Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to run a 24" or 30" cinema
display (as a second monitor) in another room? If so, what cabling
is required, and does anyone have ideas on the best way to go about
it (home theatre installation? self-install?).
hmm hw long can you run DVI-D cable?
acourding to the home theater wizards the theoretical maximum with
theoretical best possible copper cables is about 10 to 15 meters
BUT
the recommended maximum with standard cables is 5 meters. (which is
still far further than VGA)
being digital theoretically a repeater could be used to extend the range.
I understand you need a Power Mac G5 or a Powerbook 15" to run the
30" cinema screen, but can a Mac Mini or an iMac G5 drive a 24" as a
second screen?
min mac - yes
has DVI-I from apple tech specs:
DVI video output for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels;
supports 20-inch Apple Cinema display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD
display; supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; supports
non-coherent digital displays up to 135MHz
VGA video output (using included adapter) to support analog
resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels
S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or
projector (requires Apple DVI to Video Adapter, sold separately)
iMac no
VGA out only - so add $400+ for good analog to DVI-D digital converter.
VGA output port for video mirroring on external display or projector
Requires adapter, sold separately.
Officially only supports miroring (but can me bios hacked to do
extended display.
important to note is that the Apple screens don't include the DVI
decoder chip ... I was unaware of this as I don't have a DVD player
or HDTV with DVI output but someone I know who does says that
neither his 20" or 23" apple monitor will not work plugged in to
these boxes - the Samsung 23" unit that he got specifically for
watching TV & DVD's in "the den" however does (price was only a few
dollars more than the Apple unit (though I still half suspect this
was all made up to get it past his other half)
personally I think your probably best to just get a MiniMac with usb
tv tuner unit and the 23" screen and set them up and run them from
where ever you want to watch them rather than running long cables and
repeaters around the house.
Thanks,
Glenn.
Running an iMac G5 with OS X 10.4
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