Did you notice anything different.  I know my adapter does not have switches.



> On Apr 7, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Kevin Dady <osg...@cheesefactory.us> wrote:
> 
> when I got my performa 430 I went though a round of LCD screens, least a 
> dozen of them, none would accept the mac signal (a 15 inch IBM model did but 
> displayed a irremovable nag message dead center) what did work, other than my 
> year 2000 nec / mitsubushi multisync lcd, was a el-cheapo HDTV with VGA 
> input, which is handy for my other vintage computers and games on 1 screen
> 
> PS: I rolled my own cable to work as a 13 inch 640x480 screen
> 
>> On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:48:20 AM UTC-5, Clark Martin wrote:
>> DA-15 (Apple Video) to DE-15 (VGA) cables won't always work as they are set 
>> up for specific monitor types.  You may need an adapter with switches that 
>> you can configure for the specific monitor / computer setup.
>> 
>> It may also be that your monitor doesn't support sync-on-green.  Early Macs 
>> carried the video sync signal on the green video line.  Mac monitors extract 
>> the sync.  SOME VGA monitors do it, many don't.  While there were adapters 
>> to extract the sync they were uncommon and quite rare now.  If it is 
>> sync-on-green you'll need a different monitor.  But finding a VGA monitor 
>> that supports sync-on-green is problematic, few advertise it or spec it in 
>> the manual.  I have found some modern LCD monitors support it.
>> 
>> KK6ISP
>> Yet another designated driver on the information super highway.
>> 
>>> On Apr 7, 2015, at 5:43 AM, Scott Brant <sbr...@scottbrant.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've got a Performa 450 I just bought off eBay.  It had a functioning photo 
>>> with a 13" vintage Mac monitor.
>>> 
>>> I've bought the appropriate cables to physically plug it into my 15-20 year 
>>> old Sony 15" monitor.  I can't get it to work.
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