203

 

[andyfoz]

so as its the other way round it cost 10 times more what a rip off

 

[Echo_]

you could probably find it cheaper

 

[JCLW]

Yes, you probably could.

That was just the first one google pulled up.

You could even make one if you wanted. There is no signal conversion, its just DVI + USB on one cable.

But first find out if the screen has an ADC or DVI connector.