Re: Attaching second display

[Hal]

You're correct. This is the adapter that you would use to connect an 
Apple ADC LCD display to your Powerbook (or any mac that has a DVI 
digital video connector). The reason that you need it is that the Apple 
LCD displays use a proprietary connector that carries digital video, 
USB and power to the display over a single cable. The DVI port on your 
powerbook carries only digital video. The adapter plugs into the back 
of the display and splits the ADC into video, USB and power. The 
adapter you are using right now just converts the connector on the back 
of your Powerbook from digital to analog VGA. It doesn't have to carry 
and split the other signals.

Hope that helps.

-Hal

On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 03:36 AM, Peter Nacken wrote:

I am very puzzled about that 99$ dongle on the apple website that I 
seem to
need in order to attach a second LCD to my TiBook ..

Only catch is that I am already using a second (cheapo KDS something) 
screen
for that and no 99$ extra .. Now .. Does that mean when / if I get a 
nice
apple lcd display .. THEN I need to buy an extra thing to connect ?? 
That
would suck pretty much!  talking about that DVI to ADC Display Adapter 
.. I
think I do not really understand what it does .. And if I need it if I 
get
an apple display ...

Which would not make a lot of sense


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